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Renganaden Padayachy Elected African Finance Minister Of The Year By African Leadership Magazine

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African Leadership magazine announced the winners of the 13 categories of the 2022 African Business Leadership Awards (ABLA) on Monday, following the call for nominations that closed on Friday, June 3, 2022. The hotly contested awards attracted more than 370,000 entries on the website and social media platforms, as well as email and postal submissions from Africans on the continent and in the diaspora.

Renganaden Padayachy, Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development, has been voted the African Finance Minister of the Year 2022. The news came yesterday, Monday, June 6, the day before the 2022-2023 Budget. Renganaden Padayachy will be officially decorated for this nomination on July 4 at a summit to be held in the House of Lords in the United Kingdom. This will also be the case for the winners in the other categories. Botswana’s Minister of Finance, Ipumbu Shiimi, takes second place.

The African Business Leadership Awards is a prestigious recognition event for outstanding business practices and achievements in the African business landscape and its private sector. The awards are part of African Leadership Magazine’s tradition of shining a spotlight on companies and leaders from the continent that are rarely featured on global media platforms.

See below, the list of winners:

  • LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Sam Matekane, Group Chairman, Matekane Group of Companies, Lesotho

  • AFRICAN BUSINESS LEADER OF THE YEAR

Akindele Akintoye, Chairman, Platform Capital, Nigeria- Winner

Daniel Mckorley, GCEO, McDan Group of Companies, Ghana- First Runner-up

  • AFRICAN FEMALE BUSINESS LEADER OF THE YEAR:

Mpumi Mpofu, CEO, Airports Company South Africa- winner

Anne Juuko, CEO, Stanbic Bank Holdings, Uganda – First Runner-up

  • AFRICAN REGULATOR OF THE YEAR

Energy & Petroleum Regulatory Authority, Kenya- Winner

Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA)- First Runner-up

  • BUSINESS FRIENDLY GOVERNOR OF THE YEAR AWARD

Hassan Ali Joho, Governor, Mombasa County, Kenya – Joint Winner

Ifeanyi Okowa, Governor of Delta State, Nigeria –Joint Winner

David Makhura, Premier of Gauteng province, South Africa – Runner Up

  • AFRICAN FINANCE MINISTER OF THE YEAR

Renganaden Padayachy, Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development, Mauritius – Winner

Ipumbu Shiimi, Minister of Finance, Botswana – Runner-Up

  • CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR OF THE YEAR AWARD

Florens Luoga, Governor, Bank of Tanzania – Winner

Tarek Amer, Governor, Central Bank of Egypt – Runner-up

  • AFRICAN INSPIRATIONAL BUSINESS LEADERSHIP AWARD

João Figueiredo, CEO, Moza Banco, Mozambique – Winner

Abena Brigidi, CEO, Nimed Capital Limited, Ghana – Runner up

  • AFRICAN TRADE & INVESTMENT MINISTER OF THE YEAR

Alphonse Claude N’SILOU, Minister of State, Minister of Trade, Supply and Consumption, Congo Republic – Winner

Beatha Habyarimana, Minister of Trade and Industry, Rwanda – Runner-up

  • AFRICAN CEO OF THE YEAR

Peter Ashade, GCEO, United Capital Plc, Nigeria- Winner

James Githii Mburu, CEO, Kenya Revenue Authority – Runner-up

  • YOUNG BUSINESS LEADER OF THE YEAR AWARD

Ally Edha Awadh, CEO, Lake Oil Group, Tanzania – Winner

Sangu Delle, Chairman, Golden Palm Investments Corporation, Ghana- First Runner-up

  • AFRICA CSR AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IMPACT AWARD

Anglo American Platinum South Africa – Winner

Access Bank Plc – First Runner-up

  • AFRICAN BRAND OF THE YEAR

Lafarge Africa Plc – Winner

Vodacom Group  – First Runner-up

  • AFRICA BUSINESS INTEGRITY LEADER AWARD

Mastercard Africa – Winner

Heritage Bank Plc, Nigeria – First Runner-up

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