Reuters Bahrain’s Bank ABC is set to appoint Christopher Wilmot to head its treasury department, sources aware of the matter said. Wilmot will start at the Bahraini lender next month, according to two of the sources, with one saying his title would be group head of treasury and financial markets. The current group treasurer at Bank ABC, John Eldredge, …

  Bloomberg Nedbank Group Ltd., the South African lender being spun off from parent Old Mutual Plc, said it’s in talks that may lead to the acquisition of a Kenyan bank as it seeks to benefit from an economic growth rate that’s double the average for the rest of the continent. “Within the next 12 months we’ll certainly be looking …

  Shanghai / AFP China’s bank lending fell sharply in April, the central bank said, as the government refrained from boosting credit amid concerns over growing risk. Bank loans reached 555.6 billion yuan ($85.2 billion) in April, down sharply from 1.37 trillion yuan in March, the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) said. The latest figure missed a median forecast of 1.3 …