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3 Oct 2024
Partnership with Meridiam to power Africa’s infrastructure
Standard Bank Group, the biggest bank in Africa by asset, and Meridiam, an independent investment Benefit Corporation and an asset manager, hosted a joint event to unlock investment opportunities in alternate energy infrastructure on the continent.
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2 Oct 2024
Tickets for Trees at Stanbic Music Festival
Experience the Stanbic Music Festival and help secure the Zambezi’s future.
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19 Sep 2024
Mauritius offshore offering for businesses across Africa
Standard Bank has announced the broadening of its Mauritius offshore offering to the servicing of family-owned businesses and local corporates across sub-Saharan Africa who may wish to use the Indian Ocean island as a gateway for trade and investment.
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18 Sep 2024
Offshore offerings come of age with holistic services
By Tunde Macaulay, Head of Business and Commercial Banking: Africa Regions and Offshore
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18 Sep 2024
Recognised as one of the world’s best companies
Standard Bank Group, Africa’s largest bank by assets, has been recognised as one of Time Magazine’s World’s Best Companies and Newsweek’s World's Most Trustworthy Companies
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17 Sep 2024
Engage Trade Africa Conference set to explore Africa’s Global Trade
Whether it is the Standard Bank Africa Trade Barometer, the latest Africa’s Pulse report from the World Bank or similar literature from global consultancy firms, there is ample evidence that with its young population, abundant natural resources and increasing economic reforms, Africa continues to offer diverse opportunities for growth.
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30 May 2023
Standard Bank’s financing of renewable power generation projects out-strips fossil fuels power generation projects by 439%
Standard Bank is accelerating its financing of renewables to catalyse Africa’s energy transition, its financing of renewable power generation exceeding its non-renewable energy power generation by a ratio of 4.9 to 1.
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20 Jun 2023
Africa and China driving and redefining 21st century growth together
Bill Blackie is Chief Executive Officer of Business and Commercial Banking at Standard Bank Group Ltd.
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21 Jul 2023
Priming Africa’s SMEs for growth is essential to helping the continent reach its potential
Although small and medium businesses (SMEs) account for 95% of all registered businesses and contribute about 50% to the total GDP of sub-Saharan African countries, entrepreneurs still face major obstacles to growth and prosperity. Addressing their needs is essential to creating a prosperous Africa, says Standard Bank.
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