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Source: Reuters.

Banking

Standard Chartered mulls sale of wealth, retail operations in Africa

28 Nov 2024

Source: BII. Chief executive officer of BII, Nick O’Donohoe, and Saif Malik, head of banking and coverage, UK, Standard Chartered.

Economy

Standard Chartered, BII renew $350m for trade finance

6 Nov 2024

Pedestrians walk outside the Safaricom mobile phone customer care centre during the launch of its 5G internet service in the central business district of Nairobi, Kenya, 27 October 2022. Reuters/Monicah Mwangi/File Photo

Telecoms & Networks

Kenya's Safaricom raises $117m with local sustainability-linked loan

25 Sep 2024

Source: Reuters.

Banking

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon to visit Africa in growth push

David Lewis, Nupur Anand, Duncan Miriri 18 Sep 2024

Lango concludes c.US$200m Africa real estate acquisition from Hyprop and Attacq

Markets & Investment

Lango concludes c.US$200m Africa real estate acquisition from Hyprop and Attacq

Issued by Catchwords 13 Aug 2024

Source: Supplied. Thomas Reilly, chief executive officer of Lango.

Property

Lango Real Estate to acquire $200m African retail portfolio

13 Aug 2024

Source: Alexas_Fotos via

Railway

Tanzania launches $3.1bn railway to enhance infrastructure, trade

Nuzulack Dausen 5 Aug 2024

Image supplied. Last year's African Banker Award. the African Banker magazine’s African Banker Awards nominees have been announced for this year

Banking

3 women nominees for African Banker Awards Banker of the Year

7 May 2024

Source: Supplied.

Banking

AFC raises $1.16bn syndicated loan, its largest ever, in mission to close Africa’s infrastructure gap

26 Mar 2024

Banking

First Abu Dhabi Bank starts selling 5-year debt - IFR

21 Feb 2024

Banking

Landmark ruling: Dismissal of key banks in rand manipulation case

Katja Hamilton 9 Jan 2024

Virusha Subban is a partner and head of Tax in Baker McKenzie's Tax Practice Group in Johannesburg

Trends

#BizTrends2024: Africa's growing role in global trade dynamics

Virusha Subban 8 Jan 2024

Source: World Economic Forum. Lesetja Kganyago, South African Reserve Bank governor, seen here at the Davos 2023, World Economic Forum annual meeting in Switzerland.

Economy

Navigating turbulent waters: Unpacking Sarb's repo rate decision

Katja Hamilton 23 Nov 2023

Source: Wikipedia.

Banking

Standard Chartered's admission of rand manipulation triggers widespread banking probe

22 Nov 2023

Saica's celebrates decade of excellence at this year's Top 35-Under-35 Awards

Accounting & Auditing

Saica's celebrates decade of excellence at this year's Top 35-Under-35 Awards

Issued by SAICA 30 Oct 2023

Standard Chartered to provide Angola €1.29bn financing for solar infrastructure development

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Standard Chartered to provide Angola €1.29bn financing for solar infrastructure development

31 Jul 2023

Source: Reuters.

Economy

S.African Reserve Bank to keep rates steady at 8.25% on 20 July: poll

Vuyani Ndaba 13 Jul 2023

Source: Reuters.

Banking

SocGen pares back Africa businesses in first move by new CEO

GV De Clercq and Mathieu Rosemain 9 Jun 2023

Source: Supplied. Tazapay's Rahul Shinghal, Arul Kumaravel, and Saroj Mishra.

Banking

Standard Chartered expands partnership with Tazapay

8 May 2023

The Definitive List of Women CEOs for 2023

Management & Leadership

The Definitive List of Women CEOs for 2023

20 Apr 2023

Source: © Provoke Media The 2023 Africa Sabre Awards finalists and winners have been announced

PR & Communications

All the Sabre Awards Africa 2023 winners & finalists

14 Apr 2023

Source: Reuters.

Banking

Relief over Credit Suisse deal crumbles as focus shifts to bond risks

Stefania Spezzati 20 Mar 2023

Source: Supplied. Fundi Tshazibana, deputy governor of the South African Reserve Bank announces the launch of Payshap!

Financial Services

FNB, Standard Bank, Absa and Nedbank offer first cloud-based instant payments service

Katja Hamilton 13 Mar 2023

Source: Supplied. Jeremy Awori new chief executive officer of the Ecobank group.

Banking

Meet Ecobank group's new CEO

3 Mar 2023

On-demand flex-space membership rises 92% year-on-year in South Africa as global appetite for hybrid working soars

Management & Leadership

On-demand flex-space membership rises 92% year-on-year in South Africa as global appetite for hybrid working soars

Issued by GO Content Lab 30 Aug 2022

Unions accept Eskom wage offer as power cuts bite

Energy

Unions accept Eskom wage offer as power cuts bite

Bhargav Acharya and Nellie Peyton 6 Jul 2022

Primedia Outdoor announces the launch of Prime XOOH - eXtraordinary Out-Of-Home

OOH

Primedia Outdoor announces the launch of Prime XOOH - eXtraordinary Out-Of-Home

Issued by Primedia Out-of-Home 14 Apr 2022

Source: Supplied.

Finance

South African Treasury chief to leave post in June

8 Apr 2022

African nations mend and make do as China tightens Belt and Road

Infrastructure & Utilities

African nations mend and make do as China tightens Belt and Road

Duncan Miriri 22 Nov 2021

Source: © sedatseven

Markets & Investment

SA earns over half of investment banking fees in sub-Saharan Africa

12 Oct 2021

Standard Chartered arranges $1.1bn financing for Angola water project

Infrastructure & Utilities

Standard Chartered arranges $1.1bn financing for Angola water project

Alexander Winning 7 Sep 2021

Semigration: fuelling the shift to hybrid working

Office Property

Semigration: fuelling the shift to hybrid working

Issued by GO Content Lab 30 Jul 2021

APO Group now official partner of French football club Olympique de Marseille

PR & Communications

APO Group now official partner of French football club Olympique de Marseille

Issued by APO Group 6 Jul 2021

Source: ©Olga Yastremska

Banking

Bank branches will be dead in 5 years

29 Jun 2021

Ghana to fund new highway stretch with loan from Standard Chartered

Infrastructure & Utilities

Ghana to fund new highway stretch with loan from Standard Chartered

Christian Akorlie 29 Jun 2021

Billions in export revenue at risk if suppliers don't cut carbon emissions - study

Import/Export

Billions in export revenue at risk if suppliers don't cut carbon emissions - study

24 Jun 2021

APO Group appoints Lynne Krawchuk as vice president of digital, public relations (PR) and media relations

PR & Communications

APO Group appoints Lynne Krawchuk as vice president of digital, public relations (PR) and media relations

Issued by APO Group 3 Jun 2021

Are hybrid workforces the solution for the future of work?

Management & Leadership

Are hybrid workforces the solution for the future of work?

Sigrid Müller 25 May 2021

How are big companies using flex-space?

Office Property

How are big companies using flex-space?

Issued by GO Content Lab 25 May 2021

South African Rand coins are seen in this illustration picture taken October 28, 2020. Reuters/Mike Hutchings/Illustration

Banking

South Africa's rand firms as central bank holds rates, stocks rise

Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo & Tanisha Heiberg 21 May 2021

SA's trade surplus grows to R52.77bn in March

Shipping

SA's trade surplus grows to R52.77bn in March

Mfuneko Toyana 3 May 2021

Hybrid working to become the norm for FTSE 250 companies

Office Property

Hybrid working to become the norm for FTSE 250 companies

Issued by GO Content Lab 20 Apr 2021

Bill Winters, group chief executive of Standard Chartered

Economy

Where a global carbon tax meets a just energy transition

1 Apr 2021

Steve Brice, chief investment officer for wealth management. Standard Chartered Bank

Markets & Investment

Tilting towards value

Steve Brice 22 Feb 2021

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Issued by TBWA 11 Feb 2021

Sunil Kaushal, regional CEO, Africa & Middle East, Standard Chartered.

Markets & Investment

Lack of investment could scupper Africa's SDG goals

19 Nov 2020