Standard Bank to expand African footprint in post-Covid-19 recovery
Group CEO Sim Tshabalala sees opportunity in core SA market as well as Ethiopia and West Africa
13 May 2021 - 21:48
Africa’s biggest lender sees opportunity in both its core SA market and the rest of the continent amid a recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.
“SA is fiercely competitive,” Standard Bank Group CEO Sim Tshabalala said in an interview on Thursday. “We have to continue making investments” there. The lender is also ready to take advantage of consolidation throughout Africa, where it has a presence in 20 countries, he said...
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