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Standard Bank maintains top spot in Africa

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:57:00 +0200

The Standard Bank Group has for the second consecutive year ranked the most valuable banking brand in Africa, according to the 2012 global Top 500 Banking Brands report compiled by Brand Finance Banking.
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FNB officially launches in Tanzania

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:26:00 +0200

First National Bank, a division of FirstRand Bank Limited has announced the official launch of First National Bank Tanzania Limited. Since commencing their operations in July 2011, FNB's operations have performed well in Tanzania and are in line with expectations illustrating the sound investment and business opportunity provided in the country.
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Being retired is a time for relaxing, right? Wrong!

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 08:47:00 +0200

That's if you are in Zimbabwe, that is... Following the land grab, agriculture collapsed and the Zimbabwean economy also collapsed - and hyperinflation wiped out savings.
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African investor, Brand SA to host roundtable on economic integration

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 10:48:00 +0200

Africa investor (Ai), an international investment research and communications group, has announced its partnership with Brand South Africa to host a high-level roundtable on 'The Business of Implementing Regional Economic Integration in Africa'. Business and government leaders working in Africa who are attending the 2012 annual meetings of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, will take part in this roundtable.
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Revive IMF program or no assistance, donors tell Malawi

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:33:00 +0200

Malawi's donors under the Common Approach to Budget Support (CABS) have asked the country to revive its International Monetary Fund (IMF) program or forget their financial assistance.
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Standard Bank wins Bank of the Year in Africa

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:01:00 +0200

The Banker, a leading journal of the global banking industry, has named Standard Bank as the 2011 Bank of the Year in Africa and Best Bank in Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi and Zimbabwe.
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Standard Bank launches SME Quick Loan in Africa

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:09:00 +0200

The Standard Bank Group is launching a new lending facility that uses a psychometric assessment to provide loans to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Africa with the aim to revolutionise the way finance is advanced to the largely informal business sector.
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ILO proposes monetary policies for Malawi's employment creation

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 12:19:00 +0200

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has released a report on Malawi which is trying to establish on how monetary policy instruments can be used to encourage Malawi onto a path of employment-generating growth. The report titled Macroeconomic policy for employment creation: The Case for Malawi released last month has identified three policy areas for consideration.
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Africa's five major trends for potential growth

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 09:56:00 +0200

Population growth, rapid urbanisation, adoption of new technologies, unlocking of abundant resources and the deepening of the financial sector are the five major trends that are set to drive Africa's economic growth, Simon Freemantle, Standard Bank Africa senior analyst, told a media roundtable in Johannesburg, South Africa, yesterday, Thursday 6 October 2011.
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Malawi hit by counterfeit money

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 08:38:00 +0200

Malawi's central bank has issued a warning to the country after being severely hit by counterfeit notes of its biggest bill of 500 kwacha, a situation the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) governor Dr. Perks Ligoya has described as undermining the integrity of the national currency.
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