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Awards
4 Dec 2025
Named 2025 Bank of the year in several markets, The Banker
Standard Bank Group is proud to announce that its subsidiaries, Standard Bank Angola, Stanbic Bank Tanzania, Stanbic Botswana, Standard Lesotho Bank and Standard Bank Malawi have been recognised at the prestigious 2025 The Banker’s Bank of the Year Awards.
Awards
26 Nov 2025
Standard Bank named Africa’s Best Private Bank
Standard Bank has been recognised as the Outstanding Private Bank – Africa at the Private Banker International (PBI) Global Wealth Awards 2025 and as Best Private Bank in Africa at the Global Finance Best Private Bank Awards 2026.
Africa
19 Nov 2025
Standard Bank Group launches representative office in Egypt
Standard Bank Group, Africa’s largest financial institution by assets, has announced the official launch of its Representative Office in Egypt during an event held at the Pyramids of Giza in Cairo.
Africa
31 Oct 2025
Closing the gender finance gap to accelerate Africa’s growth
By Naledzani Mosomane, Head of Enterprise & Supplier Development: Business & Commercial Banking South Africa, Standard Bank Group
Africa-China
20 Oct 2025
Empowering African Entrepreneurs through China Trade
As African economies face shifting supply chains, the China International Import Expo (CIIE) presents a gateway to the world’s largest consumer base.
Africa
9 Oct 2025
The G20-B20 moment Africa’s SMEs cannot afford to miss
Opinion Piece by Bill Blackie, CEO of Standard Bank Business and Commercial Banking
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Sustainability
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.
Africa-China
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.
Business
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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