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Standard Bank has been recognised for its key role in emerging markets by winning 10 awards, including the prestigious African Bank of the Year title.

West Africa's central bank enrolled town criers, United Nations peacekeepers and even desert pilots as it pulled out all the stops for an unprecedented, 10-week campaign to swap old banknotes for new that ended last week. The Central Bank of the States of West Africa hailed the campaign as a triumph.

The race by foreign banks for a chunk of the South African banking pie appears to be hotting up. The bid by United Kingdom banking group Barclays plc for Absa seems to be gaining momentum, and emerging-market banking group Standard Chartered has reiterated its intention to garner a bigger slice of the South African market.

The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Sunday launched a fund to help nations emerging from conflicts settle their arrears to foreign donors and tap new loans to rebuild their shattered economies. AfDB director Arunma Oteh launched the initial -million fund at a ceremony attended by more than 1 000 delegates.

STANDARD Bank has been ranked 146th in The Banker magazine's annual Top 1 000 World Bank rating a jump of 13 from last...

Johannesburg | Friday THE first steps towards creating a single currency and a single central bank for Africa were taken at a meeting of...

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Pretoria | Wednesday 2.45pmSTANDARD Bank Limited (Stanbic), which is fending off a hostile bid from rival Nedcor, has formed a joint venture...

Meshack Mabogoane When the African Bank went through its first major scam involving forex irregularities in 1988, the Reserve Bank seconded Jack Theron,...

Meshack Mabogoane reports on the political and racial issues that have arisen as the African Bank closes its doors The closure of the...

The African Development Bank meeting to elect a new=20 president turned into a 'circus'. Kevin Rafferty in Abuja,=20 Nigeria, reports A meeting of...

The bank asked the African Climate Reality Project to coordinate and present a position statement on energy, agriculture, forestry, land and ecosystems and climate finance but cancelled the presentation at the last minute

Standard Bank says it has insisted on good environmental assessments, resettlement plans and fair compensation