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Standard Bank Group Ltd.’s Kenyan unit plans to double its retail footprint across the East African nation in three years as the continent’s biggest lender seeks to capture more clients and revenue. Via @business bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Standard Bank’s Kenya Unit to Double Retail Footprint by 2029

Standard Bank Group Ltd.’s Kenyan unit plans to double its retail footprint across the East African nation in three years as the continent’s biggest lender seeks to capture more clients and revenue.

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Replying to @ZukuOfficial
@ZukuOfficial please follow for DM??
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Standard Bank is stepping up its quest for more business clients in Africa. A surge in intra-continental trade and growth of mid-sized companies has created a 250 billion-rand ($15.4 billion) revenue pool for the region’s biggest lender. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… @business

Standard Bank Targets $15 Billion Market Fueled by African Trade

Standard Bank Group Ltd. is stepping up its quest for more business clients in Africa.

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Botswana is set to begin construction of its first large-scale solar plant after developers secured $100 million in financing, as investors bet that rising electricity demand will create a lucrative market for surplus power bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Botswana Eyes Power Exports With $100-Million Solar Plant

Botswana is set to begin construction of its first large-scale solar plant after developers secured $100 million in financing, as investors bet that rising electricity demand across southern Africa...

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bloomberg.com/news/articles/… Revego Fund Managers is exploring a merger with H1 Holdings that would create one of South Africa’s largest renewable energy-focused funds. Via @business

Revego and H1 Mull Merger for $807 Million Africa Renewables Fund

Revego Fund Managers is exploring a merger with H1 Holdings that would create one of South Africa’s largest renewable energy-focused funds.

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bloomberg.com/news/articles/… Revego Fund Managers is exploring a merger with H1 Holdings that would create one of South Africa’s largest renewable energy-focused funds. Via @business

Revego and H1 Mull Merger for $807 Million Africa Renewables Fund

Revego Fund Managers is exploring a merger with H1 Holdings that would create one of South Africa’s largest renewable energy-focused funds.

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John-Allan Namu
@johnallannamuMay 27
The Trump administration is planning to send US citizens exposed to Ebola for treatment in KENYA: nytimes.com/2026/05/26/us/po… @MOH_Kenya I don't see you quoted in this NYT article. When was this going to be shared with the public if true?

Trump Administration to Send Americans Exposed to Ebola to Kenya

In past outbreaks, Americans exposed to the virus were sent home to be treated in state-of-the-art facilities. The Trump administration has already flown some U.S. citizens to Europe for treatment.

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@businessMay 18
Equity Group is raising efforts to double its regional footprint bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Equity Bank Plans Southern Africa Push, Eyes Lobito Corridor

Equity Group Holdings Plc is raising efforts to double its regional footprint and quadruple customer numbers as East Africa’s biggest bank looks to tap opportunities in major infrastructural invest...

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African governments are increasingly turning to unconventional borrowing strategies, Citi says bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Citi Says African Borrowers Are Turning Creative on Debt Sales

African governments are increasingly turning to unconventional borrowing strategies, as high global interest rates and volatile currencies keep many shut out of traditional dollar funding markets,...

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Via @Bloomberg : FirstRand hires Bank of America Corp. and its own investment-banking arm, Rand Merchant Bank, as advisers to help it sell its UK-based Aldermore Group and exit the European market. xitter.cf/business/status/205444…
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FirstRand hires advisers to help it sell its UK-based Aldermore unit and exit the European market bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

FirstRand Picks BofA, RMB to Advise on Sale of UK Aldermore Unit

FirstRand Ltd. hired Bank of America Corp. and its own investment-banking arm, Rand Merchant Bank, as advisers to help it sell its UK-based Aldermore Group and exit the European market, a spokesper...

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FirstRand hires advisers to help it sell its UK-based Aldermore unit and exit the European market bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

FirstRand Picks BofA, RMB to Advise on Sale of UK Aldermore Unit

FirstRand Ltd. hired Bank of America Corp. and its own investment-banking arm, Rand Merchant Bank, as advisers to help it sell its UK-based Aldermore Group and exit the European market, a spokesper...

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Massimo
@Rainmaker1973May 11
In the 1950s there were an estimated 5 million elephants in Africa. In 1970s the population dropped to approximately 1.3 million and in 2000s numbers plummeted to 400,000. Now mega herds are starting to reappear, thanks to conservation efforts.
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Charles Onyango-Obbo
@cobbo3Mar 20
Africa’s biggest banks are heading to East Africa, converging on Kenya as it offers the best gateway to almost 500 million people in the EAC, roughly the size of the EU, with a $580 billion economy expanding at one of the fastest rates globally. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Africa’s Biggest Banks Target Kenya as Regional Expansion Hub

Africa’s biggest lenders are converging on Kenya, betting the country offers the best gateway into East Africa’s fast-growing but underbanked economies.

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Africa’s biggest lenders are converging on Kenya, betting the country offers the best gateway into East Africa’s fast-growing but underbanked economies bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Africa’s Biggest Banks Target Kenya as Regional Expansion Hub

Africa’s biggest lenders are converging on Kenya, betting the country offers the best gateway into East Africa’s fast-growing but underbanked economies.

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Julians Amboko
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Any help in tracing will be highly appreciated.
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SurenNaidoo@SurenNaidoo14 Aug 2025
#StandardBank @SBGroup profit at record as fees trump waning loan income. #MoneywebNews moneyweb.co.za/news/companie… via @Moneyweb @adengat

Standard Bank profit at record as fees trump waning loan income

Headline earnings up 8% to R23.8bn.

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SurenNaidoo@SurenNaidoo5 Aug 2025
Nedbank plans to sell Ecobank stake as it resets Africa strategy. By @adengat @BloombergAfrica #MoneywebNews moneyweb.co.za/news/companie… via @Moneyweb

Nedbank plans to sell Ecobank stake as it resets Africa strategy

Boosts earnings, declares strong dividend amid exit.

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@Moneyweb29 Jul 2025
FNB eyes Guernsey expansion to serve SA expats and high-net-worth clients with full banking services — a strategic hedge against volatility. #Moneyweb #PrivateBanking ow.ly/Wn7450WwzUy

FNB eyes Guernsey expansion for wealthy clients

Follows 28+ South African firms expanding to the financial hub.

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Exeat Holdings
@exeatholdings29 Jul 2025
Rare instance of expansion (rather than retrenchment – merger of branches, conversions of subsidiaries into branches, de-authorisation requests of existing licences, ...) of a traditional financial services player in the international banking space.
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News24 Business@News24_Business25 Jul 2025
The new CEO of South Africa’s biggest bank by customers has a unique problem on his hands. brnw.ch/21wUqtf
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