KwaZulu-Natal Business 2016-17 edition

PROFILE
“We need to give books as gifts, we need to read to
our children and get them to read to us. This cannot be
done in schools alone we need to read in our homes
as well,” said Minister Surty.
Winners in KZN
At its annual awards ceremony, the Durban Chamber
of Commerce and Industry chose Standard Bank KZN
as the best business in the "Professional Services" sector.
This includes financial services and banking and
investment, but the category is a broad one, and the
bank was also competing against businesses from the
professional services, automotive, travel and transport,
skills and development sectors.
region's people, businesses and economies. They also
reflect the core philosophy of the magazine's publisher,
CPI Financial, of identifying and promoting excellence
and best practice in financial services.
"In such a competitive market such as Southern Africa,
and with the recent economic climate across several
countries in the region, their performance stands
out," says Robin Amiot, Chief Executive Officer: CPI
International.
Mr Muhammad Seedat, the vice-president in charge
of finance at the DCCI, said that celebrating business
and its efforts in driving the economy was a highlight
of the organisation's 160th annual gala dinner. Seedat,
who headed the judging panel, said that innovation
and the ability to adapt to change while staying ahead
of competitors were the most important elements in
choosing the winners.
Winners in Africa
After more than 3 500 votes were cast across 29 categories
by the readers of the CPI Financial magazine
and registered users of the financial news website
www.cpifinancial.net, Standard Bank came out as a
mulitiple winner in the Banker Africa Southern Africa
awards. All 29 award winners were chosen from more
than 120 nominations across all the categories by their
peers in the industry.
Standard Bank took the headline category of Best
Regional Bank for Southern Africa as well as the
prominent recognition of Best Retail Bank in the region,
while Standard Bank's Corporate and Investment
Banking (CIB) arm was voted Best Investment Bank for
the region.
The Banker Africa Southern Africa Awards, now in their
fourth year, are designed to reward excellence in financial
services, identifying the key players working to
help create a prosperous, diversified future for all of the
Imraan Noorbhai, with the Business Excellence
Awards 2016 trophy, which Standard Bank won
in the "Professional Services" category.
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