Gauteng Business 2016 edition

South Africa. But it’s not just about
the government or the embassies;
it’s also about the opportunities
that they set up that links them
to the South African businessmen
and women, and to the economy
of South Africa.
The province is constituted
largely of the City of Joburg,
the City of Tshwane (Pretoria),
Ekurhuleni in the East and Mogale
City in the Westrand. In addition,
Joburg is establishing connections
with other bigger cities outside of
the continent, one such example being our relationship
with New York and the New York City mayor.
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How is Standard Bank Gauteng helping
clients to do business with the rest of
Africa?
We’ve had a longstanding relationship with the
Johannesburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry
and, through our relationship with them, our clients
have got interests in - and a real passion to expand
into - the rest of the continent. We’ve been able to
link our clients with opportunities as well as information
around how they should go about expanding
themselves throughout the continent.
Our strategic partner, the Industrial and
Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) and Standard
Bank played a major role recently in terms of China
and Africa trade. Our Group Chief Executive, Sim
INTERVIEW
Tshabalala and President Yi Huiman of the ICBC, headed
the ICBC delegation at the Johannesburg Summit
& The 6th Forum on China-Africa Cooperation
(FOCAC) that was held in Johannesburg from the
3 to 5 December 2015.
Both spoke at the ICBC/Standard Bank China-
Africa Investment Financing Cooperation Forum
which took place on the side-lines of the Forum. It
was here that our Group Chief Executive reaffirmed
our bank’s commitment to deepening Sino-Africa
relations through our strategic partnership with
ICBC, which has long identified Africa as an important
growth market.
A definite highlight was the signing of a collaboration
agreement between Standard Bank and ICBC
to raise R10-billion to support South African power
generation in the presence of China’s President Xi
Jinping and South Africa’s President at the FOCAC
Heads of Summit.
CONTACT INFO
Josh Zwane
Cnr Bradford and Smith Street,
Bedford Centre, Bedfordview
Tel: 011 677 0402
Email: Joshua.Zwane@standardbank.co.za
Website: www.standardbank.co.za
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