Stanbic Bank Botswana parent, Standard Bank, has been recognised as Africa’s Best Bank for Markets and Africa’s Best Bank for Wealth Management at the 2016 Euromoney Awards for Excellence, in London. In addition, Euromoney also named Standard Bank as the Best Bank in Uganda, (Stanbic Uganda) and in Zambia, (Stanbic Zambia). 

Mr. Sim Tshabalala; Standard Bank Group Chief Executive

Sim Tshabalala, Chief Executive, Standard Bank Group said: “We’re delighted by these awards. We think they reflect our commitment to serving our clients with excellence both through our physical network in Africa and by linking Africa to markets and investors in the rest of the world.

Tshabalala said that Standard Bank continues to position itself as the leading bank on the continent through its operations across 20 countries in Africa and in the major global financial centers. Having built strong in-country advisory and wealth management capabilities, Standard Bank is able to deliver a full range of universal banking services to its clients. Regarded as the benchmark awards for financial services globally, the Euromoney Awards for Excellence are now in their 25th year.

Euromoney’s dedicated editorial team and awards panel rated all submissions on both quantitative and qualitative factors such as key performance indicators, financial ratios and innovation over the preceding 12 month period.