Ivory Coast: Standard Bank Officially Expands Investor Services

By Abdul Rahman Suagibu –

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NEW AFRICA DAILY  NEWS, Freetown, Sierra Leone-  Ivory Coast, Standard Bank officially launch Investor services to put over the West African Economic and Monetary Union region.

Standard Bank on Wednesday 9^th October, 2019 officially launch Investor Services business in Côte d’Ivoire, prioritizing the Bank’s existing regional Investor services to put over the West African Monetary and Economic Union (UEMOA) region.

This expansion connects with Standard Bank’s process of planning to be the chosen as the provider for global and domestic institutional investors across Africa.

Joel Toure – Chief Executive for Stanbic Bank Côte d’Ivoire on the launch noted,

“By offering Investor services in Côte d’Ivoire and across the West African Monetary and Economic Union (UEMOA – Union Economique et Monétaire Ouest Africaine), Standard Bank is enhancing the range of financial solutions and capabilities we provide to support the growth and expansion of new and existing clients. Côte d’Ivoire, and more broadly West Africa, demonstrates immense growth and investment potential – Standard Bank is committed to facilitating the growth of the region’s financial sector.”

Charl Bruyns, Head, Investors Services for Standard Bank Group added: Charl Bruyns

“We are witnessing an increased demand from both international and regional clients to invest and participate in West Africa’s economic potential – Investor services enable global and local institutional clients to efficiently invest into African equity, bond and money markets. By providing the structure, products and service for this valuable channel of investment, Standard Bank facilitates the growth and development of the UEMOA region to meet the world’s increasing investor appetite.”

With the inclusion of Côte d’Ivoire, Standard Bank now offers securities services in 16 African markets, including: South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Swaziland, Malawi, Mozambique, Angola, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

For New Africa Daily News Abdul Rahman Suagibu Reports,  Africa Correspondent

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