Standard Bank IBTC has been named as Best Investment Bank in Nigeria in the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2010. Standard Bank Group was also named as Best Investment Bank in Africa and Best Bank in South Africa by Euromoney.

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has received the “Highly Commended” prize for the Best Development Finance Institution (DFI) in Africa at the Trade Finance Magazine 2010 Awards for Excellence.

The South African Banking Risk Information Centre (Sabric) has entered into a partnership with the Department of Home Affairs that will allow banks in South Africa to conduct online fingerprint verification of bank clients.

The KwaZulu-Natal provincial government in South Africa and Standard Bank Group (SBG) have agreed on a series of measures to identify and develop affordable housing projects across the province.

A new US$72mn project in Egypt will help small farmers maximise their efficiency in using scarce water resources and achieve significant increases in their crop production and incomes.