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Standard Bank Group Limited is Africa's largest bank by assets and by earnings, listed on the JSE (SBK) with a secondary listing on the Namibian Stock Exchange and a presence in 21 sub-Saharan African countries. Founded in 1862, Standard Bank serves as the continent's premier corporate and investment bank for the mining and resources sector, providing project finance, commodity finance, hedging, equity capital markets, debt capital markets, asset management and advisory services across Africa's mining jurisdictions. Standard Bank's Mining Finance team has arranged and led financing for major gold, platinum, copper, coal, iron ore and diamond projects across South Africa, DRC, Ghana, Zambia, Tanzania and Zimbabwe, making it the go-to financial partner for mining companies operating on the African continent. The bank operates four global centres in Johannesburg, London, São Paulo and Beijing, and has on-the-ground mining finance expertise across its 21-country African footprint. Standard Bank Group delivered headline earnings per share growth of 12% for FY2024 with a return on equity of 19.3%.
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