Asiamoney New Silk Road Finance Awards

Most of China’s state-owned banks and infrastructure developers have interests in the Middle East and Africa, reflecting the country’s far-reaching investment in the region, whether in Kenya’s nascent mining industry, Ethiopia’s light rail transportation system in Addis Ababa, or through importing Qatari petrochemical products.

In Africa, Standard Bank’s connectivity and expertise is second to none. Over the years, the bank has worked on a number of landmark deals that have transformed and modernized the region’s capital markets and economies, and it continues to bring in new investors who might otherwise find it daunting to navigate the continent’s disparate markets.