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Financial services
30 Apr 2024
SA online fashion sales continues rapid growth in 2024, Standard Bank says
South Africans continue to embrace online shopping, particularly in the fashion and apparel category, where local fashion e-tailers and international fashion e-commerce giants are capturing an increasing amount of consumer spend.
Agriculture
26 Apr 2024
Cultivating change: Standard Bank Launches Agric Academy
Standard Bank launched its Agric Academy with the aim of empowering staff to provide improved services to agricultural clients. This in turn will also address the broader challenges of food insecurity and uplifting agricultural communities in Africa. The ground-breaking initiative is aimed at equipping staff employed in the bank’s agriculture division with the expertise to navigate the complexities of the agricultural landscape.
Economic
26 Apr 2024
Standard Bank's R2 billion loan injection helps SA’s small businesses beat loadshedding and build solid futures
Thousands of small businesses battling to survive the electricity crisis that has cost the nation an estimated R1.2 trillion thus far have, with the assistance of Standard Bank, supported their futures by investing more than R2 billion in alternate energy generation solutions.
Economic
25 Apr 2024
Does the entry of international e-commerce platforms into the local market herald boom times for South Africa’s SMEs?
The news that Amazon is eyeing the South African market is sparking predictions that a new online future is almost upon us, and the established local e-shopping scene will never be the same. The beneficiaries of a more competitive local scene are expected to be consumers and the small business sector.By Deenash Pillay, Head Enterprise Direct Propositions Standard Bank Group
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