A good investment for SA

30 July 2008 - 02:00
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Registrar of Banks, Errol Kruger, said yesterday the 20percent investment by the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China in Standard Bank was positive for the country. "This is a global player - one of the biggest in the world with no sub-prime issues. It has to be positive," he said. This was the second major investment in one of South Africa's largest banks, the other being the acquisition of a majority shareholding by Barclays Bank in Absa in 2005. - I-Net Bridge

Registrar of Banks, Errol Kruger, said yesterday the 20percent investment by the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China in Standard Bank was positive for the country. "This is a global player - one of the biggest in the world with no sub-prime issues. It has to be positive," he said. This was the second major investment in one of South Africa's largest banks, the other being the acquisition of a majority shareholding by Barclays Bank in Absa in 2005. - I-Net Bridge