The conference is aimed at connecting investors, African corporate clients and policymakers to connect with the world’s leading institutional investors.
“In line with current world trends, Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe’s parent company, Standard Bank Group has adopted a digital approach to enable African corporate clients and leading policymakers to connect virtually with some of the world’s leading institutional investors,” read the statement.
“In partnership with ICBC Standard Bank and Microsoft, Standard Bank is hosting its 10th Africa Investors Conference using a specially enhanced Microsoft Teams platform to host over 2 500 meetings over five days, doubling the number of meetings hosted in 2019.
The virtual platform is enabling many more African corporates and investors to fully participate in the conference and policymaker sessions will be larger in reach.”
While the COVID-19 pandemic is a major setback for the global economy, Standard Bank Group believes Africa’s long-term prospects remain positive and the opportunities for investors and businesses to promote the development of the continent while also generating healthy returns remain,” said the chief executive of Standard Bank’s international unit, Gert Vogel.
