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World Service,21 Mar 2025,17 mins

Business Daily meets: Sim Tshabalala

Business Daily

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Sim Tshabalala is the CEO of one of Africa's largest banks, Standard Bank. In this edition of Business Daily, he tells Ed Butler about his journey from growing up under apartheid in South Africa, to be becoming a lawyer, then investment banker. He discusses the risks of lending to companies; how the continent is improving its trade relationships; and what he thinks the future of Africa will look like. If you would like to get in touch with the show, please email: [email protected] Presenter: Ed Butler Producer: Amber Mehmood Additional material: Reuters/British Pathé (Picture: Sim Tshabalala, CEO of Standard Bank Group, speaks at Semafor's The Next 3 Billion Summit at The Pierre Hotel on September 24, 2024 in New York City. Credit: Getty Images)

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