Did the panel not think that the large amounts of foreign investment pouring into Africa might pose some sort of risk to the troubled continent? Luckily, Standard Chartered’s own head of research for the region was on hand to offer resounding reassurance: “I don’t think so.” Good news for Standard Chartered’s shareholders, following the bank’s June 16 acquisition of a 25% stake in the investment banking First Africa Group Holdings Ltd.
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