Corporate deals props Stanchart loan book
Thursday, August 14, 2014
Commenting in the published financial results for the half-year ended June 30, 2014, Standard Chartered chief executive, Moatlhodi Lekaukau, said their financial position continues to strengthen with loans to customers increasing by 27 percent to P7.1 billion. Adding to the good returns are deposits from non-bank customers that rose by 24 percent to P9.5 billion.
The bank introduced the new ‘One Bank’ strategy with a refined organisational structure that concentrates on retail clients and corporate and institutional clients. Lekaukau said this strategy has allowed the bank to bring more focus to specific client segments and appropriately serve their needs.
Figures released by the country’s electoral management body have shown that a total of 1, 037, 684 people have registered to vote.However, eligible voters could be discouraged by events leading to the voting day like poor execution of advance voting amid talks that the elections could be unfair.There have also been threats by certain opposition politicians that shall the elections not be free and fair, they will halt them.Despite these...