Stanchart explores full sale of its business
Tuesday, January 13, 2026 | 390 Views |
Exiting: Stanchart is the country's oldest bank, having established as an agency in Francistown in 1897
Popularly referred to as Stanchart, the London-based global group, first set up in Botswana in 1897 as the country’s first commercial bank.
In a statement earlier today, bank executives said the decision to explore a sale of the full franchise rather than just the WRB unit, was informed by feedback from bidders.
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