Africa's biggest lender, Standard Bank, says a rapid rise in interest rates is seeing people struggling to make their repayments.
It warned impairment charges surged almost 50-percent in the five months to end-May after being hit by consumer strain.The good showing come on the back of higher net interest income and non-interest revenue growth.
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