Africa’s biggest lender declared a final dividend of 691c per share after headline earnings rose to a record R34.2bn in its 2022 financial year
Standard Bank delivered record headline earnings for its 2022 financial year thanks to strong growth across its businesses in the 20 African markets in which it operates.
Africa’s largest lender by assets said headline earnings rose 37% to R34.2bn in the year to end-December 2022, while profit attributable to ordinary shareholders rose 39% to R34.64bn, according to its results statement published on Thursday. That allowed Standard Bank’s board to declare a final dividend of 691c per share, taking the total dividend to 1,206c a share, which is 38% higher than the 871c distributed the prior year...
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Liberia: The NPP Conundrum - Chairman Suspends Standard Bearer, Standard Bearer Suspends ChairmanInternal bickering has intensified within the National Patriotic Party (NPP) as two factions of the former ruling parties have are at each other's throat over alleged breach of the party's constitution.
Read more »
Standard Bank’s load shedding bill quadrupled last yearStandard Bank's load shedding bill quadrupled last year
Read more »
Standard Bank reaches highest profits everSA’s largest banking group by assets StandardBankZA reported record-high full-year profits for the period ended in December 2023, as local banks benefit from the endowment effect of higher interest rates boosting top-line earnings. NtandoThukwana
Read more »
S.Africa's Standard Bank reports 33% rise in full year profitS.Africa's Standard Bank Group reported a 33% rise in full year profit as the lender benefited from higher interest rates and other transactional activities.
Read more »
West Bank: Israeli forces kill six in raid on West Bank refugee campJENIN, West Bank, March 7 (Reuters) - Israeli forces raided a refugee camp in the West Bank city of Jenin on Tuesday, killing at least six Palestinian gunmen, including a Hamas member suspected of shooting dead two brothers from a Jewish settlement near the village of Huwara.
Read more »
PlayStation VR2 – The new standard for VR gamingThe PlayStation VR2 is now available in South Africa, setting a new standard in VR gaming for PlayStation 5 owners.
Read more »