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South Africa’s capital is moving north-east, and East Africa is increasingly the preferred landing strip

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Standard Bank’s Sim Tshabalala, Absa Group’s Kenny Fihla, MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita, SanlamAllianz’s Heinie Werth, Nedbank Group’s Jason Quinn, and Old Mutual’s Jurie Strydom represent more than individual corporate leaders. Collectively, they sit at the helm of institutions controlling hundreds of billions of dollars in assets, deposits, premiums, and market capitalisation across Africa. Their strategic decisions influence capital flows, credit creation, insurance penetration, and digital finance ecosystems across multiple markets. As they pivot attention toward East Africa, they are not merely expanding footprints; they are reshaping regional banking, telecom, insurance, and investment architecture for the next phase of continental growth.
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