Standard Bank praises CIIE role in global trade

The China International Import Expo (CIIE) has helped to diversify China's sources of imports and facilitate greater trade flows between China and Africa, said Francois Gamet, head of Asia for the South Africa-based Standard Bank Group and CEO of Standard Advisory (China) Ltd.

Having witnessed the large numbers of transactions and the volume of deals that were achieved during the past CIIEs, more and more customers will take interest in this top annual trade event in China. And with the help of the Standard Bank Group, the event is gaining more popularity among global players, Gamet said.

As the largest bank in Africa and a strategic partner of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Standard Bank has participated in both CIIEs and has brought over 20 businesses from Africa to China through the expo.