Building on their acquisition of Barclays Custody Services in 2010, Standard Chartered Bank today announced the launch of direct custody services in Zimbabwe and Nigeria. This expansion takes Standard Chartered's coverage in Africa to a total of 17 markets: Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Egypt, Cote d'Ivoire, Malawi, Morocco, Namibia, Tunisia, South Africa and Rwanda.

Today, Standard Chartered provides African Investors and Intermediaries a broad product range of solutions across financial markets and transaction banking.