Platinum Circle and Standard Bank DRC form strategic partnership

To anchor FG100 Initiative in Africa.

Singapore-based Platinum Circle announced that it has formed a strategic partnership with Standard Bank DRC, a member of Standard Bank Group, one of Africa’s largest financial services group, as it seeks to place Africa on the agenda of corporations, governments and intergovernmental organizations involved in the Future Global 100 (FG100) Initiative.

Standard Bank will be working closely with Platinum Circle to anchor the FG100 Initiative in Africa and spearhead the Inaugural Africa Meeting in 2014, bringing top African leaders together with members of Platinum Circle worldwide including those in Singapore.

“Standard Bank has been in the African market for 150 years and is now purely African focused with a tremendous emphasis on strategic pillars of global economic growth such as natural resources,” said Mr. Eric Mboma, CEO of Standard Bank DRC. “Taking this step with Platinum Circle is a natural extension of our corporate strategy - being competitive, creative, yet remaining extremely disciplined in the execution of our solutions to meet fast-growing demand from corporate clients all over the continent.”

“I am pleased to welcome Standard Bank to our globally recognized and exclusive community of leaders involved in Platinum Circle and as our strategic partner for the FG100 Initiative in Africa. I am excited by our shared vision of shaping the future of Africa through high-level dialogue and action. We will be working closely to raise the voice of Africa, encourage business and trade flows and support the growth of future global companies from Africa into international markets like Singapore. Singapore companies and organizations who want to engage Africa will undoubtedly benefit from this kind of direct access”, said Mr. Lionel Lee, Chairman of Platinum Circle.

Launched in Singapore by Platinum Circle in 2011, the FG100 Initiative is a global program that shapes the future of the global economy, national markets, business and industries through the collective input of leaders from business, governments and intergovernmental organizations.

The FG100 Initiative has since gathered more than 700 leaders representing 55 markets, from over 400 organizations and 80 government and intergovernmental organizations to chart the Future Global Agenda.