标准银行集团有限公司（下称“标准银行”）与中国工商银行股份有限公司（下称“工商银行”）日前庆祝建立战略合作伙伴关系十周年。双方重申将继续深化扩展合作伙伴关系，携手推进中非贸易、投资和增长。

Standard Bank Group Limited (“Standard Bank”) and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited (“ICBC”) are celebrating the ten-year anniversary of their strategic partnership. The two banks have reaffirmed their commitment to expand their partnership to further accelerate China-Africa trade, investment and growth opportunities.

标准银行是非洲资产规模最大的银行，2008年，工商银行以55亿美元收购标准银行20%战略性股权，从而建立起战略合作伙伴关系。该交易当时是金额最大的中国公司境外投资项目，时至今日仍是最大的中非单一投资交易。

The strategic partnership between the world’s and Africa’s biggest bank by assets was formed in 2008 when ICBC acquired a 20% stake in Standard Bank for US$ 5.5 billion. The deal was at the time the largest foreign investment in value terms made by a Chinese company. It still represents the single biggest China-Africa investment.