China's central bank said on Friday that it has authorized Standard Bank, Africa's largest lender, and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China to jointly serve as the RMB clearing bank for Africa.

China has authorised Africa’s largest lender, Standard Bank, to jointly clear yuan payments across 19 African countries, giving businesses direct access to China’s financial…

China has authorised Africa’s largest lender, Standard Bank, to jointly clear yuan payments across 19 African countries, giving businesses direct access to China’s financial…