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The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited is the largest shareholder in Stanbic’s South African headquartered parent company, Standard Bank.

Higher ratios suggest that a bank’s operating costs are out of control, while lower ratios indicate that a bank is functioning more profitably.

This comes at a time when the country is struggling to settle public debts in excess of US$19 billion.

In an analysis of the firm’s financial statements for the full year ended March 31, 2022, IH said that downside risks still existed from high financial costs.