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Standard Chartered is closing its Zimbabwe operations after 130 years in the country. The banking group today announced that it was exiting a number of operations around the world, including Zimbabwe, to cut costs.
In a statement, the bank said it will close operations in Angola, Cameroon, Gambia, Jordan, Lebanon, Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe.