Standard Bank is one of Africa's largest and most successful banking groups, with a presence in 17 African countries as well as another 16 countries across the rest of the world. Our key aim is to invest significantly in growing our capacity in strategically important countries and regions. That’s why, in 2009, we entered into a strategic partnership with Troika Dialog, Russia’s most established and largest independent investment bank. And, with our strategic partnership with the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), China’s largest bank, we also have valuable access to the fastest growing and largest emerging market on the planet.In the Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) Global business we contributed 56% of group headline earnings in 2008 by providing a full spectrum of innovative products and services to clients on every major continent. Our success is built on our vision of going beyond our clients' expectations in everything we do. It's a strategy that encourages our people at all levels to think differently and act decisively to make the impossible a reality.On our Graduate website, you can find out about our 147 years of history, as well as our ambitious plans for future growth across the globe. You can also discover more about our unique emerging markets philosophy and how we're investing in and supporting the communities we work in. Most importantly, you'll be able to find out about the different areas of CIB and the scale and scope of some of the award-winning projects and transactions we're involved in. This will help you when it comes to deciding the direction you want your career to go in and which of our graduate programmes is right for you.