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SA success story: FirstRand's founders share their secret sauce with BizNews community

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FirstRand is one of South Africa’s largest financial services groups and includes Rand Merchant Bank, First National Bank and WesBank. The group was built by partners GT Ferreira, Laurie Dippenaar and Paul Harris, who share their story with BizNews community members in a webinar hosted by BizNews founder Alec Hogg. This is part one of a four-part series. You can watch the full webinar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

14 Jul 2020 8AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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