In 2019, Rossiya Airlines, one of the top airlines in Russia, begun its entry into the African markets by flying into Zanzibar in Tanzania. There are over 80 Cargo and Passenger airlines in Russia, and Rossiya Airlines is amongst the top ten of them. They have not been known for their flight in and out of Africa until the Zanzibar entry in 2019.

According to Forbes, Standard Bank is “the largest lender in Africa”, as the banking group launched the game changing forex trading app in 2017 – Shyft. This position of largest lender is backed by 157 years of lending money to business owners and individuals.