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South African bank picks risque new name by American standards

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January 9, 2008 | Free Subscription

Grindrod Bank logo

Grindrod.”

It picked the name back in 2006 (reference here).

Apparently, the words “grind” and “rod” don’t mean the same thing in South Africa as they do in colloquial American.



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