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ASEAN’s climate commitment
Private sector partners must provide funding, deep insights, and industry leadership
ASEAN’s potential unleashed
Countries must fully leverage sustainable infrastructure, digitalisation, and innovative financing solutions
Transition finance is key
Create value by providing innovative financing solutions
ASEAN and Africa
These markets on opposite shores of the Indian Ocean have much to offer
Resilience in uncertainty
How strong corporate governance enables firms to stay ahead of the curve
Race to net-zero
Banks and financial institutions have a vital role to play to ensure that real impact is made
Moving towards net zero
Firms in Asia can overcome the challenges that are holding them back from attaining net-zero
ASEAN-India Trade Opportunity
ASEAN is one of the world’s most important trading blocs, with a population of 650 million and a combined GDP of USD3.3 trillion. The ASEAN–India Free Trade Area (AIFTA) signed in 2009 removed tariffs on a wide range of goods and services. Bilateral trade has been steadily rising since, and there is a huge opportunity to increase trade further.
The Standard Chartered Trade Opportunity Report looks to a post-COVID-19 world, as economies stabilise and reopen. At a time when our global ties are endangered by challenges from pandemics to protectionism, this study is a roadmap of trade possibilities, looking beyond immediate threats to highlight the medium-term opportunities for greater trade between 5 key ASEAN markets and India.