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Annual RMB internationalisation report

Renminbi in motion for corporates: Understanding RMB internationalisation in a multi-currency world

The renminbi’s (RMB) role in trade, funding and capital markets is expanding, driven by real-economy demand, not just short-term FX cycles. Early movers are building funding flexibility, payment resilience and balance-sheet alignment. Explore how corporates can capture that advantage.

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    Roberto Hoornweg explores how uncertainty, resilience and connectivity a…

  • Chinese Mainland: From opening-up to operating advantage via…

    Hong Kong’s role as a superconnector is becoming more critical in the ne…

  • Corridors in focus: Our People – Christine Chan

    "Twenty years ago, I was working at the docks as a management trainee. T…

  • RMB internationalisation is anchoring growth across the Chin…

    The internationalisation of the renminbi is helping create new trade, in…

  • Which new industries are driving China-Middle East trade?

    Our new Corridors in Focus series examines trade along high-priority cor…

  • From headwinds to horizons accelerating China-ASEAN connecti…

    Highlights from the Standard Chartered China Summit 2025 – exploring cro…

  • Three renminbi trends financial institutions should watch

    As renminbi use grows, financial institutions are assessing whether its …

  • RMB internationalisation is moving beyond settlement

    The next phase may be shaped by how deeply RMB becomes embedded into cro…

  • The multi-currency imperative: RMB strategy for financial in…

    A guide to RMB’s increasing internationalisation and the significant opp…

  • RMB internationalisation (RMBI) is entering a ‘2.0 window

    Jean Lu, CEO China on RMBI, Panda-Dim Sum bonds and how China’s opening-…

  • What renminbi is – and why RMB internationalisation ma…

    Your guide to CNY and CNH markets, CIPS, key policies, and how corporate…

  • What renminbi internationalisation means for you in a new wo…

    Discover how renminbi internationalisation is transforming global trade …

  • Powering up: How EVs are driving the China-Europe corridor

    Chinese EV companies are moving manufacturing to Europe and forming join…

  • How clean energy is transforming the power industry

    A global perspective on how solar, wind, nuclear and hydrogen are drivin…

  • The strategic impact of tariffs on the US renewables value c…

    Explore how US tariffs and policy uncertainty are impacting the renewabl…