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Insights from our leaders to help you navigate growing complexity and set a path for sustainable growth.
Boosting FDI in emerging economies
Investors can help unlock key financial and societal returns, says Roberto Hoornweg, Co-Head Corporate & Investment Banking.
Escaping the sustainability debt trap
Debt conversions can unlock fiscal space for developing countries while mobilising sustainable finance at scale, writes Group Chairman Dr José Viñals.
How to make the most of Gen AI
Chief Strategy & Talent Officer Tanuj Kapilashrami shares her insights on how a 'skills passport' can help colleagues prepare.
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Unlocking the next chapter in ASEAN-China cooperation: Smart…
Ensuring the ASEAN-China corridor reaches its potential will have positi…
22 Aug 2025
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From headwinds to horizons accelerating China-ASEAN connecti…
Highlights from the Standard Chartered China Summit 2025 - exploring cro…
04 Jul 2025
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Which new industries are driving China-Middle East trade?
Our new Corridors in Focus series examines trade along high-priority cor…
27 Jun 2025
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Future-ready: Why ASEAN could be the decade’s best growth pl…
After nearly 20 years in banking, I cannot recall a time when I felt thi…
08 May 2024
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Five reasons for optimism in trade in 2024
Despite the uncertainty about what lies ahead for global trade, there ar…
09 Mar 2024
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As Africa’s exports approach $1 trillion, political wi…
At current compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3%, African merchandise…
15 Jan 2024
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The great rebalancing: how MENA is reshaping the future of t…
With exports from MENA predicted to more than double by the end of the d…
01 Aug 2022
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Sustainability can drive trade growth in Africa
Post-pandemic, Africa sees new opportunities for trade growth through su…
18 Oct 2021