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Megadeals set to heat up M&A in Asia as China rebounds

As the global economy continues to recover from the impact of COVID-19, …

17 Aug 2021

The virtuous circle of trade digitisation and ESG

When combined, sustainability and digitisation in trade finance can powe…

02 Aug 2021

Case study: EUR 159 million ECA-backed financing to improve …

Standard Chartered has provided EUR 159 million financing to the governm…

15 Jul 2021

Future-proofing supply chains for the new global economy

As businesses chart a path forward in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic,…

Emerging markets and US leadership on climate change are dri…

The global cleantech sector has proved remarkably resilient to recent ec…

23 Jun 2021

3 signature wins at The Asset Triple A Awards 2021

Standard Chartered nets a hat-trick: Best Renminbi Bank, Working Capital…

18 Jun 2021

Achieving greater efficiency through digitalisation

Our collaboration with Vale on their first blockchain transaction has pa…

17 Jun 2021

Built for speed: The API-powered treasury

Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) bring a new level of speed, co…

11 Jun 2021

Standard Chartered is the most awarded* in The Asset Triple …

Amid a challenging year, we received 56 awards celebrating client succes…

09 Jun 2021

Global trade faces a USD3.4 trillion financing gap

Small-medium enterprises (SMEs) have long struggled to access trade fina…

28 Aug 2020

Cargo ships: the workhorses that power global trade

The experts of the early 1900s who made predictions about life today wou…

China high-yield surges further, as investors seek offshore …

Overlooked during the COVID-19 crisis, Chinese US dollar-denominated hig…

27 Aug 2020

3 unusual barriers to global trade

As a key driver of employment, prosperity and interconnectivity, trade i…

24 Aug 2020

Richer data for greater certainty – ISO 20022

With SWIFT’s adoption of ISO 20022 standards the global payments industr…

06 Aug 2020

Moving past COVID-19: Best practices for treasurers

The impact of COVID-19 on cash flows drove treasurers to crisis mode. Mo…

02 Jul 2020

Payments transparency: A clear advantage

Governments are strengthening financial regulations to ensure secure and…

How we’re helping SMEs during COVID-19

For many small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), business owners are…

20 Apr 2020

Innovation a catalyst for investment in Africa

The Africa region provides many opportunities for new technologies to gr…

23 Mar 2020