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Insights
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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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Keeping children safe from crypto-funded abuse
We’re working with the ICMEC to understand the role cryptocurrency may p…
31 Mar 2021
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The teenagers tackling tech’s gender gap
14-year-old Elizabeth is just one of the young entrepreneurs honing her …
17 Mar 2021
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Seeing is Believing: a look back
What started in 2003 as an employee-driven fundraiser to deliver tens of…
27 Jan 2021
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A brighter 2021
Four major factors will determine the outlook for equity markets: distri…
14 Jan 2021
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Why climate risk matters
Climate change is a growing financial risk around the world. We’re worki…
09 Dec 2020
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The last mile in unlocking sustainable development
Sustainable investing can create long-term, resilient growth, and we nee…
06 Oct 2020
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Measurement is key to hitting the Paris Agreement goals
Banks pledge to tackle climate change but how do they know if they’…
21 Sep 2020
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When good for the planet is good for business
Growing evidence links long term investment performance with impact. Cou…
27 Jul 2020
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Are China’s SMEs pointing to an economic recovery?
June was a good month for China’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SM…
29 Jun 2020
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Where our COVID-19 relief donations are going
Back in April, we launched our USD50 million COVID-19 Global Charitable …
22 Jun 2020
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The sport that’s helping girls break barriers
Soleha’s life changed when she took up netball Netball players lea…
15 Jun 2020
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Combatting COVID-19: our USD1 billion commitment
Since Standard Chartered committed USD1 billion of non-for-profit financ…
15 May 2020
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Could small businesses play a key role in the COVID-19 recov…
The small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector plays a central role …
04 May 2020
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Expanding my horizons: Jack’s story
Jack Duan, Relationship Manager, China Desk, Gurgaon, India
01 May 2020
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The coronavirus oil shock – is this just the beginning?
As COVID-19 causes a collapse in demand, the oil market crisis – t…
27 Apr 2020
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How we’re helping SMEs during COVID-19
For many small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), business owners are…
20 Apr 2020
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COVID-19: keeping up supplies of food and medicine
When India went into lockdown in the battle against COVID-19, access to …
15 Apr 2020