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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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Visa and Standard Chartered join forces to enhance cross-bor…
A strategic collaboration enabled by our open banking API capabilities a…
24 Apr 2024
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Financing a giga-green future
To accelerate decarbonisation, the development of giga green technology …
23 Apr 2024
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Tech needs to be bolder on investments
Tech hardware firms may be sitting on too much cash. Using this liquidit…
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Every dollar spent on climate adaptation could generate up t…
Compared with climate mitigation projects, adaptation has historically b…
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Three megatrends will define Real Assets in 2024
Critical infrastructure gaps coupled with the pursuit of net zero and ad…
01 Apr 2024
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Dawn of a new era: The story behind Bangladesh’s first…
Bangladesh’s first sustainability-linked bond issuance is a rallying cal…
28 Mar 2024
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How evolving regulations are transforming cross-border treas…
New regulations reshape treasury operations, enabling better liquidity m…
09 Mar 2024
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What practical applications of blockchain can treasurers mon…
Blockchain brings about limitless possibilities, but what are its practi…
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Five reasons for optimism in trade in 2024
Despite the uncertainty about what lies ahead for global trade, there ar…
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Taking advantage of tokenisation: A corporate roadmap for 20…
A quick guide outlining what business leaders and corporates need to kno…
08 Mar 2024
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A sustainable trade ecosystem is ASEAN’s best route to build…
For decades, global trade has brought huge rewards, especially in Asia, …
28 Feb 2024
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Have rate increases ‘really’ impacted corporate balance shee…
Rates outlook has made corporates cautious, but it may have been overdon…
08 Feb 2024
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Stablecoins, Blockchains and the Future of Global Commerce
Find out how blockchain can fundamentally reshape how businesses and peo…
07 Feb 2024
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Case study – Checkout.com and Standard Chartered Join …
A dynamic collaboration pioneering the future of digital commerce in the…
30 Jan 2024
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Connecting capital to where it’s needed most
Trillion-dollar funding gaps are exacerbating global challenges: the inf…
19 Jan 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 disruptive potential of generative AI
By introducing capabilities that allow financial institutions to stimula…
11 Dec 2023
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Case study: Catalysing cleantech with private capital
To achieve net zero emissions by 2050, Asia needs USD37 trillion worth o…
04 Dec 2023