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Insights
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Tap into deep local expertise with global insights designed to help you grow across borders.
Leadership viewpoints
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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The disruptive potential of generative AI
By introducing capabilities that allow financial institutions to stimula…
11 Dec 2023
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Renminbi tracker: How global is the renminbi?
Our Renminbi Globalisation Index has tracked the internationalisation of…
24 May 2021
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Resilience, agility and humanity: lessons from the COVID-19 …
When the coronavirus pandemic first hit Standard Chartered’s biggest mar…
13 May 2020
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COVID-19: Clean energy challenges and opportunities
By Sujay Shah, Global Head & Managing Director, Cleantech Coverage, …
02 Apr 2020
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Climate risk is here, it’s evolving fast, and this is how we…
The clock is ticking on climate change. As temperatures rise year-on-yea…
13 Feb 2020
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The Sustainable Development Goals: The time to act is now
The UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are amongst the most am…
16 Jan 2020
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How cash can help the UN Sustainable Development Goals
The UN estimates emerging markets need USD2.5 trillion a year. Here̵…
12 Nov 2019
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How cash can help the UN Sustainable Development Goals
The UN estimates emerging markets need USD2.5 trillion a year. Here̵…
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Our first Sustainability Bond
We’ve launched our first Sustainability Bond – and it focuse…
25 Jun 2019
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On the frontline of tackling illegal wildlife trade
The illegal wildlife trade is a multi-billion-dollar industry run by the…
20 May 2019
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Moving to a low-carbon future – why banks and companies need…
The clock is ticking on climate change. We currently have more greenhous…
07 May 2019
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Infographic: China’s road to capital markets liberalis…
Since the early 1990s, China has been making a concerted effort to try t…
17 Jan 2019
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We’ve tightened our financing criteria – what you need to kn…
Stricter standards for industries that have negative environmental or so…
25 Oct 2018
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Our survey says… China’s tech future lies in the Greater Bay…
One of China’s most dynamic regions is reaching an exciting turning poin…
01 Aug 2018
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The three main risks facing the global economy
We expect robust global growth of 4 per cent this year, the strongest in…
18 Jul 2018
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Infographic: Appetite for China investments is rising
Investor sentiment around China is improving amid greater clarity, simpl…
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China investments enter a new era
International investors are increasing their exposure to China, our late…
22 Jun 2018
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Fighting financial crime: why 2018 must be a breakthrough ye…
The criminals are no longer simply winning when it comes to money launde…
14 May 2018