AI productivity gains could help offset tighter labour supply. Singapore’s economy is expected to expand by an average of 2.7% annually from 2026 to 2035, below its 5.2% growth in 2024 and 2025, as demographic pressures weigh on a mature...
Inflation has remained stubbornly high. The Federal Reserve raised interest rates on Wednesday (Sep 16) and flagged more hikes in the coming months, with new US central bank chief Kevin Warsh joining a unanimous decision that effectively acknowledges the Trump...
Nearly three-quarters of large corporates now rank releasing trapped liquidity as a top strategic priority for the next 12 months, as persistent supply-chain disruption pushes treasury teams towards cash visibility and working-capital optimisation. A new Citi Institute and Citi Services...
Indonesia’s state-owned banks face rising credit and earnings risks after government-driven lending pushed loan growth to more than twice the industry pace, according to S&P Global Ratings. The surge in lower-yielding loans coincides with higher funding costs, and S&P expects...
The loss of multilateral co-operation in trade could result in global exports falling by more than a quarter, according to a report from the World Trade Organization (WTO). In its annual World Trade Report, the WTO outlined three scenarios for...
World Trade Organization warns that splitting global trade along geopolitical lines could reduce world gross domestic product by 5.1%, while complete breakdown would cost 6.9%, official figures show. The World Trade Organization (WTO) warned on Tuesday that the geopolitical fragmentation...
Wealth & Retail Banking generated operating income of $1.74b. Standard Chartered net profit increased 2.7% year on year (YoY) to $973.8m for the first half of the year. Profit before income tax rose to $1.13b from $1.11b. Operating income increased 7.25% to...
Japanese investors seeking to make impact are starting to work more closely with NGOs and communities to improve social and environmental outcomes. Japan’s financial institutions have a long history of investing in social and environmental funding initiatives, but these have tended...
The strong growth and positive inflows enjoyed by European investment funds in recent months and years continued during the months from April to June, according to the latest statistics produced by trade body Efama. Its report for Q2 showed that...
Accelerating trade digitalisation could add US$2.8tn to global trade annually by 2031, according to a new report from Standard Chartered and Oxford Economics. The research, part of Standard Chartered’s 2026 Future of Trade report, assessed how faster trade digitalisation and...
