EconomyStandard Chartered profits from geopolitical fragmentation as earnings soar: CEO

Standard Chartered expects to maintain strong earnings growth by tapping rising wealth in Asia and the Middle East, demand for cross-border financial services and the digitisation of money, CEO Bill Winters said. The bank has moved from traditional lending towards fee-based services such as trade finance, capital markets advice and wealth management as geopolitical tensions reshape global finance.

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