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  • Standard Chartered, BII provide $100m for Kenya and Tanzania

    22 May 2025
  • People Moves, 9 May: Standard Chartered, HSBC Asset Management, Climate Impact Partners ... and more

    09 May 2025
  • Standard Chartered raises €1bn from 'milestone' social bond debut

    10 March 2025

    UK-based lender Standard Chartered has issued a debut €1 billion ($1.1 billion) social bond focused on small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) lending in Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

  • Standard Chartered joins ocean finance initiative

    22 January 2025
  • Standard Chartered, Apollo launch $3bn energy transition infrastructure credit partnership

    14 January 2025

    Standard Chartered has launched a $3 billion clean energy and transition financing partnership with Apollo, which has resulted in the acquisition of a minority stake in debt origination firm Apterra.

  • 'Blue' ammonia set to be 'big theme' in 2025 as CCS projects grow

    02 January 2025

    'Blue' ammonia is likely to be a growing transition finance theme in 2025 and beyond as carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects continue to grow, according to Standard Chartered.

  • 'Ground-breaking' UK carbon capture and storage project secures £8bn financing

    20 December 2024

    Two major 'net zero' projects linked to a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in the North Sea have secured a combined £8 billion ($10 billion) in project financing from around 20 banks, including Standard Chartered, BBVA and ING.

  • 'Door is now open' for Article 6 transactions, says Standard Chartered

    26 November 2024

    Progress on Article 6 at COP29 should be a catalyst for credit demand, Standard Chartered's carbon market development director has said, but noted that some "unknowns" still remain.

  • Bahamas signs 'ground-breaking' $300m debt-for-nature loan deal

    22 November 2024

    The Bahamas has signed a $300 million loan with Standard Chartered as part of a ground-breaking marine conservation-focused debt conversion transaction developed with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).

  • Debt-for-nature deals are 'growing very rapidly and are very scalable'

    22 November 2024

    The nature financing gap remains concerningly wide, but the increasingly active debt-for-nature market offers hope that the tide is turning. Ahren Lester reports