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StanChart beats estimates, profit swells

Thu, Apr 27, 2017 - 5:50 AM

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STANDARD Chartered Plc's return to its roots as a trade bank is bearing fruit.

Transaction banking revenue climbed the most in more than three years, rising 10 per cent to US$785 million, amid increased Asian trade volumes and rising global interest rates, the London-based...

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