The pharma industry has historically had little need for working capital optimisation strategies, but capital released from this can be substantial. Standard Chartered’s Shoaib Yaqub, Global Head, Capital Structure Advisory, and Ashutosh Kumar, Global Head, Working Capital Solution, discuss how “pulling the right levers” could be key delivering this. Not only has the pandemic transformed […]
India’s Rush Towards a Cashless Economy By Ashutosh Kumar, Global Head Banking the Ecosystem, Transaction Banking, Standard Chartered While most payments in India are still made with cash or cheques, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has increasingly been focusing on shifting payments to electronic channels. The initiatives are having an impact, as data […]
Facilitating Trade and Economic Transformation An interview with Ashutosh Kumar, Global Head of Corporate Cash & Trade, Transaction Banking, Standard Chartered Bank What role does trade play in the global economy? During, and certainly since the financial crisis, economists and politicians alike have increasingly recognised that trade is instrumental in driving the global economy. Trade […]
