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Topic: Standard Chartered

ED fines Standard Chartered record Rs 100 cr for breaking forex rules in Tamilnad bank deal

An eight-year probe found that Standard Chartered violated the forex law when it worked with a group of investors to buy a stake in Tamilnad Mercantile Bank in 2007.

Kumar Mangalam Birla hires StanChart, Goldman bankers

The billionaire’s Aditya Birla Group appointed Standard Chartered dealmaker Sandeep Agrawal and Manish Dabir from Goldman, sources said.

US-China trade tensions may limit investor interest in Masala bonds even after Kerala sale

Kerala is the first local government to sell an offshore rupee-denominated bond & will list Rs 21.5 billion of Masala bonds on the London Stock Exchange Friday.

Bangladeshis will be richer than Indians by 2030, StanChart Bank says

While demographic dividend will be a boon for India, Bangladesh’s investments in health and education should juice productivity, Stanchart says

Nomura and StanChart predict worst over for India’s battered bond market & its buyers

The gap has narrowed down to 52 points between RBI’s benchmark rate and the 10-year yield bond data, a key market centric, says StanChart.

On Camera

Asim Munir wants to be guardian of the Middle East. He’s fated to fail at home

Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.