Dear clients,
2022 has been a turbulent year across global credit markets, and a slower economic backdrop may continue. Amid shifting markets there are always opportunities. Persisting supply chain issues, geopolitical tensions, energy security challenges, and inflationary and monetary policy pressures are materially impacting the credit markets. I look forward to a challenging but exciting 2023.
For both emerging and developed markets, financing opportunities are opening up in parts of the economy which have been best able to adjust, adapt and innovate during a changing environment. This is especially true for infrastructure development, where increasing trends towards localisation and onshored supply chains, are creating excellent debt and equity investment opportunities. And across all this, environmental, social and governance (ESG) continues to be the prominent theme, which in my opinion, we will see further accelerated.
We remain committed to our clients and their needs for a wide range of funding and financing options. Many of which are outlined in the form of case studies, articles and videos in this year-end edition of Bankable Insights.
We hope you will find this an interesting read and I look forward to engaging with you further as you renew and pivot your business and investment strategy for a more sustainable future. Thank you for your continued support and trust in Standard Chartered.
Warm regards, Henrik Raber Global Head, Credit Markets, Standard Chartered
