SINGAPORE : Standard Chartered's first-quarter pre-tax profit rose 6 per cent, beating market expectations, as the emerging markets-focused lender benefited from rising interest rates and flagged a robust outlook.
The London-headquartered lender, which is focussed on Asia, Africa and the Middle East, said it now expects income growth this year to slightly exceed the previously guided 5-7 per cent range, underlining how banks' prospects are being lifted by rising interest rates even as the global economic outlook grows murkier.
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