Standard Chartered operates in many of the world's fastest growing markets, and derives over 90 per cent of its profits from the emerging trade corridors of Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Listed on both the London Stock Exchange and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Standard Chartered PLC is consistently ranked in the top 25 FTSE 100 companies by market capitalisation.
Standard Chartered has a network of over 1,750 branches and outlets in more than 70 countries across the Asia Pacific Region, South Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe and the Americas.
1Basinghall Avenue, London, EC2V 5DD, United Kingdom
Telephone:
+44 (020) 7885 8888
Founded:
1858
Site:
www.standardchartered.com
ID: 1132. Updated: 12.05.2004
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Standard Chartered operates in many of the world's fastest growing markets, and derives over 90 per cent of its profits from the emerging trade corridors of Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Listed on both the London Stock Exchange and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Standard Chartered PLC is consistently ranked in the top 25 FTSE 100 companies by market capitalisation.
+44 (020) 7885 8888