Standard Chartered sharpens its yuan advisory edge as currency’s global rise continues

Amid continuing geopolitical tensions and market uncertainty, greater use of the yuan for international trade settlements, raising funds, managing liquidity and allocating investments is a logical strategy for executives overseeing treasury and finance functions.

At the end of 2025, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) had bilateral currency-swap agreements with more than 30 countries and regions, with an aggregate value in excess of 4.3 trillion yuan (US$641 billion), confirming ever-wider...