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スタンダードチャータード銀行、紛争が続く中も湾岸地域でウェルスマネジメントチームを拡充へ

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-- ロイター通信は火曜日、スタンダードチャータード銀行(HKG:2888)のprivate and affluent banking部門グローバル責任者であるRaymond Ang氏の話を引用し、同地域で戦争が激化する中でも、同社が湾岸地域におけるウェルス・マネジメント部門の拡充を計画していると報じた。

Ang氏は、同行がドバイの顧客を担当するリレーションシップ・マネージャーをさらに採用する計画であり、アブダビでの事業拡大も検討しているとの見解を示した。

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