A framework agreement of cooperation between IsDB and Standard Chartered Bank

A framework agreement of cooperation between IsDB and Standard Chartered Bank

IsDB President Dr. Bandar Hajjar and M. Sunil Kaushal, CEO for Africa and Middle East, Standard Chartered Bank (SCB), signed a Memorandum of Agreement to participate in IsDB's Restore Track Program aimed to supporting IsDB's member countries' private sector through stimulus packages to the economic sectors most impacted by the COVID19 pandemic. This agreement leverages on IsDB's $2Bn “COVID Guarantee Facility” to establish an operational cooperation framework for IsDB and SCB to facilitate financing arrangements to IsDB's Member Countries. The COVID pandemic has disrupted international financial channels and put pressure on hard currency inflows to Emerging Markets. This pressure led to considerable limitations of the private sector's access to financial liquidity. Combined with the loss of income due to reduced demand, the health crisis poses unprecedented challenges to