Standard Chartered Follows HSBC in Cutting Service to Huawei

After its CFO Meng Wanzhou was arrested in Canada, Huawei has been confronted with more challenges, including reduced access to the global financial system.
Standard Chartered Follows HSBC in Cutting Service to Huawei
A worker holds a sign promoting a sale for Huawei 5G internet services at a mobile phone retail shop in Shenzhen, China, on Dec. 18, 2018. AP Photo/Andy Wong
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After its CFO Meng Wanzhou was arrested in Canada, Huawei has been confronted with more challenges, including reduced access to the global financial system.

After the British bank HSBC Holdings stopped offering financial services to the Chinese tech giant, a second UK bank, Standard Chartered, followed suit citing unacceptable risks. Citigroup, Huawei’s last major supplier of banking services, said it will review all new business with Huawei.

Nicole Hao
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Nicole Hao is a Washington-based reporter focused on China-related topics. Before joining the Epoch Media Group in July 2009, she worked as a global product manager for a railway business in Paris, France.
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