Standard Chartered is planning to recruit 2,000 people this year, Financial Times reports. Many of the new hires will be front-office staff in the consumer division.

The U.K. bank is also planning to open at least 10 branches in China in the second half of the year. The emerging market-focused bank’s pre-tax profit rose 17% to $3.64 billion.

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