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China moves to further relax approval requirements on outbound investments by Chinese investors
February 6th, 2015
Since the announcement of the “go global” (“走出去”) policy in 2000, the People’s Republic of China (“PRC” or “China“) has achieved a tremendous acceleration in its overseas foreign direct investment, transporting China from a country punching well below its ...
China stock markets rally after surprise rate cut
February 5th, 2015
China markets are rallying after the mainland’s central bank unexpectedly cut a key lending rate on Wednesday. The People’s Bank of China lower the required reserve ratio (RRR) for banks by 50 basis points in an attempt to stimulate the slowing ...
China: Anti-graft drive hits financial sector
February 4th, 2015
Apparent probes into executives at two Chinese banks have been interpreted as a sign that China’s anti-corruption drive is broadening, exerting pressure on banks to clean up their acts. Bank of Beijing Board Director Lu Haijun is under investigation ...
China denies mass foreign investment withdrawal
January 30th, 2015
China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOC) on Thursday denied media reports that foreign firms were taking back their capital in China. “There is no mass capital withdrawal of overseas enterprises in China,” MOC spokesman Shen Danyang said during a press ...
China Trusts Fuel Stocks With 28% Jump in Investment
January 30th, 2015
China’s trusts, part of the shadow-banking industry, fueled a stock-market rally by boosting their investments in equities by a record 122 billion yuan ($19.5 billion) in the fourth quarter. The increase, reported by the China Trustee Association on Friday, ...
China’s yuan joins top 5 most-used global currencies
January 28th, 2015
China’s yuan has become one of the five most widely used currencies in global payments, an international financial transactions agency announced today. The yuan passed the Canadian and Australian dollars in popularity in December, according to the Society for ...
Foreign Law Firms Face Pressure in China
January 27th, 2015
For Western law firms doing business in Asia, last week represented the best of times and the worst of times. On one end of the spectrum: New York law firm Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, which said ...
Fresh progress in China-Switzerland financial cooperation
January 22nd, 2015
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) and the People’s Bank of China (PBC) signed, yesterday Jan 21 2015, the Memorandum of Understanding on the establishment of RMB Clearing Arrangements in Switzerland, and the PBC decided to extend the pilot scheme of ...
Former directors of First China financial services group ordered to compensate the company
January 20th, 2015
SFC obtains court orders against current and former directors of First China to compensate the company RMB18.69 million The Court of First Instance has ordered three current and former directors of First China Financial Network Holdings Ltd (First China), ...
HSBC survey: China’s GDP growth to fall to new low, Brazil seen heading back to recession
January 7th, 2015
Output growth picked up in major emerging markets in December led by India, but was subdued overall with China seen slowing further and Brazil likely falling back to recession, an HSBC survey showed on Wednesday. The HSBC Emerging Markets Index rose to a ...