State Council Doubles Quota for Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors
The Chinese central government has doubled the investment quota for qualified foreign institutional investors (QFII).
P2P Platforms in Regular Operation Continue to Fall to Record Lows
The number of regularly operating peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platforms in China has continued to tumble to record…
Chinese Automobile Sales Post Negative Growth for First Time in 28 Years
Car sales in China have posted their first negative growth reading for nearly three decades according to…
Total Social Financing in 2018 Hits 19.26T Yuan for YoY Decline of 3.14T
Data from the Chinese central bank points to a sizeable contraction in total social financing in 2018.
Renminbi Loans Rise 16.17T Yuan in 2018, M2 Money Supply Expands 8.1% YoY
The Chinese central bank has just released data on credit and money supply growth for 2018.
Beijing Municipal Government Commits to Opening of Local Finance Sector
The Beijing municipal government has flagged further opening of the local finance sector in 2019 in its…
China Sees Leap in World Bank’s 2019 Property Rights Ranking
The Chinese economy has seen a sizeable rise in its global ranking for property registration according to…
Declining Home Loan Rates Do Not Signal Loosening of Chinese Property Controls
Chinese state-owned media has cited domestic analysts who say that a recent decline in home loan rates…
76.9% of Chinese Use Electronic Payments, over 45% Invest in WMP’s
A new report from the Chinese central bank points to ongoing expansion in the availability of financial…
Chinese Trade Surplus Hits Five Year Low as Imports Rise to Record High
Official data indicates that while China’s total foreign trade continued to tap record highs in 2018 its…
