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Monthly Archives: November, 2017

Microlending Crackdown Stymies Fintech IPO’s

Concerns over stricter regulation of online lending are dimming the prospects for initial public offerings by Chinese Fintech companies. Chinese regulators are reportedly mulling a...

China Will Allow Majority Foreign Ownership of Securities Firms

In the wake of President Trump's official visit to Beijing, China has made a watershed move for the opening up of its finance sector. Vice...

Will Trump Visit Spur Greater Opening of China’s Finance Sector?

An official state news outlet has published an opinion piece on China's plans to further open up its finance sector in the wake of...

China’s Deleveraging Drive Pushes Foreign Bank Loans to Record Heights

Foreign banks are taking advantage of the constrained credit conditions created by Beijing's deleveraging drive to lend record-breaking sums to Chinese borrowers. The total exposure of...

Financial Risk Needed to Achieve Stable, Sustainable Growth: Xia Bin

One of the Chinese government's senior-most economists says that financial risk must be accommodated in order to maintain stable, long-term growth, and called for...

China’s Financial Stability and Development Committee Officially Launches

Chinese state media has announced the official establishment of the Financial Stability and Development Committee under the State Council, as well as the convening...

October CPI Exceeds Expectations with 1.9% YoY Increase

The latest data from China's National Bureau of Statistics indicates that consumer price inflation edged ahead of consensus expectations in October. According to NBS data...

Local Government to Blame for China’s Financial Instability: Zhou Xiaochuan

The head of China's central bank has pointed the finger of reproach at local government for exacerbating the fragility of the country's financial system. In...

China’s Shadow Banking Sector Has Ceased to Expand: Moody’s

China's deleveraging campaign appears to have borne fruit, with growth in shadow banking activity halting in the first half and nominal GDP expanding faster...

China’s Trade Surplus Narrows 17.8% for the First Ten Months of 2017

The latest official data indicates that China's trade levels fell short of consensus expectation for October. Data from China's General Administration of Customs indicates that...

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