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Monthly Archives: December, 2017

Fraudulent Property Financing Runs Rampant Around China

Various forms of fraudulent property financing have spread like wildfire around China, helping to inflate real estate markets amidst a crackdown by regulators. In September...

China’s Vice-Premier Praises Globalisation and Opening Before Audience of Multi-national Execs

Chinese vice-premier Wang Yang told an audience of multinational executives that China will continue to open up its economy, as well as improve the...

China’s Securities Regulator Hails Fintech’s Potential

One of the Chinese securities regulator's senior-most officials has hailed the potential for Fintech innovation to improve the efficiency of the financial services sector. Addressing...

Regulators Issue 2467 Fines to Chinese Banks Since Start of 2017

A new report from the Beijing-based BBT Commercial Research Institute (北商研究院) points to a sharp increase in the value and volume of fines issued...

Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen Raise Minimum Wage Above 2000 Yuan

At least 22 regional administrative entities around China have raised their monthly minimum wage levels since the start of the year, with five local...

Banking Regulator Flags “Planned, Step-by-Step, In-depth” Crackdown on Market Malfeasance

China's banking regulator has signalled that it will heighten scrutiny and punishment of wrongdoing on the part of the country's lending institutions in future. Wang...

China’s Real Estate Market Set to Cool Further in 2018: CASS

One of China's leading think tanks expects the country's property markets to cool further next year, with a strong likelihood of real estate investment,...

Fixation on Party Control Is Undermining Corporate Governance Reforms

A new study from the Paulson Institute points out that Beijing's efforts to expand the control of the Chinese Communist Party over state-owned enterprises...

Housing Transaction Floorspace Drops Over 13% YoY in November

Housing transactions in key cities across China posted a sharp year-on-year decline in November, as municipal governments continue to step up their property control...

Trump Tax Cuts Will Spur Capital Outflows, Pressure Renminbi: Shenwan Hongyuan

Li Huiyong (李慧勇), chief macro-economist of Shenwan Hongyuan Securities, says that the Trump administration's recently approved corporate tax cuts could have broad-ranging impacts upon...

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