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Monthly Archives: January, 2019

White Paper on Chinese Direct Banking Says Smaller Lenders Are Taking the Lead

A new white paper on China's fledgling direct banking sector points to the leading role played by smaller lenders such as joint-stock banks and...

Chinese Births Drop to Lowest Level Since Pre-Cultural Revolution, Labour Force Contracts for Seventh Year

Chinese birthrates continued to decline in 2018 despite Beijing's recent decision to rescind the long-standing One Child Policy. Data released by the National Bureau...

Property Accounts for Excessive Share of Chinese Household Wealth, Investments Lack Diversification

A new report points to a range of problems with household wealth management in China's urban centres despite roaring growth in average assets since...

Foreign Investment in Chinese Bonds Surges Despite Leap in Defaults Last Year

Foreign investment in Chinese bonds posted robust growth in 2018 despite a surge in defaults, especially amongst corporate debtors. Data from Wind indicates that China...

China’s Consumer Credit Balance Expected to Exceed 10T Yuan by 2020

Domestic analysts expect the Chinese consumer credit market to see robust growth in the near future as household expenditures and leverage continue to increase...

1 Trillion Yuan in Foreign Funds Expected to Flow into Chinese A-shares in 2019

The Chinese A-share market is expected to welcome a surge in funds from abroad following Beijing's decision to expand the qualified foreign institutional investor...

29% of Chinese Fiscal Revenues Derived from Land Sales

A new report claims that nearly a third of China's fiscal revenues were derived from sales of land in 2017 as commercial housing growth...

95% of Chinese Businesses to Benefit from 600B Yuan Inclusive Tax Cut

State media says new inclusive tax cuts launched by the central government that target small and micro-enterprises will reduce the tax burden for 95%...

Consumer Finance Asset-backed Securities See Sizeable Decline in China for 2018

New data points to a sizeable drop Chinese consumer finance asset-backed securities (ABS) in 2018, as well as the market dominance of Alibaba-affiliate Ant...

China Claims Import and Export Customs Times Fell over 50% in 2018

State media claims the Chinese government achieved a sizeable reduction in customs processing times for both imports and exports in 2018. Ni Yuefeng (倪岳峰),...

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