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  • Is Xi pushing China’s central bank towards quantitative easing?
  • Xi Jinping wants to inject “positive energy” in Sino-US relations, Beijing cancels restrictions on divorcees buying homes
  • China could struggle to achieve 2024 GDP growth target
  • China resorts to state planning to stymie housing market volatility
  • China’s securities regulator launches “unprecedented” measures to rescue stock market
  • Evergrande’s Collapse and the Downfall of China’s Richest Man
  • Chinese Central Bank Cuts Reserve Ratio, CSRC Calls for “Investor-centric” Capital Market, Jack Ma Returns as Alibaba’s Biggest Shareholder
  • Xi wants financial development with Chinese characteristics, Li Qiang invites multinationals to China
  • Communist Party asks how to best grow private enterprise; China’s foreign reserves back to first place globally
  • China’s Economic Blueprint for 2024: 10 Things You Need to Know About the 2023 Central Economic Work Conference
  • PBOC’s Q3 monetary policy report highlights greater coordination with fiscal policy
  • China’s top economists call for boosting theoretical confidence in private economy, transforming China into “great financial power”
  • Home prices decline across all Chinese city tiers; China Development Bank official expelled from party
  • Veteran securities official under investigation; Beijing uses government funds to drive private investment in industry
  • Will China’s central bank use special-purpose vehicles to tackle local government debt?
  • Can China’s new Basel-based capital rules prevent a Silicon Valley Bank-style incident?
  • Communist Party Steps up Control of Financial Policy at Central Financial Work Meeting
  • Chinese mutual funds weather heavy losses, He Lifeng becomes new economics tsar, CSRC lifts margin ratios
  • Stabilisation Funds Needed to Save China’s Stock Market: Ren Zeping
  • State investment in strategic industries leaps 30%, Lian Ping calls for maintaining active fiscal policy
  • Xi celebrates Shanghai free trade anniversary; top Chinese economists make Q4 predictions
  • Central bank cuts reserve ratio, Communist Party’s flagship newspaper decries Sino-US competition
  • China launches Private Economy Bureau, central bank pushes for more lending to private enterprise
  • Beijing unleashes stock-boosting measures. Are Chinese banks on track to cut mortgage rates?
  • Xi warns against new cold war, China to include big data on balance sheets
  • China Evergrande’s Downfall and Debt Woes Explained
  • Policy interest rates cut, July credit falls short of forecasts
  • China’s deflation spurs calls for rate cuts, Expanding consumption now Beijing’s chief mission for H2 2023
  • Enriching Chinese households with equities needed to spur consumption: State-owned Media
  • China’s State Planner Highlights Six Key Macro-economic Missions for H2 2023
  • China’s Top Financial News Stories for the Week Ending 28 July, 2023
  • China’s Politburo Sends 10 Key Economic Signals for Second Half 2023
  • Beijing strives to boost China’s private economy and spur domestic consumption
  • China Needs to Step up Fiscal Stimulus: Former Central Bank Official
  • China’s property market gets financial reprieve; central bank calls for more exchange rate flexibility
  • Chinese credit growth hits record high in June, Xi Jinping calls for greater economic opening
  • Big banks deny providing 25-year loans to local governments; more monetary loosening expected
  • Inside the mind of the Chinese central bank’s new party tsar – Pan Gongsheng
  • China loosens home purchase restrictions, local governments tackle hidden debt
  • China needs to raise its debt-GDP ratio – growth in local government debt is inevitable: Li Xunlei
  • Mortgage rates around China decline after LPR reduction, Beijing extends deadline for electric car tax exemptions
  • Chinese central banker arrested, loan prime rate declines, Wang Huning says consumption is a duty
  • China’s Top Financial Headlines for the Week of 11 – 16 June 2023
  • China Wants Blockchain to Optimise Finance by Reducing Information Asymmetries: Warwick Powell
  • China’s Top Financial Headlines for the Week of 5 – 9 June 2023
  • China’s Top Financial Headlines for the Week of 29 May – 2 June 2023
  • China’s Top Financial Headlines for the Week of 21 – 26 May 2023
  • Foreign Risk Spillover and Interest Rate Levels Emerge as Concerns for Chinese Monetary Policy: Minsheng Bank
  • China’s Top Financial Headlines for the Week of 15 – 19 May 2023
  • Silicon Valley Bank Collapse a Wake up Call for China’s Central Bank
  • China Expected to Loosen Monetary Policy and Cut Rates after April Decline in Household Lending
  • Who is Li Yunze? – China’s New Financial Czar is the First Gen X’er to Hold Ministerial Rank
  • Chinese Monetary Policy to Turn Conservative in H2 2023 as Debt-GDP Ratios Rise: Guan Tao
  • How China Plans to Tackle Its Ageing Population – Is Immigration a Solution?
  • Property Tax Reforms in China Are Now Inevitable: Ren Zeping
  • Private Enterprise Loans Surge over 37% in Q1 2023: CBIRC Q1 Banking Report
  • China’s Top Finance News Headlines for 26 April, 2023
  • No More Room for Cuts to China’s Benchmark Rate as Net Interest Margins Plunge
  • Chinese Central Bank Encourages Cuts to Deposit Rates as Part of Interest Rate Reforms
  • “China Must Prepare for the Next Global Financial Crisis”: Bank of China
  • China Should Loosen IPO Procedures for Basic Scientific Research Companies: Ex-CBIRC Official
  • China Development Bank Enters US$200M Working Capital Facility with Africa’s Absa Bank
  • “The US Has Officially Launched a Cold War against China”: Renmin U. Professor Jin Canrong
  • The State of Chinese Banks in the Wake of the Covid Pandemic
  • Will China’s Record-high Excess Savings Spur Domestic Consumption in 2023?
  • China’s National Industry-Financial Cooperative Platform Drives over Half a Trillion Yuan in Funding
  • Chinese Lending Still Heavily Dominated by Enterprises as Household Demand Remains Weak
  • Long-term Excessively Loose Monetary Policy at the Root of China’s Economic Woes: Wang Xiaolu
  • Chinese Financial Data Ahead of Expectations in March, Concerns Persist over Consumer Spending
  • China’s Hidden Debt Dilemma Explained in Full
  • Profits at Listed Chinese Banks Rise over 7% in 2022 Despite Narrowing Net Interest Margins
  • Deposit Rates Expected to Decline as Net Interest Margins Narrow for Chinese Banks
  • Digital Renminbi Trials to Steadily Advance in 2023: Chinese Central Bank
  • Concerns Mount over Non-Performing Real Estate Loans at China’s Big State-owned Banks
  • Interbank CD Issuance Steps up as Finance Demand in China Heats up
  • Evergrande Releases Further Details on Debt Retructuring Plan for over USD$20 Billion in Foreign Debt
  • ICBC Investigated over Pricing Improprieties on China’s Interbank Bond Market
  • China’s Central Bank Governor Calls for Greater Cooperation with US and UK on Green Finance and Carbon Reduction
  • China Renaissance Reports Revenue Drop of over 36% after Re-contacting Missing CEO
  • China’s Big Six State-owned Banks Unscathed by Real Estate Debt Woes According to 2022 Results
  • China’s Securities Chief Meets with the World’s Bulge Bracket Investment Banks Following SVB Collapse
  • Chinese Central Bank Highlights “Stick and Carrot” Approach to Achieving Carbon Neutrality
  • Ministry of Commerce Declares 2023 the “Year of Investment in China”
  • China’s Twin Peaks Financial Reform Is a National Strategic Imperative: Liu Xiaochun
  • State Media Amplifies Xi Jinping’s Call for Private Enterprise to Play Greater Social and Economic Role, Serve Policy Goals
  • China’s Monetary Policy Has Made It “Safe Haven” for International Finance: Central Financial Affairs Commission
  • China’s Debt Ratio Still in Safe Zone Despite Ongoing Increase: Academy of Social Sciences
  • China’s Banking Regulator Says Communist Party Critical to Corporate Governance
  • Big State-owned Banks Offer 180B Yuan in Financing for Development of Affordable Housing in Beijing
  • Have Credit Suisse and SVB Failures Driven Exodus of Capital Back to China?
  • Postal Savings Bank of China Uses Digital Renminbi to Develop Smart Contracts for E-commerce
  • China’s Real Estate Market to Stage Gradual Recovery Following Surge in February Sales: Zhongshan Securities
  • China Sees Little Chance of Benchmark Rate Adjustment after Loan Prime Rate Stays Unchanged for 7th Month Straight
  • China’s Local Government Debt Woes Explained in Full – Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Says Illiquidity, Not Insolvency, Is the Issue
  • Chinese Central Bank to Cut Required Reserve Ratio for First Time in 2023, Observers Say Short-term Interest Rate Cuts Now Unlikely
  • Moody’s Maintains Negative Outlook for Chinese Banks Due to Post-Covid Challenges
  • Silicon Valley Bank Collapse the Result of US Fed’s “Nuclear Powered Money Printing,” Will Not Impact China’s Financial System: State-owned Media
  • Huang Yiping Outlines Eight Recommendations for China’s ‘Twin Peaks’ Financial Regulation Reform
  • Enterprise and Short-term Household Loans Drive Chinese Lending to Record High for February
  • Former US Academic Yi Gang Reappointed Chinese Central Bank Governor by Two Sessions
  • China’s Financial Overhaul Expected to Pave Way for Greater Role for Capital Markets
  • Two Sessions Outlines Bold Restructuring of China’s Financial Regulatory System – Creation of New Super Regulator, Scaling Back of Chinese Central Bank’s Duties
  • China’s Two Sessions Government Work Report Sets 5% GDP Target, Calls for Consumption Growth, Targeted Monetary Policy, Support for Private Enterprise, Attracting More Foreign Investment
  • Wen Bin Highlights Seven Key Takeaways from Chinese Central Bank’s Latest Monetary Policy Report
  • Chinese Central Bank Commits to Continued Use of Structured Monetary Policy to Support Private Enterprise and Manufacturing
  • Beijing Expected to Shake up China’s Financial Regulatory System with Appointment of New Central Bank Governor and Party Chief
  • China’s Benchmark Interest Rate Expected to Stay Firm after Holding Steady for Sixth Consecutive Month
  • China Sees Launch of New Regional Bank in Hunan Province Following China Huarong’s Bond Woes
  • Zhao Yanqing Triggers Heated Debate with Calls for China to Further Pile up Debt, Says Debt the Key to Sino-US Competition
  • China’s Loan Prime Rate Remains Unchanged for Sixth Consecutive Month in February
  • China’s Banking Regulators Commit to Launch of a “Chinese Edition” of Basel III by 2024
  • Chinese Banks Seek to Stymie Wave of Early Mortgage Repayments as Interest Rates Drop, Regulators Intervene
  • China’s Banking Sector Sees 5.4% Rise in Net Profits to 2.3 Trillion Yuan in 2022
  • Chinese Real Estate Market Could Tap a Bottom by Second Quarter: Lian Ping
  • Chinese Economist Lian Ping Forecasts Rapid Loan Growth in 2023, Full Year Increase of around 24 Trillion Yuan
  • Chinese Central Bank Issues New Risk Rules for Financial Assets of Commercial Banks, Applies New Requirements for Non-Performing Assets
  • Chinese Central Bank Now Includes “Consumer Finance Companies” in Official Data Releases
  • Provinces around China Accelerate Launch of Trials for “Existing Home Sales”
  • China’s M2 Money Supply Growth Accelerates to over 12% in January
  • Big Six State-owned Bank Saw Steady Profit Growth in 2022, Stepped up Support for Manufacturing and Small Private Enterprise
  • Chinese Banking Sector Sees 10% Increase in Assets in 2022 – Medium and Long-term Manufacturing Loans Surge 33.8%, Micro and Small-Business Loans Rise over 23.6%
  • China’s Banking Regulator Targets Online and Extraterritorial Deposit Taking by Small-scale Provincial Banks
  • Pre-owned Home Sales in Shenzhen Hit 18 Year Low in 2022
  • 7 Chinese Real Estate Companies Ready to Issue Nearly 90 Billion Yuan in Medium Term Notes, Vanke Accounts for 30% Share
  • Chinese Banks Expected to See Wave of Advance Mortgage Repayments Following Interest Rate Declines
  • First Home Mortgage Rates in Major Chinese Cities Sink Beneath 4% Threshold after Spring Festival
  • Chinese Central Bank Makes Net Injection of 170B Yuan via OMO
  • Chinese Central Bank Announces Roll over of Carbon Emissions Monetary Policy Instruments
  • Chinese Central Bank Makes Net Injection of 128 Billion Yuan as Spring Festival Vacation Draws to a Close
  • Guangdong Banking Regulator Commits to Use of the “Waters of Finance” to Cultivate High-quality Growth
  • Shanghai’s New Economic Action Plan Focuses on Spurring Consumption, Deferral of Small Business Loan Payments
  • JPMorgan Chase Grabs Approval for Full Ownership of Chinese Fund Management Company
  • China’s Loan Prime Rates Holds Steady for Fifth Consecutive Month
  • Structured Deposits at Major Chinese Banks More than Halve since 2020
  • China’s Commerce Minister Says Economic Opening is Historic Necessity, Signals Efforts to Further Drive Domestic Consumption
  • Bank of China Vice President Wang Zhiheng Resigns to Head China Everbright Bank
  • Beijing Commits to Further Policy Support for Chinese Small Businesses in 2023
  • China’s Banking Regulator Outlines Nine Key Missions at Inaugural Work Meeting for 2023
  • China’s Financial Inclusion Loans Grow over 20% for Fourth Consecutive Year
  • Chinese Central Bank Highlights Ongoing Use of Structured Monetary Policy Tools
  • Loans for China’s Real Economy Grow over 10% in 2022
  • Chinese Central Bank Flags Support for Greater Cross-border Usage of Renminbi by Trade Companies
  • Chinese Banks Commit to Providing over 5.4T Yuan in Credit to Leading Real Estate Enterprises at Prompting of Regulators
  • China’s Banking Regulator Releases Amended Versions of Fixed Asset Loan, Liquidity Loan, Personal Loan and Project Finance Rules
  • Chinese Banks Lead Forays into Metaverse in 2022
  • Shanghai Launches Green Finance Action Plan, Targets Green Finance Balance of over 1.5T Yuan by 2025
  • “Low Inflation Attests to the Superiority of Chinese Socialism”: Guo Shuqing
  • Guo Shuqing Highlights Measures to Expand China’s Financial Opening in 2023
  • China’s Top Banking Regulator Commits to Financial Support for Private Enterprise
  • Chinese Financial Reform to Focus on Strengthening Communist Party Leadership, Accelerating Growth of Direct Financing: Guo Shuqing
  • China’s Top Banking Regulator Calls for Use of Precision Monetary Policy to Drive Growth in Domestic Demand
  • Chinese Central Bank Expected to Further Cut Reserve Ratio in 2023, Make Greater Use of Structured Monetary Policy Tools
  • Standard Chartered China Becomes First Foreign Bank to Engage in Chinese Treasury Futures Trading
  • China Development Bank Commits to Support for Green, Low Carbon Transit During 14th Five Year Plan
  • Chinese Central Bank’s Inaugural 2023 Work Meeting Calls for Deeper Reform, Greater Support for Domestic Demand
  • CBIRC Calls for Chinese Banks to Play Key Role in Driving Consumption Growth
  • China’s Banking Regulator Issues New Consumer Rights Protection Rules
  • China Releases Draft Version of Financial Stability Law, Outlines Establishment of Financial Stability Guarantee Fund
  • CBIRC Issues New Requirements for Custodian Operations by Commercial Banks
  • Bank of China’s Fintech Subsidiary Listed by Beijing as Artificial Intelligence Talent Base
  • Postal Savings Bank of China Commits to Development of Green Finance
  • China’s Banking Regulator Calls for Expanding Support for Domestic Demand, “Normal Circulation” Between Real Estate and Finance
  • Total Assets of Chinese Financial Institutions Grow over 10% to Exceed 413 Trillion Yuan
  • China’s Banking Regulator Highlights Greater Role of CPC in Corporate Government in 2023
  • Financial Inclusion Loans to Chinese Small Businesses Rise over 20%
  • China’s Banking Regulator Warns against Illegal Use of Business Loans to Repay Property Debt
  • Chinese Central Bank Steps up Next Injections via Reverse Repo Operations
  • Small-scale Rural Financial Institutions See Total Assets Grow 10% YoY: China Banking Association
  • Beijing to Launch Measures in 2023 to Improve Real Estate Enterprise Balance Sheets
  • Citigroup to Wind down Consumer Banking Operations in China
  • Chinese Central Bank Outlines Overall Regulatory Framework for Six Key Forms of Financial Infrastructure
  • Chinese Banks Expands Trials of Combined Domestic and Foreign Currency Settlement Accounts
  • Chinese Central Bank Steps up Liquidity via Medium-term Lending Facilities in December
  • Structured Monetary Policy Tools Critical to Supporting China’s Post-Covid Economy: Former PBOC Official
  • China Convenes Central Economic Work Meeting, Highlights Active Fiscal Policy, Stable Monetary Policy, for 2023
  • China to Accelerate Launch of Financial Stability Law: Guo Shuqing
  • China Development Bank Contributes US$100 Million to Small Business Development in Cambodia
  • Covid Drags Chinese Bank Stocks to Historic Lows, Leaves “Huge Room” for Increase: CITIC Securities
  • China’s Top Banking Regulator Calls for Accelerated Digitisation of Financial Regulation
  • Bank of Nanjing Issues 10 Billion Yuan in Finance Bonds
  • Agricultural Bank of China Expands Trials for Integrated Domestic and Foreign Currency Settlement Accounts
  • China’s Growth in Total Social Financing and Renminbi Loans to Real Economy Both Post YoY Contractions in November
  • China’s Finance Ministry Drives Inclusion of Digital Assets on Balance Sheets
  • China’s A-share Banks See Major Shake-up of Senior Personnel in 2022
  • Bank of Beijing Enters Lending Agreements with Key Real Estate Enterprises
  • Chinese Central Bank Calls for More Lending to Real Estate Enterprises and Builders in the Beijing Municipal Area
  • China’s Politburo Sends Key Signals for Economic Policy in 2023, 5% GDP Growth Target Anticipated
  • China’s Debt Ratio Rises to Record High of Nearly 3-times GDP: BIS Data
  • Bank of China Vice-President Wang Zhiheng Set to Head China Everbright Bank
  • Postal Savings Bank of China Grabs Approval for 45B Yuan Private Placement
  • Deposits in Tibet’s Banking Sector Post 1% Decline
  • Property Sector Poses Mounting Risk to Chinese Finance System: Moody’s
  • Jumbo CD Rates Slide as Deposit Rates Fall, Supply Still Falls Short of Demand
  • Chinese Central Bank Digital Currency Won’t Achieve Renminbi Internationalisation: Guan Tao
  • Bank of China Forecasts Loose Monetary Policy in 2023, Low Financing Costs for Real Economy
  • Chinese Banks Agree to Provide up to 3 Trillion Yuan in Financing to Real Estate Enterprises
  • First Home Loan Rates in China Fall 140BP in 2022
  • China Launches Personal Pension Fund Pilot Schemes on Nationwide Basis
  • SAIF Reports Seek to Shore up Shanghai’s Status as International Finance Centre, Call for More Opening up of Systems
  • Liaoning to Establish Province-level Rural Commercial Bank Via Merger of 30 Local Credit Unions
  • Chinese Central Bank’s Reserve Requirement Cut in December Expected to Unleash 500 Billion Yuan, Leave Room for Further Reductions
  • Bank of China Commits to Use of Digital Transformation to Better Service Real Economy
  • China’s Big Six State-owned Banks Step up Support for Real Estate Sector, Sign Agreements with Major Developers
  • Chinese Central Bank Cuts Reserve Requirement Ratio 25 Basis Points
  • Postal Savings Bank of China Enters Strategic Cooperative Agreement with Vanke for 100B Yuan in Financing
  • ICBC Agrees to Provide over 650B Yuan in Financing to Nationwide Real Estate Enterprises
  • State Council Outlines Six Key Missions for the Chinese Economy Ahead, Supports More Bond Issuance by Private Enterprises
  • State Council Flags Moderate Reduction in Reserve Requirement Ratio for Chinese Banks
  • PBOC Deputy Governor Calls for China’s Global Systemically Important Banks to Improve TLAC Management
  • PBOC Governor Highlights Use of Special Loans and Support Bonds to Keep Chinese Real Estate Market Afloat
  • Beijing Launches China’s First Trials for Banks to Register Stock Options, Hopes to Drive Tech Financing
  • Why China’s Benchmark Loan Prime Rate Remained Stationary in November
  • Beijing Financial Court Commits to Judicial Protection for Digital Infrastructure
  • Chinese Banks Use Personal Carbon Accounts to Increase User Stickiness
  • PBOC, CBIRC Highlight Efforts to Protect Rights of Chinese Home Buyers, Ensure Delivery of Residential Property
  • Chinese Central Bank Leads Launch of Tech Innovation Financing Trials in Yangtze River Delta
  • China Launches Special Pension Savings Product Trials in Five Cities, Maximum Rates at 4%
  • Chinese Central Bank Injects Liquidity in Response to Rising Bond Yields
  • PBOC Calls for Further Opening of Chinese Bond Market to Foreign Institutional Investors
  • CBIRC Releases Debut List of Banks and Wealth Management Companies Permitted to Engage in Personal Pension Fund Operations
  • Chinese Central Bank Calls for Use of Big Data to Improve Anti-Money Laundering Infrastructure
  • China Construction Bank Upgrades Financial Inclusion App
  • Chinese Central Bank Commits to No “Flood-style” Irrigation, Continued Support for Real Economy, in Q3 Monetary Policy Report
  • Chinese Green Finance Gets a Boost from Big Data
  • Chinese Banks See Domestic and Foreign Currency Assets Rise by 10.2% YoY at End of Q3 2022
  • Reserve Ratio Cuts Considered Less Likely after Chinese Central Bank Shrinks Outstanding MLFs
  • Postal Savings Bank of China Sees Medium-and-Long Term Manufacturing Loans Rise over 30%
  • Chinese Central Bank Commits to Combating Climate Change, Calls for Further Improvements to Green Finance Standards
  • Three of China’s Big State-owned Banks Could Soon Be Headed by Everbright Alumni
  • PBOC and CBIRC Guide Chinese Commercial Banks in Providing Letters of Guarantee to High-quality Property Enterprises
  • CBIRC Issues Draft Version of Amended Banking Regulation Law
  • Chinese Central Bank Calls for Extension of Loan Repayment Deferrals for Small Businesses, “Tolerance” for Non-performing Loans
  • Chinese Interest Rates Set to Fall Further after Lending Trough in October: China Great Wall’s Jiang Fei
  • Counter-Cyclical Financial Policy Set to Intensify Following Zero Covid Adjustments, Plunge in October Renminbi Lending: Minsheng Bank’s Wen Bin
  • China’s M2 Money Supply up 11.8% YoY at End of October, New Renminbi Lending Plunges
  • Chinese Central Bank Unveils 16 Measures to Support Real Estate Market
  • China’s Tech Ministry Calls for Special Loans to Support Digitisation of Small Business
  • 2022 China Financial Inclusion Development Report Highlights Need for Greater Emphasis on Financial Health
  • China Launches Online Personal Pension Wealth Management Sector Platform
  • China Construction Bank Launches Rental Housing Fund
  • Shanghai Lending Grows over 10% Since Start of 2022, Financial Inclusion Loans Leap over 25%
  • China’s Biggest Banks See Valuations Drop to 2008 Great Financial Crisis Lows
  • Chinese Central Bank Says Monetary Policy Environment Will Support Stability of Industrial Supply Chains
  • Bank of Beijing Grabs Approval for Wealth Management Subsidiary to Commence Operation
  • Chinese Central Bank Deputy Governor Fan Yifei Placed Under Investigation
  • China’s Personal Pension Funds “Enter New Historic Era” Following Release of New Rules
  • Bank of China Debuts City-wide Supply Chain Finance System in Jining
  • Tech Giants Resist Chinese Central Banks Push to Share Data
  • Bank of Hubei Could Be on Track for A-share Listing
  • Shenzhen’s Lending to Local Manufacturing and Small Businesses Grows over 20% in 2022
  • Green Finance Has Become Key National Strategy for China: Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
  • Chinese Central Bank Chief Yi Gang Discusses Exchange Rates, Monetary Policy and China’s Property Market
  • China’s Big Six State-owned Banks Post over 6% YoY Growth in Net Profits
  • Chinese Banks Sees Lurch in Fixed Term Deposits
  • China Banking Association Issues Renminbi Internationalisation Report, Calls for Better Cross-border E-Yuan Infrastructure
  • New Development Bank Issues 3 Billion Yuan in Panda Bonds
  • Party Secretary of China’s First Private Bank Commits to Support for Rural Revitalisation and Financial Inclusion
  • Postal Savings Bank of China Sees Net Profits Rise 14.48% in First Three Quarters of 2022
  • China Construction Bank Completes Registration of Rental Housing Fund
  • MOFCOM Calls for Expanding Domestic Demand and Contribution of Consumption to Economic Growth
  • Chinese Central Bank Flags Continued “Targeted Irrigation” of Real Economy via Structured Monetary Policy Tools
  • State Council Calls for Deepening Market-based Interest Rate Reforms, Reducing Enterprise Financing Costs
  • Agricultural Bank of China Completes 20 Billion Yuan Green Bond Issue
  • Chinese Central Bank Issues Fintech Ethical Guidelines, Hopes to Eradicate Use of Tech Innovation to “Muddy the Borders” of Finance
  • Value Added of China’s Finance Sector Outpaces Third Quarter GDP Growth with 5.5% Rise
  • Agricultural Bank of China Teams up with BNP Paribas on Asset Management Joint-venture with Majority Foreign Ownership
  • Digital Renminbi Wallets Used for Pharmaceutical Chain Purchases in Suzhou
  • Chinese Central Bank Appoints Xuan Changneng as New Deputy Governor
  • BOCOM Leads Launch of Bi-directional Cross-border Renminbi Asset Transfers in Greater Bay Area
  • Shanghai’s Banking Sector Sees Lending Balance Jump over 10% in 2022, Tech Enterprise Loans Leap 65%
  • Chinese Supreme Court to Strengthen Anti-Monopoly Measures Targeting Internet Platforms
  • Shanghai and Other Regional Governments Seek to Stabilise Manufacturing Investment
  • Chinese Central Bank Undertakes 500B Yuan in 1-Year MLF’s, Rates Hold Steady
  • Policy Developmental Financial Instruments Rise to the Fore in China as Stimulus Tools
  • China’s Big State-owned Banks Collectively Commit to Support for the Real Economy
  • Hubei Cities See First Home Loan Rates Drop Beneath 4%
  • China Development Bank Makes 13.1B Yuan in Loans to “Special New” SMEs
  • Digital Renminbi Transactions Breach 100 Billion Yuan Threshold
  • Licensed Consumer Finance Companies in China Obtain over 10 Billion Yuan in Supplementary Funding
  • Chinese Communist Party Hails Shanghai’s Emergence as International Financial Centre
  • Renminbi Lending Bounces Back in September to 2.47 Trillion Yuan
  • PBOC Extends Currency Swaps Deal with European Central Bank
  • Chinese Central Bank Calls for Creation of Credit System Encompassing All of Society
  • China’s Provident Funds Cut Home Loan Rates in Response to Central Bank Directive
  • Chinese Per Capita Consumer Spending Has Doubled over the Past Decade: National Bureau of Statistics
  • Chinese Central Bank Launches Financial Inclusion Reform Pilot Zones in Shaanxi, Zhejiang and Sichuan
  • Agricultural Bank of China Plans to Make 300 Billion Rural Loans in Autumn
  • Chinese Banks Process 27.8 Trillion Yuan in Cross-border Renminbi Payments from January to August: PBOC Data
  • Tier-2 Capital Bond Issuance by Chinese Commercial Banks Sees over 114% Growth in 2022
  • China’s Big Three Policy Banks Increase Collateralised Supplementary Loans by over 108 Billion Yuan in September
  • PBOC Steps up Repo Operations at End of Third Quarter
  • Chinese Central Bank Calls for Further Opening of Finance Sector, Greater Participation in Global Regulation
  • Sichuan Province Extends 220 Million Yuan in Financing to Rural Communities via “One Button” QR Code Loans
  • International Settlements by China’s Leading Commercial Banks Breaches US$10 Trillion: CBA
  • China’s Banking Regulators Cancel Floor on Mortgage Interest Rates for Municipal Authorities
  • Song Jianbin Set to Become Chair of Bank of Hangzhou, Vacate Role of President
  • Postal Savings Bank of China Leads Launch of Green Bond Collateral Pools
  • Chinese Central Bank Puts Finishing Touches on New Reloan Initiative Targeting Upgrades to Infrastructure and Equipment
  • Agricultural Bank of China Enters Strategic Partnership with China Unicom
  • Chinese Renminbi Ranks Fourth Globally for Cross-border Payments: PBOC Renminbi Internationalisation Report
  • Chinese Central Bank Uses WeChat to Tout Ongoing Commitment to Systemic Financial Risk Prevention
  • CBIRC Removes Licensing Requirements for Key Executive Appointments and Bond Issues by Banks
  • Industrial Bank Grabs Award for Belt and Road Green Investment
  • Bank of Qingdao Hopes to Solve Financing Challenges of Enterprises with Supply Chain Finance Innovations
  • Bank of Hangzhou Obtains Approval for 30B Yuan in Financial Bonds, 10B Yuan in Tier-2 Capital Bonds
  • WeBank Enters Strategic Cooperative Agreement with People’s Daily for Digital Financial Inclusion
  • Home Loan Rates Drop to Record Low in Major Chinese Cities
  • China’s Loan Prime Rates Remains Unchanged in September Despite Deposit Rate Declines
  • Guangzhou Wants to Create Enterprise Carbon Account System to Drive Green Finance
  • Chinese Central Bank Hails Cuts to Deposit Interest Rates as Major Step for Marketisation Reform
  • China’s Loan Prime Rates Hold Steady in September
  • Multiple Chinese Banks Launch Private Pension Fund Options
  • ICBC Wins Award for China’s Best Green Bank
  • Dong Ximiao Calls for Use of Banking Apps to Create Micro-Finance Ecosystem
  • Chinese Central Bank Calls for More Monetary Policy Innovation
  • Renminbi Breaches 7 against the Greenback, PBOC Seeks to Reassure Markets
  • ICBC Highlights Role of Digital Transformation in Providing Financial Services to Belt and Road
  • Chinese Central Bank Calls for Strengthening Regulation of Big Payments Platforms, Legislation for Non-bank Payments Companies
  • China’s Big Six State-owned Banks Cut Deposit Rates
  • Chinese Central Bank Undertakes 400B Yuan on 1-year MLF’s, Rates Remain Unchanged
  • Chinese Banks Will Play Key Role in Monetisation of Individual Carbon Emissions: Ping An Bank
  • More of China’s Municipal Banks Making Forays into Mutual Funds
  • Three of China’s Big State-owned Banks Hit with over 6 Million Yuan in Fines
  • China’s Financial Institution Assets Exceed 407 Trillion Yuan: PBOC
  • PBOC Releases New List of China’s Systemically Important Banks
  • China’s Smaller Banks Come under Intense Scrutiny over Asset Quality
  • Huaxia Bank Set to Welcome New President Following Six Month Vacancy
  • Bank of Communications Steps up Coal and Power Sector Lending in Shanxi Province
  • Digital Renminbi Focuses on Daily Payments, Not Cross-Border Transactions: Zhou Xiaochuan
  • China’s Listed Banks See over Double Digit Growth in Green Finance
  • China’s M2 Money Supply Grows over 12% in August, Total Social Financing Contracts
  • China Construction Bank Commences Testing of Fintech-driven Personal Carbon Accounts
  • China Bohai Bank Grabs Approval for Wealth Management Subsidiary to Commence Operations
  • Deposit Rates Expected to Slide Following China’s Interest Rate Reforms
  • China’s Biggest Municipal Bank Grabs Approval for Wealth Management Subsidiary
  • State Council Appoints New Deputy Governor to Chinese Central Bank
  • PBOC Cuts Forex Reserve Ratio to 6% as Yuan Declines 8% against Greenback
  • Chinese Central Bank Commits to Contained Monetary Policy amidst Economic Stabilisation Measures
  • Beijing to Accelerate Release of Follow-up Economic Stabilisation Measures
  • Shengjing Bank Hopes to Supplement Tier-1 Capital Using Share Conversion Agreements
  • China’s Bank Wealth Management Subsidiaries Post over 65% Profit Growth for First Half of 2022
  • Chinese Central Bank Paying Close Attention to Inflation at Home and Abroad, Will Not “Excessively Issue Money”
  • China’s Household Balance Sheets Are Still Healthy: BOC Securities
  • PBOC Calls for Development of Smart Contract Ecosystem Using Digital Renminbi
  • 234 Suspects Arrested over Henan Province Bank Run Scandal
  • Your Personal Data Will Earn Interest from Banks in Future: China Everbright Bank
  • China’s State Council Outlines Stimulus Plans for Second Half
  • Chinese Central Bank Engages in 2 Billion Yuan of Reverse Repo Operations on 31 August
  • China’s Big Six Banks Post over 6% Profit Growth in First Half
  • Agricultural Bank of China Posts 5% Net Profit Growth in First Half
  • China Development Bank’s Infrastructure Fund Makes 210 Billion Yuan in Investments
  • Bank of Changsha’s Profits Rise 13% in First Half, NPL Ratio Falls Below 1.2%
  • Chongqing Launches Green Finance Reform and Innovation Pilot Zone
  • Bank of Communications Posts Net Profit Growth of 4.81% in First Half
  • Inner Mongolia Issues First Rare Earth Micro-Loan to Drive Growth of Regional Extraction
  • Tencent-backed WeBank Wins Award for World’s Best Digital Bank
  • Industrial Bank to Drive Interbank Cooperation on Digital Renminbi Usage
  • Two Liaoning Province Banks Grab Approval from CBIRC for Bankruptcy Proceedings
  • AliPay, WeChat Pay Team up with Banks to Trial Credit Card Cash Advances
  • Agricultural Development Bank of China Invests 90 Billion Yuan in Rural Infrastructure via New Fund
  • Postal Savings Bank of China Completes 70% of Lending Quota for 2022 as First Half Loans Hit Record High
  • Agricultural Bank of China Chief Tipped to Become Central Bank Deputy Governor
  • Tier-2 Capital Bond Issuance by Chinese Banks Doubles as Beijing Pushes for More Lending
  • Beijing First Home Loan Rates Fall Beneath 5% Following LPR Declines
  • Chinese Central Bank Undertakes 2 Billion Yuan in 7-Day Reverse Repos, Keeps Rates Steady
  • PBOC Issues 25 Billion Yuan in Renminbi Central Bank Bills via Hong Kong
  • Smaller Chinese Banks Step up Risk Reduction, CBIRC to Launch Trials for Accelerated NPL Disposal
  • China’s Banking Regulator Undergoes Internal Shake-up
  • China’s Loan Prime Rates for August Both Post Declines
  • Asset Optimisation by Chinese Banks Means Better Servicing Real Economy: BOC Researcher
  • China to Launch System for Standardised Carbon Emissions Accounts
  • Chinese Banks Seek to Revive “Effective Demand” from Enterprises
  • Chinese Central Bank Highlights Use of Structured Monetary Policy Tools for Window Guidance
  • Bank of Communications Uses Digital Renminbi for Financial Inclusion Loans in Suzhou
  • Zhang Tao Calls for Loosening Capital Restraints on Chinese Banks to Improve Monetary Policy Transmission
  • Ping An Bank Sees Net Profits Rise over 25% in H1 2022
  • Postal Savings Bank of China Enters Strategic Partnership with Industrial Bank
  • China’s Banking Regulator to Launch Probe into Property Exposure
  • Fudan U. Economist Calls for China to “Intensify” Monetary Policy in Second Half
  • Agricultural Bank of China Steps up Provision of Investment Banking Services
  • Bank of Nanjing Sees over 20% Rise in Net Profits, More than 50% Increase in Net Non-Interest Revenues
  • Huishang Bank Posts 20% YoY Rise in First Half Net Profits
  • CBIRC Makes Reassurances on Health of China’s Rural Lending Sector after Henan Bank Run Scandal
  • China Merchants Securities Investigated for Infraction Dating from Eight Years Ago
  • Chinese Housing Market Languishes Further in July
  • Chinese Central Bank Cuts Reverse Repo and MLF Rates in Open Market Operations
  • China’s 5-Year Loan Prime Rate Expected to Fall Following Decline in July Lending
  • Why Did New Lending in China Fall Short for the Month of July?
  • Interest Rates for Loans to China’s Real Economy Hit Record Lows
  • China’s M2 Money Supply up 12% YoY at End of July
  • Zhangjiagang Rural Commercial Bank Sees over 27% Profit Growth in First Half of 2022
  • Agricultural Development Bank of China Issues 4.2B Yuan in Bonds for Rural Road Development
  • Chinese Central Bank Releases Q2 Monetary Policy Execution Report
  • Tencent’s WeBank Says Blockchain Will Drive Greater Bay Integration
  • China’s Private Enterprises Account for over Half of New Business Loans
  • Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Underwrites China’s First “Carbon Asset” Bonds
  • Chinese Banks on Track to Step up Green Low-carbon Lending
  • Chinese Central Bank Commits to Driving Renminbi Internationalisation
  • Six Bank Wealth Management Subsidiaries Obtain Approval for Operation in 2022
  • Chinese Central Bank’s Shanghai Office Calls for More Lending to Real Economy
  • Chinese Central Bank Calls for Extraterritorial Provisions for Illegal Activity by Foreign Financial Institutions
  • MOF to Issue 5 Billion Yuan in Renminbi Treasury Bonds via Hong Kong on 10 August
  • China Banking Association Calls for Politicisation of Finance, Greater Support for Rural Village Revival Strategy
  • PBOC Undertakes 2 Billion Yuan in 7-Day Reverse Repos on 4 August for Zero Liquidity Change
  • Former WeBank President Cao Tong Appointed Chair of Shanghai Huarui Bank
  • Chinese Central Bank to Set Schedule and Road Map for Environmental Disclosures by Financial Institutions
  • China’s Financial Authorities Warns of Resurgence in Shadow Banking
  • China’s Regional Authorities Set to Accelerate Payments to Bank Run-Affected Depositors
  • China’s Banking Regulator Outlines Key Work Priorities for the Second Half of 2022
  • Land Hoarding and Leverage Behind China’s Real Estate Debt Crisis: Peak Industry Body
  • Chinese Central Bank Releases Q2 2022 Credit Usage Report
  • China Everbright Bank Explores Inclusion of Data Assets on Balance Sheets
  • Ministry of Finance Acquires over 5% Stake in China Guangfa Bank
  • China’s Listed Banks See Improvements to Asset Quality, NPL’s Hit Record Lows
  • China’s Interbank Overnight Repo Rate Drops Below 1% For First Time Since 2021
  • China Development Bank Issues 12 Billion Yuan in Green Bonds to Support Yangtze River Delta
  • China’s Micro-loan Companies See Loan Balance Continue to Decline in 2022
  • Foreign Institutions Hold Nearly 3% of China’s Interbank Market Bonds: PBOC
  • China Development Bank Extends 86.3 Billion Yuan in Loans for Yellow River Environmental Protection
  • Chinese Central Bank Calls for More Financing of Cultural and Tourism Sectors
  • CCB Becomes First Big Chinese Bank to Issue Environmental Disclosure Report
  • Changshu Bank Grabs Approval from Securities Regulator for Convertible Debt
  • Postal Savings Bank of China Steps up Micro-Enterprise Lending
  • CBIRC Hails End to “Wild Growth” of Chinese Shadow Banking
  • China’s State-owned Banks Slash Rates for Consumer Loans to Less than 4%
  • China’s Banking Regulator Touts Efforts to Drive Recovery of Consumption
  • Second Round of Advance Repayments for Bank Run-Affected Lenders in Henan Province to Commence on 25 July
  • WeBank Hails Potential for Blockchain to Drive Use of Data as Factor of Production
  • China’s Benchmark Loan Prime Rate Remains Unchanged in July
  • Smaller Chinese Banks to Accelerate Use of Bond Issues to Shore up Capital Adequacy
  • China Will Not Suffer a Sub-prime Crisis: Former Central Bank Governor
  • PBOC Keeps Medium-term Policy Rate Unchanged in July, Analysts Point to Slight Excess Liquidity
  • Chinese Central Bank Commits to “Intensification” of Monetary Policy, Greater Support for Real Economy
  • CBIRC Calls for Improvements to Quality of Online Lending by Chinese Commercial Banks
  • Leading Chinese Banks Tighten up Precious Metals Transactions for Retail Clients
  • China’s Big State-owned Banks Downplay Impact of Construction Delays on Mortgage Repayments
  • Chinese Central Bank Gives Rundown on Monetary Policy and Digital Renminbi
  • Postal Savings Bank of China Says Suspended Building Projects Affect 127 Million Yuan in Home Loans
  • Local Governments around China Call for Public Institutions to Buy up Commercial Housing
  • PSBC Consumer Finance Grabs Approval for 1.8B Yuan in Tier 2 Capital Bonds in Guangdong
  • PBOC Says Majority of Small-scale Lenders Still Healthy Following Henan Province Rural Bank Scandal
  • Henan Province Authorities Outline Compensation Plan for Rural Bank Run Scandal
  • CBIRC Issues Directive to Drive Lending to China’s Manufacturing Sector
  • Total Social Financing Hits 21 Trillion Yuan in First Half of 2022
  • China’s M2 Money Supply Growth Accelerates to 11.4% as of End of June
  • Henan Province to Release Plan to Tackle Rural Bank Run Scandal
  • China’s Banking Authorities Issue Directive on Credit Card Development
  • China’s A-share Banks Issue Record High Dividends of Nearly 550 Billion Yuan
  • Pudong Development Bank Unveils Financial Support Plan for Shanghai
  • China Development Bank Unveils Further Covid Relief Measures
  • Bank of Nanjing Posts over 20% Growth in Net Profits
  • Chinese Central Bank’s Shenyang Branch Hopes to Drive Green, Low Carbon Growth in Liaoning Province
  • PBOC Enters Its First Standing Swap Agreement with Hong Kong Monetary Authority
  • Chinese Banks Loosen and Accelerate Loan Approvals in Search for Profitable Opportunities
  • China’s Banking Sector Emerges from Covid Stronger than Before, Accounts for 1/3 of Global Tier 1 Capital: The Banker
  • Agricultural Bank of China’s County-level Lending Hits Record High in First Quarter, NPL Ratio Edges Lower
  • Henan Authorities Announce Breakthrough in Yuzhou Xin Minsheng Bank Run Case
  • Real Estate Defaults Lead to China Merchant Bank’s First Rise in Non-Performing Loans in Five Years
  • PBOC’s Monetary Policy Meeting Calls for Greater Support for Small Businesses and Low Carbon Growth
  • China Still Has Room for Required Reserve and Interest Rate Cuts: Minsheng Bank
  • Chinese Central Bank Chief Commits to “Vigorous” Monetary Policy to Support Economic Recovery
  • China Sees Surge in Use of Consumer Coupon Stimulus Campaigns
  • People’s Bank of China Enters Renminbi Liquidity Arrangement with Bank for International Settlements
  • Wen Bin Appointed Chief Economist of China Minsheng Bank
  • Two Senior Officials from Chinese Central Bank Toppled by Corruption Probe
  • Goldman Sachs Grabs Approval from CBIRC for Majority-Owned Wealth Management Joint Venture to Commence Operation
  • Chinese Central Bank Commits to No Irrigation-style Stimulus, Protecting the Pockets of Ordinary Citizens
  • China’s Banking Regulator Calls for Further Improvements to Risk Control Following Disposal of 16T Yuan in NPL’s
  • Shanghai Aspires to Become International Green Finance Centre with Launch of New Legislation
  • China’s Banking Regulator Flags Stronger Scrutiny of Small-scale Lenders Following Henan Bank Run Fears
  • PBOC Says Macro-leverage to Remain Stable, China’s Monetary Policy Makes Positive Contribution to Global Growth
  • China’s Big State-owned Banks All Launch Urban Migrant Finance Strategies
  • China Construction Bank Permits Digital Renminbi Purchases of Wealth Management Products
  • Over 7% of China’s Rural Lenders Categorised as High Risk by PBOC
  • Chinese Banks Issue over 1 Trillion Yuan in Bonds to Shore up Capital Standing
  • China’s Top 100 Lenders Account for 90% of Banking Sector Assets
  • Henan Province Authorities Respond to Rural Bank Run Reports
  • Chinese Central Bank Drives Greater Support for Cross-border Renminbi Settlement for Foreign Trade
  • China’s Loan Prime Rate Remains Unchanged in June
  • China’s Cross-border Renminbi Payments System Saw over 75% Increase in Sums Processed in 2021
  • ICBC Completes China’s First Issue of Carbon Neutrality Green Bonds
  • Bank of Communications Unveils 14 Measures to Drive Lending to Chinese Micro-Enterprises
  • China Minsheng Bank’s Wealth Management Subsidiary Grabs Approval to Commence Operation
  • Total Assets of China’s Financial Sector up 8.7% YoY at End of First Quarter, Securities Assets up 18.8%
  • Bank of Shanghai Commits to 10 Billion Yuan in Green Finance
  • First Home Loan Rates Fall in Cities Across China
  • Bank of China Issues $500 Million in Green Bonds in Eurozone
  • Agricultural Bank of China Launches “521” Comprehensive Financial Services Plan for New Urban Migrants
  • China’s Pilot Pension Wealth Management Products Raise over 40 Billion Yuan Since Launch
  • Minsheng Bank Teams up with Huaxia Wealth Management to Launch Exclusive Bespoke Fixed Income Product
  • China’s Peak Internet Finance Body Officially Releases New Online Banking Standards
  • China Restricts Short-term Bonus Taking by Banking Execs
  • 40 Local Governments in China Loosen Real Estate Policies in Market Stabilisation Bid
  • Export-Import Bank of China Appoints Wu Fulin as New Chair
  • China’s Banking Regulator Convenes Micro-Finance Meeting
  • Total Social Financing up 10.5% YoY at End of May: PBOC Data
  • Postal Savings Bank of China Commits to Covid Relief Support
  • China Merchants Bank Plans to Launch Mixed-use Retirement Trusts
  • Chinese Private Enterprises Engage in Net Financing of 41 Billion Yuan on China’s Interbank Market in 2022
  • CITIC aiBank Commits to Support for Stabilisation of Chinese Economy
  • Guangzhou’s Finance Sector Sees Most Rapid Value Added Growth out of China’s Big Cities
  • Exim Bank of China Issues Bonds to Support Shanghai’s Recovery
  • ICBC Issues Carbon Neutrality Bonds Offshore in Four Different Currencies
  • Everbright Bank and Bank of China Hit with First Ever Fines for Wealth Management Subsidiaries
  • Financial Inclusion Loans to Chinese Small Businesses Grow over 20% in First Quarter
  • Non-performing Loan Ratio of Chinese Banks Edges Lower in First Quarter, Sector-wide Assets Post Steady Growth
  • Ant Group Plans to Launch Cross-border Digital Bank in Singapore
  • CBIRC Calls for Better Financial Services for Covid Affected Businesses, “Greater Tolerance” for Non-performing Loans
  • China’s Banking Regulator Issues Green Finance Guidelines
  • Banks in Beijing Slash Rates for Small Tech Enterprise Loans to under 3%
  • Everbright Bank Invests in China’s First Belt and Road Tech Innovation Bonds
  • Chinese Banks Issue 147B Yuan in Perpetual Bonds in 2022 as “Asset Drought” Brings Funding Costs Down
  • Former PBOC Official to Serve as Bank for International Settlements’ Chief Representative in Asia
  • Chinese Central Bank Outlines Monetary Policy Goals Following Release of State Council’s Economic Stabilisation Plans
  • China’s Securities Regulator to Push for Greater Funding of Infrastructure REIT’s via Stock Exchanges
  • Agricultural Development Bank of China to Issue 110 Billion Yuan in Loans to Support Summer Harvest
  • Ant Group’s MYBank Posts 31.6% Loan Growth in First Quarter
  • Shanghai Unleashes Raft of Measures to Support Regional Economic Recovery
  • Former Baidu and Du Xiaoman Exec Appointed Board Secretary of China Everbright Bank
  • Bank of Beijing Commits to “Comprehensive Strengthening” of Digital Renminbi Services
  • Smaller Chinese Banks Expected to Accelerate Initial Public Offerings Following Call for More Equity Financing from PBOC
  • Chinese Central Bank Wants Long-term Mechanisms for Driving Loans to Small Businesses
  • ICBC Promotes Specialised Financial Services for New Urban Migrants
  • China Minsheng Bank’s Beijing Branch Launches Four Product Lines for Beleaguered Small Businesses
  • Smaller Chinese Banks Ordered to Hold off on Wealth Management Expansion
  • Chinese Central Bank Convenes Meeting with Key Financial Institutions, Calls for Accelerating the Pace of Credit Extension
  • Discount Rates for Banker’s Acceptance Bills in Drop to Near Zero as Chinese Lenders Exploit Loopholes to Dodge Moral Suasion
  • WeBank Launches “WeBank Blockchain” Brand, Explores Use of Blockchain Innovations to Service Real Economy
  • China Merchants Bank Appoints 27-year Veteran Wang Liang as New President
  • Bank of Ningbo on Track to Acquire Majority Stake in Huarong Consumer Finance
  • China’s 5-Year Benchmark Interest Rate Sinks 15 Basis Points in May
  • Bank of Gansu Appoints China Construction Bank Exec as New President
  • ICBC Commits to Ceding Profits to China’s Real Economy, New Renminbi Loans Hit Record High
  • 5G and IoT Will Create New Financial Ecosystem, Expand Enterprise Financing Channels: China Banking Association
  • CBIRC Issues New Rules on Expected Credit Loss Methods
  • Shanghai Announces First Group of 864 Financial Institutions Set to Resume Operation Post-Lockdown
  • Northern Chinese Cities Cut First Home Loan Rates to 4.4% in Response to Central Bank Directive
  • China’s Banking Regulator Hails 10.2 Trillion Yuan in Funding for Real Economy During First Quarter
  • Dong Ximiao Highlights Need for Corporate Governance Reforms at Smaller Chinese Banks
  • Chinese Central Bank Outlines Adjustments to Differentiated Home Loan Policy, Reduces Minimum Home Loan Rate to Below LPR
  • Former Chongqing Mayor Huang Qifan Highlights Five Key Challenges for Chinese Finance
  • China’s Big Four Banks to Launch Pension Savings Pilots
  • China’s M2 Money Supply Growth up 10.5% in April, New Renminbi Loans Shrink 823.1B Yuan YoY
  • Ping An Group Pushes for Break up of HSBC Following Bank of England Dividend Restrictions
  • Chinese Finance Officials Held Emergency Meetings with Bankers in Response to Sanctions against Russia
  • Bank of Qingdao Pioneers Collateralisation of Energy Usage Rights
  • Shadow Banking Now under Control, Internet Platforms Fully Regulated: Chinese Central Bank
  • Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank the First to Resume Operation Since Renewed Round of Lockdowns
  • Beijing Launches China’s First Province-level Prepayment Funds Supervisory Platform, Oversees Nearly 7.3B Yuan
  • Chinese Central Bank Hails Use of Structured Monetary Policy Tools to Shore up Support of Real Economy During Pandemic
  • Chinese Central Bank Commits to No “Flood-style Irrigation”
  • China’s Banking Authority Pushes for Standardisation and Growth of Pension Financial Services
  • China’s Industrial Authority Calls for Big State-owned Banks to Step up Lending to Small Businesses Overwhelmed by COVID
  • Over 80 Chinese Companies Including JD.com and NetEase Face Threat of US Delisting
  • China’s Big State-owned Lenders Continue to Cut Branch Numbers as Digital Banking Expands
  • Shanghai’s Banking Sector Cuts Interest Rates for Small Businesses as Covid Lockdowns Continue
  • Cross-border Wealth Management Trials in GBA Expand to Include Rural Commercial Banks
  • State Council Flags Further Assistance for Chinese Small Business via Tax Breaks
  • Leading Chinese Economist Calls for Moderation of Covid Strategy, Says Real Credit Demand Inadequate
  • China’s Finance Authorities Call for Optimization of Financial Services to Keep Macro-economy Stable
  • China’s Banking Regulator Flags Acceleration of Infrastructure Investment, Expansion of Financial Supply
  • CCP Politburo Convenes Economic Work Meeting
  • China Pushes for Global Systemically Important Banks to Improve Total Loss-absorbing Capacity via Bond Issues
  • CSRC Pushes for Wealth Management Subsidiaries of Chinese Banks to Launch Mutual Funds
  • Chinese Central Bank Pushes for Greater Lending Support for Tech Innovation with 200B Yuan Reloan Facility
  • Bank of Changshu Sees over 23% Profit Growth in First Quarter
  • Chinese Central Bank Seeks to Calm Volatility Concerns, Flags Greater Monetary Policy Support for Real Economy
  • Changsha Investors Sue Big State-owned Banks over Wealth Management Products
  • Chinese Central Bank Cuts Forex Deposit Reserve Ratio
  • CITIC Bank Launches First Carbon Account for Retail Customers
  • CBIRC and China’s Transport Ministry Call for Banks to Support Green Low-carbon Highway Projects
  • PBOC’s Monetary Policy Committee Says Payments of Profits to Treasury More Important than Reserve Cuts
  • China’s Financial Authorities Stress Greater Support for New Urban Migrants
  • China’s Central Bank and Top Banking Regulator Convene Meeting on Finance Supporting Real Economy During COVID
  • BlackRock on Track to Launch First Aged Care Wealth Management Products in China
  • China’s Loan Prime Rate Remains Unchanged in April
  • Chinese Regulators Push for Smaller Banks to Reduce Deposit Rate Ceiling by 10BPS
  • Chinese Central Bank Call for More COVID Financial Support, Banks to “Rationally Cede Profits” to Real Economy
  • WeBank Says Digitization the Key to Solving Financing Challenges of China’s Small Businesses
  • Zhang Jinliang on Track to Head China Construction Bank After Leaving Postal Savings Bank of China
  • China’s Big State-owned Banks Launch “Smart Management” Option for Digital Renminbi Wallets
  • SWIFT Sanctions Could Prompt Search for International Payments Alternatives: Former Chinese Central Bank Chief
  • State-owned Banks Dominate List of China’s Most Profitable Companies in 2021
  • Chinese Reform of Rural Credit Societies Adopts Diversified, Province-by-Province Model
  • Zhejiang Rural Commercial United Bank Grabs Approval to Commence Operations
  • More Chinese Cities See Year-on-Year Home Price Declines
  • Chinese Central Bank Announces Across the Board Reserve Ratio Cut Starting from 25 April
  • Non-Performing Loan Ratio of Chinese Banking Sector at 1.79% as of End of Q1
  • Guangdong Province Banking Regulator Calls for Greater Housing Support for New Urban Residents
  • Bank of Jiangsu See over 30% Growth in Net Profits in 2021, NPL’s Slide for Sixth Consecutive Year
  • China Development Bank Issues 4.4 Billion Yuan in COVID Emergency Loans in First Quarter
  • Debt Issues by Chinese Banks Surge in 2022, Funds Raised Rise over 50%
  • Tencent’s WeBank Accounts for Over Half of All Profits Posted by China’s Private Banks in 2021
  • UnionPay, Bank of China and BOCOM Launch Green Low Carbon Action League in Beijing
  • Big State-owned Banks Offer Loan Extensions to Shanghai Residents During COVID Lockdowns
  • Shanghai Housing Fund Grants Exemptions for Late Loan Repayments During COVID-19 Lockdowns
  • China’s Banking Regulator Calls for Greater Lending Support for Small Businesses
  • Bank of Ningbo’s Profits Rise Nearly 30% in 2021, Total Assets Breach 2 Trillion Yuan
  • China’s Agricultural Loan Balance Grows 11.83% in 2021
  • Chinese Central Bank Calls for Green Finance to Go Mainstream
  • China’s Big State-owned Banks Offer Extensions on Home Loan Repayments for COVID-hit Borrowers
  • Chinese Central Bank Releases Draft Version of Financial Stability Law
  • Big State-owned Banks Account for Over Half of Chinese Green Lending
  • Dong Ximiao Calls for Chinese Finance to Provide Greater Support for “Rational” Residential Property Demand
  • Hengfeng Bank Sees 22% Profit Growth in 2021
  • Chinese Banks Step up Fintech Investment and Hiring in 2021
  • Five of China’s Big State-owned Banks See Micro-Enterprise Loan Growth of over 30% in 2021
  • China’s Financial Authorities Stress Need for Banks to Serve Growth of Manufacturing and Industry
  • China’s Big State-owned Banks Set to Dispense over 380 Billion Yuan in Dividends
  • Bank of Beijing Enters Cooperative Agreement with Blockchain Research Institute
  • Chinese Central Bank Says Financial Risk Has Softened, Remains Under Control Overall
  • CBIRC Moots Removal of Asset Requirements for Foreign Investment in Chinese Banks
  • Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Posts over 13% Growth in Net Profits in 2021
  • China’s Big Six State-owned Banks Post Strongest Profit Growth in a Decade
  • Bank of Hebei Grabs Approval to Issue 8 Billion Yuan in Perpetual Bonds
  • 70% of Chinese Bankers Consider Monetary Policy to Be Moderate: PBOC Survey
  • Chinese Central Bank Stresses Financial Support for Rural Village Revitalisation
  • Q1 Meeting of China’s Monetary Policy Committee Stresses Continued Stability
  • China Construction Bank Sees over 11% Growth in Net Profits in 2021
  • Chinese Central Bank Expected to Reduce Reserve Ratio by End of Q1
  • Bank of Communications Posts Record Profit Growth in 2021
  • PBOC Releases Q4 Banking Sector Assessments, High-risk Lenders Drop by Half Compared to Peak
  • WeBank Helps to Launch Cross-border Data Verification Platform in Greater Bay Area with Open Source Blockchain Technology
  • China’s Banking Regulator Says Common Prosperity at the Core of New Rules for Urban Migrant Finance
  • Tsinghua University Finance Expert Highlights Eight Problems with China’s Wealth Management Market
  • China Moves to Launch Financial Stability Guarantee Fund by the End of September
  • President of China Construction Bank Resigns After Less than a Year
  • CBIRC Calls for Big Chinese Banks to Provide Risk Control Technology to Smaller Lenders
  • Foreign Financial Assets of Chinese Banks Totals $1.531 Trillion at End of 2021, Net Foreign Debt at $37.9 Billion
  • Chinese Central Bank Convenes Meeting of Fintech Committee to Outline 2022 Policy Focal Points
  • ICBC Prevents 11.4 Billion Yuan in Losses via Big Data “Fraud Prevention Wall”
  • People’s Daily Calls for Spurring Chinese Consumption of Hi-tech Devices
  • PBOC Issues 5 Billion Yuan in Renminbi Central Bank Bills via Hong Kong
  • Agricultural Bank of China’s Online Inclusion Loans Breach 600 Billion Yuan
  • State Council Signals Stable Monetary Policy, No “Flood-style Irrigation”
  • Hubei Province Lenders Cut Home Loan Rates, Home Deposit Rates Drop in Guangxi
  • China’s Private Enterprise Loan Balance Posts Double Digit Growth in 2021
  • China Development Bank Plans to Issue 400B Yuan in Loans to Drive Rural Village Revitalisation
  • China Merchants Bank Sees Record-breaking Profit Growth in 2021
  • Chinese Central Bank Calls for More Financial Support for Common Prosperity Trials
  • PBOC Approves Licenses for Financial Holding Companies
  • China’s Loan Prime Rates for March Remain Unchanged
  • Chinese Central Bank Calls for Monetary Policy to be “Actively Responsive,” Maintaining Moderate Growth in New Loans
  • Zijin Rural Commercial Bank Taps Former Central Bank Official as Deputy Chair
  • Shenzhen Calls for Local Banks to “Guarantee Loan Stability” for Beleaguered Small Businesses
  • Shanghai Think Tank Calls for Smaller Banks to Use Fintech to Improve Inclusive Services
  • Digital Channel Split Rate for Chinese Banking Sector Exceeds 90%
  • China Banking Association Release New Financial Consumer Recommendations
  • Hang Seng Bank China Achieves Average Annual Profit Growth of 27%
  • Chinese Central Bank Keeps MLF Rates Steady
  • Bank of Chengdu Issues 3 Billion Yuan in Green Finance Bonds
  • Zhongyuan Bank Set to Join Ranks of Trillion Yuan Lenders Following Acquisition of Regional Peers
  • CITIC Bank Commences Testing of China’s First “Personal Carbon Accounts”
  • Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank Launches Fintech Research Laboratory
  • China’s M2 Money Supply and Renminbi Lending Growth Decelerate since Start of 2022
  • China Construction Bank to Drive Development of Welfare Rental Housing in Fujian Province
  • Chinese Analysts Dissect Beijing’s Call for “Steady” Monetary Policy in 2022
  • Huang Yiping Calls for Growth of Private Banks in China to Drive Financial Inclusion
  • Ping An Bank’s Net Profits Grow over 25% in 2021, Derivatives Trading Surges over 95%
  • China Development Bank Extends 123 Billion Yuan in Loans to Support Energy Sector Following Coal Supply Constraints
  • Central Bank Credit Chief Says Improvements to China’s Credit Law Needed to Adapt to Internet Finance
  • Chinese Central Bank to Transfer over 1 Trillion Yuan in Profits to Central Government Budget
  • Western Experts See Ukraine Conflict Driving Internationalisation of the Renminbi
  • Shanghai’s Renminbi Convertibility Pilot Sees Surging Growth in 2021
  • Data Trading Centres in China Exceed 30 in Number, Expert Warns of Excess Creation and Data Fragmentation
  • Survey of Chinese Bankers Shows Tech, Small Businesses Are Currently the Main Focus, Real Estate Lending Still Restricted
  • BNP Paribas-backed Bank of Nanjing to Acquire Controlling Stake in Suning Consumer Finance
  • Chinese Central Bank Calls for Using Green Finance to Achieve Carbon Neutrality
  • Bank of Shanghai Grabs Approval for Wealth Management Subsidiary to Commence Operation
  • China Needs “Traffic Lights” to Control Disorderly Expansion of Capital into Financial Sector: Regulatory Media
  • China Construction Bank Enters Cooperative Agreement with Agricultural Authorities
  • Chinese Central Bank Seeks to Strengthen Financial Services for New Urbanites
  • NDRC Commits to No “Irrigation-Style” Stimulus, Avoidance of Asset Bubbles
  • China Lays Claim to World’s Biggest Green Loan Balance
  • Chinese Central Bank Stresses Effective Implementation of Macro-prudential Regulation for Real Estate Finance
  • China Sets GDP Growth Target of 5.5% for 2022
  • Chinese Central Bank Flags Expansion of Macro-prudential Policy Tools, Scrutiny of Industrial-Financial Integration
  • China Construction Bank President Appointed Chair of Everbright Group
  • China’s Banking Regulator Highlights Risk Prevention, Containment of Disorderly Capital, Stronger Firewalls Between Industry and Finance
  • China Will Not Participate in Financial Sanctions against Russia: CBIRC Chair
  • Chinese Central Bank Says Small Enterprises Comprise “Half the Economy,” Calls for Greater Financial Inclusion
  • Postal Savings Bank of China Plans First Tier-2 Capital Bond Issue for 2022
  • Australia’s Largest Bank Sells 10% Stake in Bank of Hangzhou
  • Bank of Hangzhou Enters Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with Hangzhou’s Yuhang District, Focuses on Private Enterprise Financing
  • Alipay and WeChat Pay Announce Launch of Personal Business QR Codes
  • Bank Wealth Management Products Market Hits 29 Trillion Yuan, Net Value Products Account for Nearly 93%
  • CBIRC Calls for Chinese Banks to Support Development of Welfare Rental Housing
  • Postal Savings Bank of China Commits to “Cutting Fees and Ceding Profits” for Small Businesses
  • Bank Wealth Management Vehicles Cut Fees in Response to Sector Competition
  • Shenzhen Banking Authority Commits to Expanding Financial Inclusion for Micro Enterprises in 2022
  • Baoshang Bank’s Successor Appoints Former Senior Finance Official as Chair and Party Secretary
  • Bank of Shanghai Issues First Green Bonds for Chinese Electric Car Sector
  • Chinese Central Bank Calls for Making Common Prosperity the Focus of Financial Consumer Rights Protections in 2022
  • Issuance of Real Estate Acquisition Bonds Intensifies in January
  • Chinese Central Bank Undertakes 200B Yuan in 7-Day Reverse Repo Operations
  • Big State-owned Banks Cut Home Loan Rates in Guangzhou, Shanghai Sees Rates Fall Below 5%
  • China’s Banking Authorities Suspend Client Due Diligence Measures Following Outcry from Smaller Lenders
  • Loan Prime Rates Remain Unchanged in February
  • Chinese Cities Reduce Home Loan Deposit Requirement to 20%
  • Perpetual Bond Issuance by Chinese Banks Surges Since Start of 2022
  • Chinese Banks Pass First Round of Climate Risk Stress Testing by PBOC
  • Provincial Governments Delegate Regulation of Rural Credit Societies to Local Authorities
  • Ex-chair of Bank of Qinghai Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Bribery, Abuse of Power
  • Zhejiang Offers College Graduates Half Million Yuan Start-up Loans, Chinese Government to Provide 80% Guarantee
  • China’s Green Loans Surge 33% to Approach 16 Trillion Yuan in 2021: PBOC
  • Agricultural Bank of China to Issue 50B Yuan in Perpetual Bonds
  • Standard Chartered Suspends Acceptance of New Credit Card Applications in China
  • Chinese Central Bank Lifts MLF Volume, Domestic Analysts Say Monetary Policy Will Remain “Independent” amidst Overseas Tightening
  • Chinese Banking Sector Sees Net Profits Rise 12.6% in 2021, Non-performing Loan Ratio Continues to Decline
  • Ant Group, Tencent and China’s Big State-owned Banks Make Forbes List of World’s Top Blockchain Players in 2022
  • Chinese Central Bank Highlights Stability, Supply-Side Structural Reform in Q4 Monetary Policy Report
  • Total Social Financing at 6.17T Yuan in January, Outstanding TSF Rises 10.5% YoY
  • Senior Chinese Banking Regulator Arrested for Bribery Eight Years after Retirement
  • Bank of Guilin Breaches Regulatory “Red Lines” as Former Vice-President Placed under Investigation for Affiliate Transactions
  • Chinese Central Bank Mandates Registration of Cash Deposits and Withdrawals Exceeding 50,000 Yuan
  • Industrial Bank Makes First Forestry Carbon Sink Loan in Hunan Province
  • Shaanxi Province Unveils First Fintech Sandbox Project, Uses Blockchain to Drive Rural Loan Collateralisation
  • China Development Bank Lends 875.9B Yuan to Support Yangtze River Delta in 2021
  • Nine More Banks Join Wealth Connect Trials in Guangzhou and Shenzhen
  • Chinese Central Bank Flags Development of Fintech and Digital Renminbi Standards by 2025
  • China’s Roster of Central Financial Enterprises Expands to Include National Agricultural Loan Guarantor
  • Welfare Rental Housing Excluded from Ceilings on Real Estate Lending by Chinese Banks
  • Non-cash Payments During Chinese New Year Vacation Approach 15 Trillion Yuan
  • Two Private Banks Announce End of Cash Operations with Approval of Chinese Authorities
  • Financial Inclusion Micro-loans in China Grow over 27% in 2021, Green Lending Rises 33%: PBOC
  • Digital Lender Zhongbang Bank Posts 25.88% Profit Growth in 2021
  • China Construction Bank Underwrites China’s First Real Estate Enterprise M&A Notes
  • Happy Year of the Tiger from China Banking News
  • Offshore Lending by Chinese Banks Included under Macro-prudential Regulation
  • Leading State-owned Banks Obtain Approval from PBOC for Emissions Reductions Support Tools
  • PBOC Leads Launch of Nationwide Three Year Anti-money Laundering Campaign
  • China’s Banking Regulator Outlines Key Work Points for 2022, Calls for Creating “Traffic Lights for Capital”
  • Lending to Chinese Small Businesses Rises Nearly 25% in 2021
  • Chinese Banks Dispose of 3.1 Trillion Yuan in Non-Performing Assets in 2021, Shadow Banking Contracts 4.2 Trillion Yuan
  • Bank of Suzhou Commits to Growth in Consumer Finance Operations
  • Chinese Central Bank Cuts Rates for Standing Lending Facility
  • Chongqing Opens China’s First “Digital Economy HR Market”
  • MYBank Executes Strategic Cooperative Agreement with Bank of Beijing
  • China’s Banking Regulator Includes IT Outsourcing in Risk Management Assessments
  • PBOC Makes Net Injection of 650B Yuan via Open Market Operations in Week Ending 21 January
  • China Needs More Active and Assertive Monetary and Fiscal Policy: Dong Ximiao
  • China’s Banking Regulator Sounds First Risk Warning for 2022, Targets “Routine Loans” via Online Platforms
  • Banks in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen Reduce Home Loan Rates Following LPR Cut
  • Ping An Group and Ant Group Top List of World’s Leading Fintech Patent Applicants
  • Centralised Data Platform for Wealth Management Products Expected to Drive Sales for Smaller Chinese Banks
  • China’s Loan Prime Rate Declines For Second Consecutive Month in January
  • State Council Issues Opinions on Integration of Domestic and Foreign Trade/ Dual Circulation, Highlights Ongoing Government Guidance
  • Chinese Central Bank Outlines Policy Focal Points for 2022, Calls for Financial System to Cede Profits to Real Economy
  • Chinese Real Estate Lending Picks up in Fourth Quarter: PBOC
  • Chinese Central Bank Hails Success of Deleveraging Drive, Decline in Macro-leverage Ratio in 2021
  • HSBC Forecasts Two 50BP Reserve Ratio Cuts from PBOC over Next Several Months
  • Seniors Executives from China Development Bank Toppled over Corruption
  • PBOC Cuts MLF and Reverse Repo Rates by 10 Basis Points, First MLF Cut Since April 2020
  • China’s Banking Regulator Hails Complete Removal of Guaranteed Principal and Non-compliant Wealth Management Products in 2021
  • Chinese Central Bank Calls for Greater Support for Dual Circulation Policy, More Active Government Management of the Economy
  • China Will Continue to Expand High-level Economic Opening in 2022: Ex-Commerce Minister
  • Postal Savings Bank of China Launches “One Stop” Mortgage Property Registration Services
  • Bank of China Convenes Party Study Conference
  • China’s Money Supply Growth Decelerates at End of 2021
  • Industrial Bank Grabs Approval for Issue of 110B Yuan in Finance Bonds
  • Digital Renminbi Used for over 400,000 Transactions Worth 9.6B Yuan at Beijing Winter Olympics Sites
  • Bank of Suzhou Flags Increase in Consumer Lending in 2022
  • Top Finance Regulator in Jiangxi Province Tapped for Role as Bank of Jiangxi President
  • China’s Private Banks Flout Ban on Doing Business Beyond Home Jurisdictions Due to Internet Dependence
  • Chinese Banking Association Calls for “Comprehensive Strengthening” of Data Capabilities, Development of Fintech Expertise
  • China Cracks Down on Internet Sales of Financial Products, Use of Celebrity Promotions
  • Evergrande Economist Calls for Central Bank to Print More than 2 Trillion Yuan to Boost Chinese Fertility by 50 Million Births
  • China Construction Bank’s Small Business Loans Rise 31.6% in 2021
  • Guangzhou Cuts Real Estate Lending Rates
  • Chinese Banks Still Reluctant to Lend Despite Government Push to Support Real Economy
  • Bank of Lanzhou Leads Wave of Smaller Chinese Banks Pursuing IPO’s
  • Chinese Central Bank Releases 2022 – 2025 Fintech Development Plan
  • Chinese Central Bank Continues Use of Direct Financial Inclusion Instruments in 2022, Calls for Local Banks to “Excavate New Finance Demand”
  • Personal Digital Renminbi Wallets Surpass 140 Million Threshold, Total Transactions Approach 62 Billion Yuan
  • China’s New Online Lending Rules Curb Cross-regional Operation, Risk Concentration, Use of Internet Platforms for Leverage
  • Chinese Liquidity Demand Set for 18% YoY Spike in January
  • Chinese Analysts Forecast Robust Growth in Commercial Bank Lending in 2022
  • Chinese Central Bank Issues Macro-prudential Policy Guidelines
  • Corporate Governance of Chinese Banks Posts Improvement in 2021, Party Leadership Still Insufficient: CBIRC Survey
  • Exim Bank and Bank of Beijing Team up to Support for Small-scale Foreign Trade Companies
  • New Renminbi Lending in China Expected to Total 21 Trillion Yuan in 2022, Focus on Financial Inclusion and Green Lending
  • Chinese Central Bank Governor Stresses Stability, Servicing China’s Real Economy in 2022
  • Yibin City Commercial Bank Hopes to List by 2025, Join Ranks of China’s 100 Billion Yuan Banks
  • Local Chinese Banks Hope to Improve Staff Quality and Control Risk with New Database of Top-flight Talent
  • Chinese Central Bank’s Q4 Monetary Policy Meeting Highlights “Better Satisfying” Rational Home Demand
  • Bank Outlets and ATM’s Shut across China in 2021 as Digital Transformation Accelerates
  • Chengdu-Chongqing’s Status as Western China’s Financial Hub Further Cemented by Central Bank Plan
  • Wave of Convertible Bonds from Smaller Lenders Expected Following 50B Yuan Issue by Industrial Bank
  • PBOC and SAFE Call for Chinese Banks to Better Support Offshore Trade
  • Jilin Province Orders Banks to Provide Lending Support to Three Child Families
  • Industrial Bank Obtains Approval for Private Banking Unit
  • CBIRC Says Chinese Lenders Cannot Unreasonably Refuse to Open Bank Accounts for Micro-Enterprises
  • Bank of Guiyang to Invest 1B Yuan in Launch of Wealth Management Subsidiary
  • Chinese Analysts Weigh in on First Decline in Benchmark Lending Rate Since Lifting of Wuhan Lockdown
  • Chinese Regulators Call for Banks to Provide Financial Support to Real Estate Enterprise M&A’s
  • China’s Loan Prime Rate Falls for First Time Since End of Wuhan Lockdown
  • Huaxia Bank Accused by CBIRC of Seven Consumer Infringements
  • State Council Flags 2022 Focus on Financial Inclusion and Manufacturing Development Following Central Economic Work Meeting
  • Chinese Central Bank Commits to Ongoing Suppression of Real Estate Speculation in 2022
  • China Development Bank Sets Target of 30% Green Loans by 2030
  • China’s Financial Sector Assets Rise 8.2% YoY at End of Q3 to Hit 375.7 Trillion Yuan
  • Personal Home Loan Growth Further Expands in November: Chinese Central Bank Data
  • Shanghai Insurance Exchange Issues Blockchain-based Data Standards for Reinsurance Operations
  • Bank of Changsha Issues First Ever Environmental Disclosure Report
  • Chinese Monetary Policy Expected to Remain Stable, Structurally Targeted in 2022, Further Reserve Cuts Still Possible
  • Postal Savings Bank Enters Strategic Partnership with Beijing Stock Exchange, New Third Board
  • Ex-Central Bank Chief Calls for Nationwide Enterprise Balance Sheet Disclosure System
  • Capital Account Opening is Inevitable for Renminbi Internationalisation: Central Bank Official
  • China Sees Four-fold Surge in Issuance of ESG Wealth Management Products in 2021
  • Chinese Government Holds Central Economic Work Meeting Outlining Policy Focal Points for 2022
  • ICBC Obtains Approval for 190B Yuan in Tier-2 Capital Bonds
  • China’s Banking Sector Will Further Accelerate High Level Opening: Central Bank Media
  • China CITIC Bank Grows Small Business Loans 160% in Three Years
  • PBOC Governor Says Evergrande Debt Crisis Will Be Handled in Accordance with Market Principles and Rule of Law
  • CCP Reins in Chinese Central Bank Independence
  • Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Completes 40 Billion Yuan Bond Issue
  • Chinese Communist Party Reiterates Commitment to Opening of Capital Markets as Sino-US Economic Tensions Intensify
  • Green Bond Issuance by Chinese Banks Set to at Least Double in 2021
  • Zhongyuan Bank Unveils Takeover Plan for Trio of Municipal Commercial Banks in Henan
  • China’s Banking Regulator Calls for Greater Financial Support for Tech Innovations, Direct Financing for Tech Enterprises
  • PBOC Cuts Reloan Rate for Credit to Support Farming and Small Businesses
  • Chinese Central Bank to Cut Reserve Ratio on 15 December
  • China Plans to Ban Banks and Insurers from Derivative Trading with Retail Clients
  • China’s Central Bank and Banking Regulator Seek to Reassure Markets as Evergrande Fails to Guarantee Debt Repayments
  • Six New Rural Commercial Banks Grab Approval from Chinese Regulators in November
  • Nationwide Lenders in China Hasten Home Loan Approvals
  • Citigroup Hopes to Establish Wholly Owned Investment Bank in China
  • Shanghai’s Top Banking Regulator Placed under Investigation by CCP
  • Fully Licensed Credit Agencies in China Set to Reach 3 – 5: China Merchants Bank
  • Wealth Connect Survey Finds Mainland Chinese Favour Fund Products, Hong Kong and Macau Residents Eye Chinese WMP’s
  • CBIRC Pushes for Retiring Execs from Established Banks to Work at Regional Lenders to Address Risk Issues
  • ICBC Launches Rural Village Revitalization Recruitment Drive
  • China Construction Bank Commits to Support for RCEP
  • Asian Development Bank Issues 1B Yuan in Panda Bonds with Bank of China’s Assistance
  • Smaller Chinese Banks Get Official Backing for Capital Boosts to Better Support Real Economy
  • Monetary Policy to Play an Active Role in Driving Xi’s Call for Common Prosperity: PBOC
  • CBIRC Curbs Charging of Bank Fees by Online Platforms, Calls for Discounts for Micro Enterprises
  • Ping An’s OneConnect Launches Gamma Core Banking System
  • MIIT Calls for Improvements to Top-level Planning of Big Data Industry Development in China
  • Chengdu Issues China’s First Municipal-level Directive for Banks to Step up Real Estate Lending
  • ICBC Outlines Recommendations for Spurring Blockchain Development in Chinese Finance
  • CBIRC Approves Two Pension Wealth Management Trials by Big Chinese Banks
  • Guangdong Yuecai Becomes Key Strategic Investor in Guangdong Nanyue Bank
  • Chinese Central Bank Calls for Loosening Risk Restrictions when Lending to Manufacturing Sector
  • China Construction Bank Launches ESG Ratings System
  • China Huarong Secures State-Led Bailout, Abandons Direct Ownership of Banking Sector Financial Institutions
  • China CITIC Bank Touts Inclusion Results of Online Supply Chain Financing Products
  • Chinese Central Bank Commits to Ongoing Stability in Q3 Monetary Policy Report
  • China’s Loan Prime Rate Remains Unchanged for 19th Consecutive Month
  • State-owned Banks Participate in Launch of China’s First Cross-Chain Protocol
  • Chinese Banks Commit to Support for Real Estate Market Following Evergrande Crisis
  • Bilibili Grabs Majority Stake in State-owned Payments Company Yoyi Pay
  • Beijing Stock Exchange Mutual Funds Commence Sale via Banks
  • China’s Banking Sector Passes Stress Tests with Ease, Risk Concentrated in Regional Sectors: PBOC
  • Financial Inclusion Loans in China Rise over 31% in First Half of 2021 as SME Contribution to GDP Surpasses 60%
  • China’s Banking Regulator Convenes Meeting on Supply Chain Finance Reform
  • China Will Keep up the Pressure on Cryptocurrency Mining: National Development and Reform Commission
  • Asset Quality of Chinese Banks Holds Steady in Third Quarter of 2021
  • Calls Emerge for Chinese Financial Institutions to Adopt Science Based Carbon Targets
  • China Everbright Bank’s Cloud Utilities Payments Platform Services over 500 Million Active Users
  • China’s Banking Corporate Governance Report Gives Zero A Grades, Highlights Lack of Party Leadership
  • China’s Industrial Development and Securities Authorities Call for Greater Use of Capital Markets to Drive Innovative Small Businesses
  • China’s First Carbon Neutrality Bank Branch Opened by PSBC in Guangdong Province
  • Chinese Central Bank Calls for Supporting New Forms of International Trade via Unified Regulation of Foreign and Domestic Currency Settlement
  • Online Rumours Claim HSBC China Reduced Deposit Rates to Zero
  • JD.com Processes over 240,000 Transactions Using Digital Renminbi During 2021 Double 11 Shopping Festival
  • Alibaba, Tencent and Ant Group Open up Patents for Accessible Technologies at Beijing’s Behest
  • Chinese Central Bank Joins Launch of Internet Protocol Version 6 Trials
  • Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank Accepts Use of Geographic Trademarks as Intangible Collateral
  • Industrial Bank Launches China’s First Energy Supply Guarantee Bonds
  • Chinese M2 Money Supply Growth at 8.7% in October, Net Cash Contracts 78.1 Billion Yuan
  • Chinese Real Estate Lending Robust Despite Evergrande Debt Crisis
  • PBOC Exploring International Usage of Digital Renminbi
  • Exim Bank of China Signs 23 Billion Yuan in Agreements to Support Trade Financing at Shanghai Import Expo
  • Chinese Central Bank Launches New Monetary Policy Tool to Support Carbon Reduction
  • Fintech Essential to Tapping China’s “Oceanic” Market for Rural Financial Services: ICBC
  • ICBC Enters Strategic Cooperative Agreement with State Power Investment Corporation on Green Energy and Energy Security
  • Bank of America Plans to Open Chinese Brokerage
  • Chinese Central Bank Calls for Deep Integration of Financial Inclusion with Green Finance, Tech Innovation, Supply Chain Finance
  • China Applies Blockchain Technology to Revitalisation of Rural Economies
  • ICBC Highlights Fintech Innovation as Driver of Sustainable Financial Development
  • China’s Wave of Small Bank Mergers Set to Expand as Regulatory and Market Pressure Intensifies
  • Big Six State-owned Banks All See Double Digit Profit Growth in 2021
  • Chinese Banks Must Actively Establish Green Financing Systems, Support Ecological Products: Agricultural Bank of China
  • Postal Savings Bank of China Posts 22.55% Profit Rise
  • Chinese Banks See Profits Surge, NPL’s Decline in Third Quarter
  • Chinese Government Bonds Included in FTSE Russell World Government Bond Index (WGBI)
  • Chinese Financial Authorities Step up TLAC Requirements for Global Systemically Important Banks
  • Bank of Shanghai Sees Net Profits Rise 10.58%, Plans to Issue 20B Yuan in Tier-2 Capital Supplementation Bonds
  • Zhongyuan Bank to Merge with Bank of Luoyang, Bank of Pingdingshan and Bank of CTS.JZ
  • Shanghai to Investigate Use of Banking and Insurance Funds to Speculate in the Commodities Market
  • Net Value Wealth Management Products Issued by Chinese Banks Approaches 30,000
  • Guangdong Province Banking Sector Sees Total Assets Rise 9.3% at End of Third Quarter
  • Shenzhen Unveils Ambitions to Become Global Fintech Hub, Digital Renminbi Industry Ecosystem
  • ESG Wealth Management Products See Rapid Expansion Since 2019
  • Bohai Bank and Huawei to Cooperate on Fintech Development
  • 14 Listed Chinese Real Estate Firms Have One Year Probability of Default above 20%: S&P
  • Financial Inclusion Micro-Loans Surge 25.2%, Banking Sector Assets Exceed 332 Trillion Yuan
  • Evergrande Crisis Will Not Have a Major Impact on Credibility of Real Estate Sector or Chinese Enterprises: Banking Regulator
  • Hong Kong to Explore Gradual Expansion of Offshore Renminbi Cross-border Usage within Greater Bay Area
  • PBOC Official Hails Gradual Correction of “Overreaction” of Financial Markets to Real Estate Sector Risk in Wake of Evergrande Debt Crisis
  • Central Bank Chief Says Chinese Market Socialism Is “World Most Resilient System,” Highlights Role of Financial Inclusion in Response to COVID-19
  • Chinese Central Bank Pushes for Development and Standardisation of Open Source Technology in Finance Sector
  • Chinese and Foreign Banks Gear up for Cross-border Wealth Management Trials
  • Banking Regulator Praises Response of China’s Internet and Fintech Giants to Anti-trust Measures
  • Wealth Management Connect Unveils First List of Chinese and Foreign Bank Participants
  • China Construction Bank Chair Says Loss of Biodiversity a Threat to Humanity, Banks Must Focus on Digitisation-Driven Green Finance
  • 36 Chinese Banks Sign up for Biodiversity Conservation Declaration in Kunming
  • Evergrande Group’s Debt Crisis Is an “Isolated Phenomenon,” China’s Real Estate Sector Remains Healthy: Central Bank Official
  • Tech Investment by Chinese Banks Surges 20% in 2020
  • SAFE Issues New Directive on Prudential Assessment of Forex Operations by Banks
  • Evergrande’s Debt Woes Are Containable: Chinese Central Bank Official
  • China’s Systemically Important Banks Listed by PBOC
  • Beijing Offers One Mao Metro Rides and “Hardware” Wallets in New Round of Digital Renminbi Trials
  • CBIRC Issues New Regulations on the Conduct of Major Shareholders in Banks and Insurers
  • Total Social Financing up 10% at End of September, Shadow Banking Channels Contract
  • Chinese Communist Party’s Disciplinary Watchdog Launches Inspection of Banking and Insurance Regulator as Part of Financial Sector Scrutiny
  • Shenzhen’s Banking Authority Launches Smart Inspection Laboratory to Drive Regtech Development
  • China’s Banking Regulator Commits to Further Support for Rural Village Revival in 2021
  • Chinese Central Bank Governor Warns of Monopoly Risks of Fintech Development
  • Chinese Central Bank Targets Banking Access for Migrant Workers Following Fraud Crack Down
  • Chinese Central Bank Commits to Further Reform of Loan Prime Rate
  • China’s Banking Regulator Calls for Lenders to Support Coal Power Sector, Bans Use of Loans for Commodities and Consumer Goods Speculation
  • China’s Banking Regulator Targets New Consumer Loans that “Encourage Bad Social Habits” and Lead to “Excessive Indebtedness”
  • Zhongyuan Bank Appoints Former Central Bank Official as Chairman
  • CBIRC Approves Integration of Three Regional Banks in Liaoning Province
  • Bank of China Hooks up with Government Procurement Platform to Digitise Financial Inclusion
  • Senior Official Appointed to Baoshang Bank Take-over Team Toppled over Corruption Allegations
  • Central Bank Governor Yi Gang Highlights Challenges for Chinese Interest Rate Reforms
  • Bank of China Unveils Carbon Emissions Action Plan
  • Huaxia Bank’s Wealth Management Vehicle Launches Investment Fund to Support Beijing Stock Exchange
  • China Has Created a Policy System to Support Green Finance Development: PBOC
  • Big Data and Digitised Regulation Is Reducing Financial Risk Pressure: China’s Forex Authority
  • Bank Fund-raising via Bond Issues Drops 50% in First Half as Net Profits Rise 12.21%
  • Chinese Central Bank Hopes to Prevent Liquidity Risk with SLF Reforms
  • PBOC Governor Reiterates Commitment to Full Regulation of Fintech, Anti-trust Enforcement for Internet Platforms
  • PBOC Plans to Set Ceiling on Offshore Lending by Chinese Commercial Banks, Expand Renminbi Lending Scope
  • Evergrande’s Debt Debacle Not Yet a Lehman Moment: Guangfa Securities
  • China Construction Bank’s “One Sentence for Everything” Voice Recognition Assistant Is Capable of Detecting Forgery and Coercion
  • 19 Wealth Management Subsidiaries Post over 10 Billion Yuan in Net Profits in First Half of 2021
  • Bank of China to Support Creation of “Common Prosperity Demonstration Zone” in Zhejiang Province
  • PBOC Undertakes 600B Yuan in 1-Year MLF Operations on 15 September
  • China Banking Association Calls for Greater Digital Financial Inclusion, Establishment of National Data Platform
  • He Xinxiang Becomes Latest China Development Bank Exec to Be Toppled
  • Cross-border Wealth Management Connect and South-bound Bond Connect on Verge of Launch: PBOC
  • Hengqin and Qianhai Will Drive Financial Integration with Macau and Hong Kong
  • CBIRC Sets Its Sights on Wealth Management Product Liquidity Risk
  • China’s Banking Authority Flags Regulatory Targeting of Real Estate Lending, Wealth Management Sector and Online Platforms
  • Micro-loan Balance Rises over 29% YoY Following China’s Financial Inclusion Push
  • Agricultural Bank of China Enters Agreements with Standard Chartered, Mizuho Bank and Bank of Montreal to Drive Financial Opening
  • Wealth Management Subsidiaries of Banks Make Forays into Private Equity via Limited Partnerships
  • Bank of Communications, JD.com Team up on 16 Million Yuan Digital Renminbi Giveaway in Shanghai and Suzhou
  • Agricultural Bank of China Makes First Loan Collateralised with Carbon Credits
  • State Council Highlights 300B Yuan Reloan Quota Increase, Accelerated Bond Issuance in Financial Inclusion Push
  • Big State-owned Banks See Double Digit Rise in Fee Revenues, PSBC Posts over 37% Surge
  • Big State-owned Banks Complete Full Year Financial Inclusion Targets for Lending to Small Businesses: Chinese Central Bank
  • Bank Wealth Management Subsidiaries See Profits for First Half 2021 Exceed Full Year 2020
  • Bank of China Veteran Zheng Guoyu Set to Join ICBC as Vice-President
  • China Construction Bank Opens 7.23 Million Personal Digital Renminbi Wallets for Clients
  • Chinese Commercial Banks See First Half Net Profits Rise 11.1%, NPL Ratio Edge Lower
  • China’s Forex Regulator Seeks Opinions of Banks on Currency Risks
  • WeChat, Douyin and Weibo Commit to “Purifying the Internet” of Fake Financial News
  • Beijing Flags Further Reserve Ratio Cuts to Finance Rural Village Revitalisation
  • BOCOM International Sees Net Profits Hit Record High Following 105% YoY Rise
  • Zhongyuan Bank Expected to Appoint Chinese Central Bank’s Zhengzhou Chief as New Chair
  • Minsheng Bank Completes China’s First Carbon Credit Guarantee Operation
  • PBOC Drives “Structural Optimization” of Chinese Bank Lending, Flags Fewer Real Estate Loans, More Loans to Small Businesses
  • Hong Kong Stock Exchange to Launch A-share Index Futures
  • China’s Loan Prime Rate Remains Unchanged for 16th Consecutive Month
  • Chinese Central Bank Governor Commits to”Myriad Stratagems” to Improve Financial Inclusion, Upholding CCP Leadership
  • China’s Financial Certification Authority Teams up with Baidu on Artificial Intelligence and Digital Transformation
  • Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank’s Listing Brings Chinese A-share Banks to 41
  • Over 100 Municipal Banks Set to Join Digital Renminbi Trials via Cooperation with “Operator Institutions”
  • Chinese Bankers Flag Greater Regional Coordination and Fintech Adoption Following PBOC Monetary Policy Report
  • 2021 Report on China’s Listed Banks Highlights Resilient Profitability, Greater Support for Real Economy During COVID-19
  • Ping An Bank Sees Outlook Raised to Positive by Moody’s
  • People’s Bank of China Plans Greater Cooperation with Argentina’s Central Bank
  • Bank of Jiangsu Becomes China’s First Municipal Bank to Qualify for QFII Custodial Operations
  • Chinese Banks Continue COVID-19 Loan Repayment Deferrals for Small Businesses in 2021
  • China Construction Bank Issues 80B Yuan in Tier 2 Capital Bonds
  • Chinese Central Bank Outlines Near-term Focal Points in Q2 Monetary Policy Execution Report
  • Salaries of Senior Execs at Leading Chinese Joint-stock Bank Revealed
  • Chinese Central Bank Flags Launch of New Carbon Financing Tools
  • Chinese Banks See Bad Loan Ratio Edge Lower in First Half of 2021, Post 1.1T Yuan in Profits
  • Ex-Bank of China Chief Calls for Ban on Chinese Companies with Sensitive Data from Listing Abroad
  • Standard Chartered Completes First Phase of Work on Greater Bay Area Headquarters
  • Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank Breaks Record for A-share Subscriptions via Use of Online Channels
  • Chinese Central Bank Launches Three Year Campaign to Support Small Business and Private Enterprise in Beijing
  • ICBC Teams up with Chinese Chamber of Commerce to Drive Micro-loans
  • Bank of Shanghai Grabs Approval to Launch Wealth Management Subsidiary
  • Beijing and Chongqing Obtain Approval for China’s First Green Finance Pilot Zones
  • Longgang Rural Commercial Becomes 82nd Bank in Zhejiang Province
  • Citibank China Grabs Approval for Securities Investment Fund Custody Services
  • China’s Smaller Banks Achieve Breakthroughs in Fintech Adoption: KPMG
  • China’s Banking Regulator Calls for Expansion of Loans to Strategic Emerging Industries, Advanced Manufacturing
  • China’s Wealth Management Market Transformed by Launch of New Asset Management Rules
  • China Steps up Reform Ambitions for Policy Banks
  • Chinese Banks Prepare 81B Yuan in Funds to Support Henan Flood Relief Efforts: CBIRC
  • Shanghai’s Pudong District Aspires to Become Offshore Renminbi Financing Hub, International Rival to London and New York
  • First Perpetual Bond Issue by Chinese Policy Bank Scheduled for 27 July
  • Mobile Banking Still on the Rise in China, ICBC Breaches 100M Monthly Active Users
  • CBIRC Calls for Loan Rates Cuts and Use of Fintech to Help out Flood Stricken Farmers
  • China’s Loan Prime Rate Remains Unchanged for 15th Consecutive Month in July Despite Reserve Ratio Cut
  • Chinese Banks on Track to Cut Fees for Cross-bank ATM Debit Card Usage
  • Industrial Bank Becomes First Chinese Financial Institution to Report on Carbon Footprint
  • Chinese Central Bank Releases Financial Markets Report for June 2021
  • Bank of Communications Brings Digital Renminbi Services to Changsha Transit System
  • Chinese Banks Remove Subscription Fees for Mutual Fund Sales as Competition from Online Platforms Intensifies
  • ICBC’s Discounted Bills Operations Exceed 900 Billion Yuan in First Half of 2021
  • China Merchants Bank Sees Retail AUM Breach 10 Trillion Yuan Threshold
  • China Banking Association Seeks to Create Official Certification Program for Budding Fintech Professionals
  • China’s Trusted Blockchain Initiatives Launches Banking Sector Unit
  • Chinese Central Bank Unleashes 1 Trillion Yuan with Reserve Ratio Cut, Undertakes 100B Yuan in MLF on Same Date
  • China’s Banking Regulator Flags Strict Regulation of Online Platforms, Further Bond Issues by Lenders Short of Capital
  • Financial Inclusion Loans for Chinese Small Businesses Rise over 30%
  • China Banking Association Issues List of Top 100 Lenders
  • Bank of Chongqing Grabs 2021 Fintech Innovation Award for Digitisation Project
  • China On Verge of Launching World’s Largest Carbon Market
  • Exim Bank of China Raises USD$1B Via Issue of Two Year Greenback Bonds
  • Renminbi Loans Increase USD$1.97 Trillion in First Half of 2021, M2 Money Supply Grows 8.6% YoY
  • CBIRC to Include Services for the Elderly in Regulatory Assessments of Chinese Banks
  • Chinese Central Bank to Lower Reserve Ratio 0.5 Percentage Points This Week, Unleash One Trillion Yuan
  • FSDC Flags Accelerated Reform of Chinese Policy Banks
  • Chinese Banks Issue $128B in Bonds in First Half of 2021, Smaller Banks Expand Use of Perpetual Bonds to Shore up Capital Standing
  • Real Estate Loan Growth Drops to Eight Year Low in China
  • Chinese Central Bank Issues Directive to Drive Growth in Financial Services for Small Businesses
  • China Set to Maintain Drive for More Small Business Lending in Second Half of 2021
  • China Consolidates Presence on The Banker’s List of World’s 1000 Top Lenders in the Wake of COVID-19
  • Chinese Central Bank Calls for Increases to Risk Tolerance for Rural Revitalisation Loans
  • Singapore’s DBS Bank Becomes Biggest Shareholder in Shenzhen Rural Commercial Bank
  • ICBC Launches Cloud Platform Brand for “Non-contact Services,” Encompasses 5G, Blockchain and AI
  • Smaller Banks Account for over Half of Tier-2 Capital Bond Issuance in 2021
  • CBIRC Approves 60B Yuan Open-ended Capital Bond Issue by Exim Bank of China
  • Shanghai Stock Exchange and China Construction Bank Enter Comprehensive Strategic Agreement on Financial Opening and Fintech
  • Ping An Ranks First out of Global Banks and Insurers on BrandZ List of Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands
  • Enterprise Borrowing Costs Set to Decline amidst China’s Ongoing Interest Rate Reforms
  • Change to China’s Interest Rate Pricing Mechanism Expected to Reduce Borrowing Costs
  • Chinese Central Bank Warns Big Banks and Payments Platforms over Cryptocurrency Speculation
  • China Needs More Specialised Banks for Small Enterprise, Establishment of National Financial Inclusion Platform: Postal Savings Bank of China
  • Structured Deposits at Chinese Banks Drop to New Low for 2021 in May
  • China’s Loan Prime Rate Unchanged for 14th Consecutive Month in June
  • CBIRC Seeks to Bring Major Shareholders in Chinese Banks and Insurers to Heel
  • BlackRock to Launch First Fully-owned Mutual Fund Company in China, DBS and Daiwa Obtain Approval for Securities Joint-ventures
  • Total Assets of Chinese Financial Institutions Stood at USD$56.93 Trillion at End of First Quarter for YoY Growth of 9.5%
  • China Will Invest over USD$15.6 Trillion across 40 Years to Achieve Carbon Mitigation Targets: Bank of China Chair
  • Digitisation of Finance Won’t Eradicate Risk, Just Make It More Complex: China Construction Bank President
  • Digital Transformation of China’s Regional Banks Hampered by Lack of Talent: Tencent White Paper
  • ICBC and Goldman Sachs Sign Memorandum of Agreement for Wealth Management Joint-venture
  • China Launches New Rules for 7 Trillion Yuan Cash Wealth Management Market
  • Bank of Liaoshen Officially Commences Operation in North-eastern China
  • ICBC’s Chief Economist Call for Inclusion of Climate Change in Banking Risk Regulation, Setting of Carbon Neutrality Timetables
  • PBOC Issues New Assessment Measures for Green Financing by Chinese Banks
  • Financing for Rural Communities Included in Assessments of Chinese Banks
  • ICBC Grabs Approval from China’s Banking Regulator to Appoint New Vice President
  • China’s Privately Operated Banks May Scramble for Funds as Regulators Step up Pressure on Deposit Interest Rates
  • Chinese Central Bank to Launch Climate-related Financial Disclosure Requirements, Drive Green Transformation of Domestic Lenders
  • Agricultural Bank of China Issues Guidelines for Accelerating Green Finance Growth
  • Chinese Central Bank Calls for Dumping of LIBOR, Commits to Further Interest Rate Reforms
  • China’s Banking Regulator Hails Reduction in Real Estate Lending Ratios, Highlights Rise amongst Smaller Lenders Vying for Market Share
  • COVID-19 Spurs Preference for Online Banking in China amidst Wave of Bank Branch Closures
  • Two Rural Banks in Shandong Province See Ratings Suspended After Failing to File Annual Reports since 2017
  • Baoshang Bank’s Tendrils of Corruption Ensnared Inner Mongolia’s Senior-most Finance Officials: CCDI Report
  • Goldman Sachs Grabs Approval for Wealth Management JV with ICBC
  • China Steps up Financial Support for New Agriculture Businesses
  • CBIRC Reportedly Puts Kibosh on Sale of Commodities-linked Products amidst Intense Market Volatility
  • Fitch Ratings Upbeat about China’s Bank Operating Environment
  • China Merchants Bank Emerges as Leading Private Banker with over 3 Trillion Yuan in AUM
  • Baihang Credit Amasses Information on over 200 Million Individuals
  • PBOC Issues 25 Billion Yuan in Renminbi Central Bank Bills via Hong Kong on 21 May
  • Chinese Central Bank Hails Successful Containment of Macro-Leverage Growth Despite COVID-19
  • China’s Banking and Insurance Regulator Issued 6581 Administrative Penalties in 2020, Fines Worth over $350 Million
  • China’s Loan Prime Rate Unchanged for 13th Consecutive Month in May as Economic Recovery Continues
  • Postal Savings Bank of China Becomes Second Chinese Signatory to UN’s Sustainable Banking Principles
  • ICBC Continues to Dominate Discounted Bills Market, Drives Financing for Small Businesses
  • Household Deposits in China Post Record Contraction in April
  • Wealth Management Connect on Track for Launch, Will Expedite Cross-border Fund Investment across China’s Greater Bay Area
  • MLF Rates Remain Unchanged for 14th Month Straight, Domestic Analysts Highlight Chinese Central Bank’s Focus on Stability
  • China’s Big State-owned Banks Spend Nearly $15B on Fintech in 2020
  • China’s Commercial Banks See YoY Profit Growth of 2.4% in First Quarter, NPL Ratio Eases to 1.8%
  • ICBC Tops Forbes List of World’s 2000 Leading Public Companies for Ninth Consecutive Year
  • PBOC Undertakes 100 Billion Yuan in 1-year MLF Operations on 17 May, Rates Remain Unchanged
  • Structured Deposits in China Plunge over 42%
  • China Construction Bank Teams up with CICC to Launch Investment Fund Free of Management and Transaction Fees
  • Bank of China Teams up with Forbes Magazine to Launch New List of Top International Schools
  • Bank of Beijing Becomes First Municipal Lender in China with over 3 Trillion Yuan in Assets
  • China’s Largest Municipal Lender Eyes Listing in Three Years as Guang An Jincai Lifts Equity Stake to over 1%
  • CBIRC Issues New Rules for Licensing of Chinese Banks and Insurers, Creates Three Licensing Categories
  • Alibaba Group Joins List of E-commerce Platforms Connecting to Digital Renminbi Wallets
  • China’s Interbank Market Upgrades Credit Derivatives Rules
  • Chinese Central Bank Releases First Quarter Lending Report
  • PBOC Undertakes Reverse Repos for 79th Consecutive Trading Day
  • Net Value Wealth Management Products See Market Share Rise Nearly 24 Percentage Points
  • PBOC Releases Q4 Banking Sector Risk Assessment Results, High Risk Institutions on the Decline
  • ICBC Debuts More than 30 New Digital Renminbi Applications at Digital China Summit in Fuzhou
  • Chinese Banking Sector Assets up 9.2% YoY at End of First Quarter, NPL Ratio Edges Lower
  • Singapore’s DBS Bank Plans to Grab Biggest Stake in Leading Shenzhen Lender
  • Chinese Central Bank Calls for Renminbi Internationalisation to Become National Strategy, Says Time Is Right for Capital Account Liberalisation
  • Chinese Central Bank Will Help Strengthen Green Financing Initiatives Abroad: Yi Gang
  • Zhou Xiaochuan Says Development of Central Bank Digital Currency Will Not Lead to Creation of Unified Global Money
  • Citigroup Plans Expansion into China’s Securities and Futures Sectors
  • Guangfa Bank Seeks to Raise 40B Yuan via New Share Issue in Anticipation of Inclusion as Systemically Important Bank
  • China Construction Bank VP Lu Jiajin Expected to Assume Chairmanship of Industrial Bank Following Two Year Vacancy
  • Chinese Central Bank Commits to More Policy Support for Carbon Targets, Warns of Risk Arising from Transition Away from Fossil Fuels
  • Chinese Central Bank Appoints 48 Year-old Deputy Mayor of Chongqing as New Deputy Governor
  • Renminbi Lending Increases USD$1.17 Trillion in First Quarter of 2021
  • Bank of Jiangsu Becomes First Lender in China to Launch Carbon Neutrality Financing Campaign
  • PBOC Commits to Preventing Loan Funds from Seeping into Property Market, Warns of Organised Criminal Activity in Some Cities
  • CBIRC Orders Big State-owned Banks to Increase Financial Inclusion Small Business Loans by over 30% in 2021
  • Chinese Central Bank Reportedly Orders Lenders to Keep 2021 Credit Growth on Par with Last Year
  • China Development Bank to Make 300 Billion Yuan in Tech Innovation and Basic Research Loans During 14th Five Year Plan
  • China Merchants Bank Grabs Approval for Joint-venture with JD Technology
  • Industrial Bank Expands Tech Investment as Revenues Breach 200 Billion Yuan Threshold
  • Interbank CD Issuance Hits Record High in March
  • Chinese Central Bank Issues Assessment Standards for Application of Artificial Intelligence to Finance
  • Five Chinese Banks See Wealth Management Products Balance Exceed 2 Trillion Yuan
  • PBOC Extends Deferral of Repayments on Financial Inclusion Loans Until End of 2021, Provides Monetary Policy Support
  • China’s Publicly Offered Funds See Profits Surge Nearly 70% to Hit Record High in 2020 Despite COVID-19
  • Sweeping Liabilities Rules Seek to Drive Shift from Quantity to Quality in Chinese Banking
  • CBIRC Calls for Commercial Banks to Help Transform China into a “Great Manufacturing Power”
  • China to Tighten Regulatory Scrutiny of Credit Ratings Sector
  • Chinese Central Bank to Create Emissions Reduction Support Tools, Channel Funds towards Green Low Carbon Industries
  • China’s Banking Regulator Targets Illicit Flow of Business Loans into Property Market
  • China’s Banking Regulator to Require that Medium-sized Lenders Draft Recovery and Resolution Plans to Prevent Systemic Risk
  • CBIRC Issues Risk Warning to Chinese Banks on Excessive Maturity Mismatches
  • China’s Banking Authority Steps up Financial Support for Private Enterprise Growth
  • Are Chinese Banks Drying up Secondary Market for Wealth Management Products?
  • ICBC Underwrites China’s First Rural Village Revival Notes
  • Ant Group Emerges as World Leader in Privacy-enhancing Technology Patents
  • US Banks Poured Billions into China in 2020
  • Trio of Chinese Banks Issue Tier-2 Capital Bonds on 17 March, 2021 Fund-raising Total Approaches 70 Billion Yuan
  • China’s Biggest Bank Enters Strategic Partnership with Ministry of Science to Drive Tech Financing
  • Non-performing Loan Ratios Decline in Most Chinese Provinces Last Year Despite COVID-19
  • Standard Chartered’s Lin Yuandong Hails Cross-border Financing Drive in Greater Bay Area, Says Fintech Will Reshape Banking Sector
  • Chinese Small Businesses Will Take Flight on the Wings of Fintech: Central Bank Official
  • Chinese Banks Issue 52 Billion Yuan in Financial Inclusion Bonds Since Start of 2021
  • Chinese Central Bank Calls for Exploring Digital Renminbi’s Cross-border Payments Potential in Greater Bay Area
  • China’s Banking Authority Shakes up Senior Leadership, Retires Two Members and Appoints Xiaoyuan Qi as New Deputy Chair
  • China Provides Deferrals for over USD$1 Trillion in Loans during COVID-19, Steps up Lending to Manufacturing and Private Enterprise
  • China’s Biggest Bank Flags Commitment to Green Finance
  • China’s Banking Regulator Highlights Success of Risk Containment Efforts in 2020, Focal Points for Policy in 2021
  • Alibaba and Baidu Win Tender for China’s Online Payments Processing Cloud Platform
  • Sichuan Province to Issue 11.4B Yuan in Special Bonds to Bolster Capital of 21 Regional Banks
  • China Bans Regional Banks from Accepting Cross-border Deposits After Curbing Cross-regional Online Lending
  • Bank of China Appointed Liu Jin, Former Head of China Everbright Bank, as President
  • HSBC Plans to Invest over USD$3.5 Billion in Asian Wealth Management Expansion, Increase Chinese Staff by 3,000
  • World’s Biggest Bank to Welcome 30 Year Veteran of China Construction Bank as President
  • People’s Bank of China Teams up with Other Central Banks on Research into Digital Currencies
  • Digital Renminbi Could Make Commercial Banks Redundant, Will Be a Rival to Third Party Payments Platforms: Ex-Bank of China Chief
  • Hengfeng Bank Launches China’s First Decentralised, Multi-format Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities in Chengdu
  • Tencent Reportedly Secures USD$8.3 Billion Offshore Loan from 12 Bank Syndicate
  • China’s $2.36 Trillion “Advance Withdrawal” Fixed-term Deposit Market Squeezed out Completely
  • Happy Year of the Ox!
  • Gu Shu Officially Appointed Chairman of Agricultural Bank of China
  • Net Profits of Chinese Banks Fall 2.7% in 2020, Bad Debts Edge Lower in Final Quarter
  • Foreign Currency Interbank Certificates of Deposit Approved by PBOC
  • China’s State-owned Lenders Take Top Four Spots on 2021 List of World’s Top 500 Bank Brands
  • 1/5 of Chinese Banks and Insurers Score D or Worse for Corporate Governance
  • CBIRC Plans to Curb Borrowing by Key Shareholders in Chinese Banks with New Corporate Governance Rules
  • Bank of China Enters Cooperative Agreement with China Huadian Corporation to Drive Carbon Targets
  • Chinese Banker Lai Xiaomin Executed Following Conviction on Bribery, Bigamy and Corruption Charges
  • Guangdong Province Touts Success of Shadow Banking Monitoring System Following Plunge in Interbank WMP’s
  • Wealth Management Products Bring $154.5 Billion in Returns to Chinese Investors in 2020, Retail Investors and Net Value Products Predominate
  • Structured Deposits of Chinese Banks Fell by Nearly One Third in 2020, Dropped 5.7 Trillion Yuan from April Peak
  • Bank of Chongqing IPO Brings China’s Listed A-share Lenders to 38 in Total
  • Chinese Banks See Net Profits Decline 1.8% in 2020
  • China’s Top Banking Regulator Reiterates Commitment to Anti-Trust Enforcement
  • China’s Biggest Bank Opens up to Applications for Digital Renminbi Wallets in Shenzhen
  • Chinese Central Bank Outlines Efforts to Improve Execution of Monetary Policy
  • Foreign Investors Raise Holdings on China’s Interbank Bond Market by over 1 Trillion Yuan in 2020
  • China Commences Trials for Bulk Transfer of Personal Non-performing Loans to Asset Management Companies
  • Bank of Ruifeng First Bank to Pass Securities Board Review in 2021, Set to Become Zhejiang’s First Listed Rural Lender
  • Bank of Beijing Launches Fintech Innovation Laboratory, Eyes Cooperation with CAS on AI, Big Data
  • Three of China’s Big State-owned Banks Still Leaderless Following Spate of Resignations
  • Inner Mongolia Issues 8.5 Billion Yuan in Special Bonds to Support Two Regional Banks
  • CBIRC Puts Kibosh on Sale of Bank Wealth Management Products via Online Channels
  • First Margin Trades Backed by a Foreign Bank in China Completed by Standard Chartered Following Launch of New QFII Rules
  • Xiaomi, JD-backed Agency Grabs China’s Second Personal Credit License
  • China’s Banking Sector Releases Its First Blockchain Supply Chain Finance White Paper
  • Agricultural Bank of China Appoints Youngest Chief amongst Big State-owned Banks
  • PBOC Undertakes 5 Billion Yuan in Central Bank Bill Swap Operations on 24 December
  • Chinese Central Bank Undertakes 40 Billion Yuan in Reverse Repos on 24 December for Net Injection of 30 Billion
  • Structured Deposits Drop by 4.68 Trillion Yuan During Seven Months of Regulatory Crackdown
  • China Further Defers Repayments for Micro and Small Enterprise Loans Past First Quarter of 2021
  • Moody’s Expects Strong Performance of China’s Top Regional Banks to Stymie Systemic Risk
  • China Bohai Bank Opens Its First Branch Outside Mainland China
  • China Launches Blockchain Services Platform for Bank Correspondence
  • BOC Research Highlights Three Key Trends for Transformation of Chinese Banking Sector
  • Assets of China’s Banking Sector Rise 10.5% YoY at End of 3rd Quarter
  • Big State-owned Banks Suspend Sale of Fixed-term Deposits with Variable Rates Following New PBOC Interest Rate Rules
  • Consumer Complaints about Chinese Banks Surge 26.5% in Third Quarter, Credit Card Complaints up 43.5%: CBIRC
  • Chinese Central Bank Says It Will Include Climate Change Risk in Policy and Prudential Regulatory Framework
  • Goldman Sachs Pursues 100% Ownership of Chinese Securities Joint-venture
  • Chinese Central Bank Will Use Carbon Neutrality Targets as Basis for Green Financing Standards, Analyse Impact of Climate Change on Financial Stability
  • A-share IPO’s of Four Commercial Banks Reviewed by China’s Securities Regulator in 2020
  • Factoring Market in China Posts Negative Growth in 2019: CBA Report
  • China Construction Bank Obtains Full Banking License in Singapore
  • Taiyuan Rural Commercial Bank Launched as China Accelerates Restructuring of Regional Lenders
  • Chinese Central Bank Undertakes 50 Billion Yuan in Reverse Repos on 7 December
  • CBIRC Sets New Standards for “Narrowly Defined” High Risk Shadow Banking, Includes Online Lending and P2P
  • Tencent Cloud Enters Strategic Partnership with Guangzhou Rural Commercial Bank to Drive Digital Transformation, Online Lending
  • China Shadow Banking Report Touts 16 Trillion Yuan Reduction, Flags Further Efforts to Better Regulate Sector
  • Foreign Holdings of Bonds on China’s Interbank Market Breach 3 Trillion Yuan Threshold in November
  • PBOC Issues Assessment Measures for Systemically Important Banks to Prevent “Too Big Too Fail” Risk
  • Central Bank Governor Warns against Deficit Monetisation, Calls for Improvements to Money Supply Adjustment Mechanisms
  • High-net Worth Individuals in China Exceed 1.3 Million: Private Banking Report
  • State-owned Bond Defaulter Owes USD$5.1 Billion to Chinese and Foreign Creditors
  • Chinese Banks to See 7% Profit Drop in 2020, NPL Ratio Set to Rise to 2%: Bank of China Report
  • Chinese Banks Suspend Trading of Gold and Platinum Due to Concerns over Post-US Election Price Plunge
  • Chinese Central Bank Undertakes 200B Yuan in MLF, 150B Yuan in Reverse Repos on 30 November
  • Financial Digital Development Alliance Launched with Participation of over 200 Chinese Banks and Fintech Firms
  • Bank of Communications Fintech Subsidiary Officially Opens for Business in Shanghai’s Nanhui New District
  • Zheshang Bank Plans to Invest 2B Yuan in Launch of Fully Invested Wealth Management Subsidiary
  • Bank of Chengdu Launches New “Cloud Converted” Data Centre, Provides AI Customer Service in Sichuanese Dialect
  • Bank of Communications Completes First Offshore Issuance of Perpetual Bond by a Chinese Bank
  • International Forecasters Upbeat on Chinese GDP Growth in 2020, 2021
  • CITIC aiBank Grabs Approval for Investment from Canadian Pension Fund
  • Structured Deposits of Chinese Banks See Record Drop of over 1 Trillion Yuan in October
  • Competitiveness of Banks Will Lie in “Data + Algorithms” in Future: Agricultural Bank of China
  • Chinese Banks Are “Quenching Their Thirst with Poison” by Selling Depository Products via Online Finance Platforms: PBOC Official
  • Digital Renminbi Will Reshape Banking and Payments Sectors, Enhance Monetary Policy and Economic Adjustments: Chinese Think Tank Experts
  • Chinese Commercial Banks Issue Nearly 600B Yuan in Tier-2 Capital bonds as Smaller Lenders Continue to Face Pressure
  • Over $30 Billion in Special Bond Quotas Issued to Resolve Risk Problems of Smaller Chinese Banks
  • China’s Banking Regulator Highlights Six Consumer Protection Problems for Finance Sector
  • Chinese Banks Expected to Dispose of over 1.67 Trillion Yuan in Non-performing Loans This Quarter
  • Equity Allocations of Bank Wealth Management Products Hit 790.7 Billion Yuan at End of First Half
  • Chinese Central Bank Calls for Commercial Lenders to Play Greater Role in National Digitisation, Capital Market Development
  • Chinese Central Bank Signals Further Improvements to Cross-border and Offshore Renminbi Settlement Measures
  • Global Finance Stars of China for 2020 Unveiled
  • China Bohai Bank Included in MSCI China Index, H-shares Sees Record Single Day Rise
  • China Construction Bank Chief Liu Guiping Appointed Deputy Governor of Chinese Central Bank
  • Chinese Central Bank Makes Net Injection of 30 Billion Yuan via 7-Day Reverse Repos
  • Asset Quality of Chinese Banks Holds Steady at End of Q3, Profits Fall 8.3% YoY
  • Chinese Banks Dispose of $880 Billion Non-performing Loans in Three Years, More than Total for Preceding Eight Year Period
  • Bank of Sichuan Opens for Business, Becomes China’s Largest Municipal Lender
  • SPD Bank Issues New Mobile Payments Card for Overseas Tourists
  • Over Half of China’s Listed Banks See Dips in Bad Debt Ratios in Third Quarter, 70% Post Profit Growth Rebounds
  • Financial Stability and Development Committee Calls for Modernization of Central Bank System, Improvements to Fintech, Greater Bilateral Opening
  • China’s Big Six Banks See Revenues Rise, Profits Plunge Since Start of 2020
  • Financial Inclusion Small and Micro Loans Increase 3.02 Trillion Yuan in First Three Quarters of 2020
  • Foreign Banks See Chinese Assets Exceed $520 Billion at End of 2019
  • PBOC Issues over $5.5M in Fines to Big State-owned Banks for Consumer Data Breaches, New Draft Law on Personal Information Issued
  • Anhui Province Undertakes Trial Scheme for SME Emergency Loans to Enteprises Affected by COVID-19 and Flooding
  • Lending to Private Enterprise Increases 5.4 Trillion Yuan During Jan – Sep Period: CBIRC
  • Xiamen Bank Shares Rise over 40% on First Day of Trading in Shanghai, 17 Other Lenders Await A-share IPO’s
  • Digital Lender XWBank Sees Q3 Profits Rise 32%
  • China’s Top Finance Regulators Send Raft of Policy Signals at 2020 Financial Street Forum
  • PBOC to Issue New Rules on Assessment of Systemically Important Banks
  • Ping An Bank Enters Strategic Partnership with JDD, Launches Joint Credit Card
  • Huang Jianhui Calls for Creation of “Aircraft Carrier Fleet” of Chinese Banks and Enterprises for Expansion into Overseas markets
  • Chinese Commercial Banks Could Soon Determine Interest Rates Independently
  • Chinese Central Bank Overhauls Commercial Banking Law
  • Postal Savings Bank of China Enters Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Agreement with JD.com’s Fintech Subsidiary
  • Four New Registered Trustees Announced for China’s Interbank Bond Market
  • Postal Savings Bank of China Deploys AI-Driven Big Data Project with Guidance of Central Bank
  • Over 40 Small and Medium-sized Chinese Banks Obtain Approval for Establishment in 2020
  • Chinese Central Bank Announces Bank Tech Development Awards for 2019
  • PBOC Issues “Chinese Edition” of Total Loss-absorbing Capacity Rules for China’s Global Systemically Important Banks
  • Fintech Means Banks Are No Longer Each Other’s Only “Competitive Adversaries”, Blockchain Is a Huge Shock: BOCOM Chief
  • Tencent’s WeBank Highlights Four Key Trends in Chinese Banking Sector
  • PwC Highlights Five Areas of Challenge and Opportunity for Chinese Banks
  • State Council Cancels Enterprise Bank Account Licensing
  • Chinese Central Bank Makes Net Injection of $51.8 Billion via OMO on Tuesday
  • Bank of China and Shanghai Government Enter Strategic Cooperative Agreement
  • Bank of China Launches First Cloud-driven Idle Goods Trading and Poverty Alleviation Platform
  • China Host to World’s Highest Mobile Banking Rate for Seniors, over 60% Victims of Fraud: HSBC Survey
  • Rare Combination of High Money Multiplier and Low Excess Reserves Could Signal Economic Recovery for China
  • Chinese Policy Bank ADBC Enters Cooperative Agreement with Alibaba’s Online Lender MYBank
  • Chinese Central Bank Commits to Further Loan Prime Rate Reforms
  • Chinese Banks Expand Bad Debt Write Offs by 96.3 Billion Yuan in Jan-Aug Period
  • Digital Renminbi Will Not Accrue Interest or Incur Services Fees, Commercial Banks Responsible for Exchange: PBOC
  • Total Assets of Chinese Financial Institutions Exceed $50 Trillion as of Q2 2020
  • Zhang Xiaohui Calls for Acceleration of Bank Equity Investment Trials to Drive Financial Inclusion
  • Bank of Sichuan Grabs Approval for Establishment, On Track to Become China’s Biggest Municipal Lender
  • Chinese Banks Issue Nearly One Trillion Yuan in Perpetual Bonds Since Start of 2019
  • Outstanding Total Social Financing up 13.3% in August
  • Over Half of Bank Wealth Management Products Shift to Net Value Model Since Launch of 2018 Asset Management Rules
  • 66 Bankers in China Deemed Unqualified for Senior Positions as CBIRC Steps up Scrutiny of Regional Lenders
  • China Host to 21 Bank Wealth Management Subsidiaries Investing 14 Trillion Yuan in Bonds
  • Beijing Cements Status of Tongzhou Sub-centre as International Financial Hub, Site of Digital RMB Trials
  • Removal of Financial Sector from Foreign Investment Negative List Lets “100 Flowers Blossom at Once”: PBOC
  • CBIRC Forecasts Disposal of 3.4 Trillion Yuan in Bad Banks Loans in 2020
  • CBIRC Hits Minsheng Bank, Guangfa Bank, Huaxia Bank and Two Others with $46.8M in Fines
  • Declining Profits of Chinese Bank Set to Continue in Second Half of 2020: Fitch Ratings
  • Non-performing Credit Card Debt Rises amongst Chinese Banks During First Half of 2020
  • Chinese A-Share Banks Lift Provisions as NPL Ratio Rises at Half of Listed Lenders
  • Five of China’s Big Six State-owned Banks Commit to Hiring of over 60,000 New Staff Despite H1 Profit Drop
  • Blockchain Technology Features Prominently in Mid-year Reports of Big Chinese Banks
  • Issuance of Bank Wealth Management Products Drops over 47% in 2020, Taps 10-Year Low in August
  • Chinese Central Bank Releases White Paper on International Benchmark Interest Rate Reforms
  • China’s Big Six State-owned Banks See Double Digit Net Profit Decline Following COVID-19
  • China’s Banking Regulator Unveils Three Year Plan to Improve Corporate Governance, CCP to Play Greater Role
  • China’s Big State-owned Banks Fined for Lending and Wealth Management Infractions
  • China UnionPay Data Services Enters Cooperative Agreement with Bank of Jiangsu
  • “Bad Banks” Become “Good” Via Corporate Governance Reforms, CCP Needs to Play Greater Role: CBIRC
  • Chinese Central Bank Injects More than $281 Billion over 15 Day Period in August
  • Over 70 Central Banks Include Renminbi in Foreign Reserves, COVID-19 Brings Opportunities for Further Internationalisation
  • China Big Four State-owned Banks Headed for 6.51 Trillion Capital Shortfall by 2024: S&P Global Ratings
  • Ping An Bank Posts 15.5% YoY Rise in First Half Revenues, 11.2% Net Profit Drop
  • PBOC Flags Launch of New Financial Consumer Rights Rules Before End of 2020
  • Interest Rate Cuts Behind Plunge in Chinese Banking Sector Profits: Central Bank Official
  • PBOC Con­ducts 8th Cen­tral Bank Bill Swaps Op­er­a­tion on 27 August
  • Qihoo 360 Grabs Approval to Acquire 30% Stake in Kincheng Bank of Tianjin
  • Big State-owned Banks Expand Recruitment to Help Deal with China’s Biggest Ever Wave of College Grads
  • Enterprise Loan Rates on Track to Further Decline: Chinese Central Bank
  • Non-performing Loans of Chinese Small Businesses Will Rise in 2021, Disposal to Expand in H2 2020: Banking Regulator
  • Chinese Monetary Policy Will Remain Unchanged, Needs Greater Certainty to Deal with COVID-19 Uncertainties: PBOC
  • Central Banker Calls for China to Capitalise on COVID-19 to Drive Capital Account Opening, Renminbi Internationalisation
  • PBOC Official Calls for Asset Management Sector to Step up Equity Allocations, “Dismantle” Shadow Banking
  • Bank of China Enters “Internet + Finance” Cooperative Agreement with Alibaba and Ant Group
  • Financial Inclusion Lending to Micro and Small Enterprises up 28.4% in First Half of 2020
  • Chinese Banking Sector Profits Drop 9.4% YoY, CBIRC Hails “Sacrifice” of over 870 Billion Yuan for Real Economy
  • China’s Money Multiplier Rises to Record High of 7.15 at End of July
  • Chinese Central Bank Releases 2nd Quarter Payments System Report
  • Everbright Bank Extends over 1 Trillion Yuan in Loans Via Online, Contact-free Channels
  • Postal Savings Bank of China Provides Repayment Deferrals to over 20,000 Small Business Customers
  • Ping An Bank, Bank of Nanjing, Bank of Jiangsu Grab Approval for Wealth Management Subsidiaries to Commence Business
  • China’s Banking Regulator Warns US Monetary Policy is Eroding International Financial Stability, Could Trigger Global Crisis
  • Chinese Central Bank Commits to Internationalisation of the Renminbi
  • China’s 51 Listed Banks Had NPL Ratio of 1.6% at End of 2019
  • China’s Banking Regulator Forecasts $331B Surge in Disposal of Non-performing Loans in 2020
  • China’s Governmental Financial Guarantee System Hoped to Facilitate Lending by Commercial Banks
  • PBOC Issues 30 Billion Yuan in Central Bank Bills on 13 August via Hong Kong
  • Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Grabs Approval for Wealth Management Subsidiary
  • Postal Savings Bank of China Enters Strategic Cooperative Agreement with Meituan to Create “Financial Services Ecosystem”
  • Chinese Banks Crack Down on Use of Personal Credit Cards for Real Estate Investment, Stock Speculation
  • China’s Banking Regulator Hopes to Step up Lending Efficiency via Financial Guarantee Agencies
  • Tencent’s WeBank Designs New Credit Card for Small Businesses
  • M2 Growth Eases as Analysts Points to Stabilisation of Chinese Monetary Policy
  • China’s Top Financial Regulators Outline Key Policy Themes for Rest of 2020
  • China Everbright Bank Obtains Approval for Consumer Finance Operations in Beijing
  • Chinese Central Bank Chief Reaffirms Monetary Policy Signals for the Remainder of 2020
  • 70% of China’s Smaller Regional Banks Saw Profit Declines in First Half of 2020
  • Chinese Central Bank Withdraws USD$38.76 Billion in Liquidity via OMO in a Week
  • Baoshang Bank Set to Go Bankrupt, PBOC Says Senior Execs Will Be Held Accountable
  • PBOC Releases 2020 Q2 China Monetary Policy Execution Report
  • Four of China’s Big State-owned Banks Conduct Internal Testing of Digital Renminbi Wallets
  • Chinese Central Bank Outlines Policy Focal Points for Second Half of 2020
  • China Banking Association Releases Sector Development Report for 2020
  • PBOC Undertakes 400B Yuan in MLF Operations in July, 2.63B Yuan in SLF
  • Chinese Central Bank Pins Failings of Small Regional Lenders on Lack of Communist Party Influence
  • Chinese Central Bank Chief Calls for Monetary and Lending Policy to Become More Targeted
  • Transitional Period for China’s New Asset Management Rules Extended to End of 2021 Due to COVID-19
  • Chinese Bank Inspectors Allowed to Collect Electronic Data as Evidence for Administrative Penalties
  • Chinese Banks Suspend Precious Metal Transactions Due to Concerns over Price Fluctuations
  • China Construction Bank’s Credit Card Users Exceed 100 Million
  • Financial Leverage to Hit 265% of China’s GDP by 2021, Credit Efficiency to Fall to Five Year Low: Fitch Ratings
  • USD$28.6 Billion in Special Bond Quotas Allocated to 18 Chinese Provinces to Bolster Regional Banks
  • China’s Big Five State-owned Banks Have All Set up Their Own Fintech Subsidiaries
  • Chinese Banks Accelerate Disposal of Non-performing Assets in Wake of COVID-19
  • PBOC Warns Commercial Banks over Joint Consumer Loans Made via Ant Group Platforms
  • China Development Bank First Half Lending Hits 1.87 Trillion Yuan
  • Microfinance Companies in China See Outstanding Loans Decline by USD$4.83 Billion in First Quarter of 2020
  • Internationalisation of the Renminbi Will Require Digitisation: BOCOM Head Liu Jun
  • Over Half of 18 Chinese Banks Awaiting A-share IPO’s are Rural Commercial Lenders
  • Moody’s Expects Asset Quality of Chinese Banks to Be Hit by COVID-19 Before End of 2020
  • 16 Regional Banks in China Post Negative Net Profit Growth in First Half of 2020
  • Structured Deposits of Chinese Banks Drop over One Trillion Yuan in June Following Interest Rate Arbitrage Concerns
  • China’s Banking Regulator Outlines Four Principles for Dealing with Emergency Conditions
  • China’s Municipal Banks Especially Susceptible to Rise in Non-performing Loans Post COVID-19: Fitch Ratings
  • China’s Banking Regulator Restricts Individual Consumer Loans to Less than $29,000
  • Chinese Central Bank’s Balance Sheet Contracts by over $100B in First Half, Money Multiplier Hits Record High
  • Two Women Arrested in Hengshui for Triggering Bank Run Panic via Online Rumours
  • CBIRC Calls for Greater Pressure on China’s Shadow Banking Sector Following 4 Trillion Yuan Increase in 2020
  • Chinese Central Bank Launches 400 Billion Yuan in Medium-term Lending Facilities
  • Regional Lenders Drop Rates Below LPR Following Call for Chinese Banks to Sacrifice 1.5 Trillion Yuan in Profits
  • CBIRC Warns of Weak Regional Lenders, Resurgence of Risk-fraught Shadow Banking Post-COVID-19
  • 54 Chinese Financial Apps that Plan to File for Registration Are Publicly Announced
  • China’s Banking Regulator Warns of Large-scale Rise in Non-performing Loans Due to COVID-19
  • Chinese Central Bank Releases Official Finance Data for First Half of 2020
  • China’s State-owned Banks Prepare Themselves for the Impact of US Sanctions
  • CBIRC Shames 38 Shareholders in Banks and Insurers for Illegal Conduct
  • CBIRC Hopes to Accelerate Disposal of Bad Assets with Bundle Transfers of Personal NPL’s
  • Guangdong Province Home to over Half of China’s 45,600 Blockchain-related Enterprises
  • CBIRC Extends Repayment Period for Poverty Alleviation Micro Loans
  • US Legislators Unanimously Pass Bill to Sanction Chinese Banks for National Security Law
  • ICBC and China Construction Bank Top The Banker’s List of the World’s Leading Lenders
  • PBOC Launches Large-sum Cash Trials in Hebei, Mandates Advance Registration for 100,000 Yuan Withdrawals
  • Beijing Allows Use of Local Government Bonds to Shore up Capital Standing of Smaller Banks
  • CBIRC Releases Trial Rules for Assessment of MSE Financial Services of Chinese Commercial Banks
  • PBOC Reduces Reloan and Rediscount Rates 0.25 Percentage Points
  • Sichuan to See Merger of Two Municipal Banks Following Concerns over Faltering Health of Regional Lenders
  • Sichuan Financial Inclusion Plan Aims to Provide 948 Million Yuan in Zero Interest Funds to MSE’s
  • Huawei Teams up with China Merchants Bank to Launch Database Innovation Lab
  • Consumer Lending Rates Drop Beneath Loan Prime Rate in China as Banks Vie for High-end Clients
  • China Development Bank Launches New Liquidity Index for 7-10 Year Bonds
  • China’s Micro-and-Small Enterprise Loan Balance up 27.56% YoY at End of May
  • Chinese Central Bank has Completed Backend Architecture for Statutory Digital Currency
  • Xinjiang Lender Slashes Dividend 20% Following Call for Chinese Banks to Curb Profits
  • China’s Top Banking Regulator Says No Irrigation Stimulus, Deficit Monetisation or Negative Interest Rates
  • Chongqing Three Gorges Bank Garners Approval for A-share Listing
  • 2020 Full Year Renminbi New Lending to Approach USD$2.82 Trillion: Chinese Central Bank Governor
  • Beijing-backed AIIB Approves USD$750 Million COVID-19 Loan to India Amidst Border Fracas
  • Li Keqiang Calls for Banks to Sacrifice 1.5 Trillion Yuan in Profit to Support Chinese Enterprise
  • PBOC to Issue USD$1.41 Billion in Central Bank Bills on 23 June
  • China CITIC Bank Grabs Approval to Commence Wealth Management Operations Via Subsidiary
  • China’s Statutory Digital Currency Won’t Undermine Mobile Payments: Central Bank’s CBDC Chief
  • Chinese Central Bank Injects 200B Yuan via MLF on 15 June
  • JDD Enters Strategic Cooperative Agreement with Jinshang Bank for Fintech Collaboration
  • Five Chinese Cities Obtain USD$15.53 Billion in Lending Support for Policy Rental Accommodation
  • China Railway Investment to Acquire 12% Stake in Bank of Hainan
  • Japanese PM Shinzo Abe Offers Refuge to Hong Kong’s Financial Professionals
  • Chinese Central Bank Adjusts Daily Schedule for Its Open Market Operations
  • Net Values of over 20 Bank Wealth Management Products Drop Below 1
  • Total Social Financing Rises 12.5% YoY in May as “Loose Credit” Conditions Emerge in China
  • Veteran of China’s Postal Service Tapped to Head Big State-owned Bank CCB
  • Chinese Central Bank to Launch Two Year Trials for Large-sum Cash Management
  • Chinese Banks Told to Reduce Structured Deposits by One Third Before End of 2020 Due to Interest Arbitrage Fears
  • Carrie Lam Hopes to Cement Hong Kong as International Financial Centre via Greater Integration with Mainland Market
  • ICBC Establishes “New Star Academy” at ICBC University in Beijing
  • PBOC Sheds Light on Financial Services Plans for Hainan Free Trade Port
  • Bank of China Obtains License to Operate in India
  • Chinese Central Bank Plans Extension of Maturing Medium-term Lending Facilities in Middle of June
  • Tencent Cloud Enters Strategic Cooperative Agreement with Bank of Pingdingshan
  • Zheshang Bank Uses Blockchain Technology to Launch China’s First Asset-backed Commercial Paper
  • PBOC’s Credit Reference Centre Enters Cooperative Agreement for Accounts Receivable Financing Platform
  • Chinese Central Bank Undertakes 120B Yuan in 7-Day Reverse Repos on 8 June
  • Luzhou Bank Plans to Issue 700 Million Yuan in Capital Bonds
  • Bohai Bank Will Pursue Approval for Hong Kong IPO This Week
  • Total Assets of China’s Financial Sector Exceed USD$47 Trillion at End of First Quarter 2020
  • Shanghai Banking Sector Announces “Financial Services Initiative” to Stabilise Foreign Trade and Investment
  • Greater Bay Area on Track to Launch Scheme to Connect Wealth Management Markets
  • Chinese Banks Defer 1.3 Trillion Yuan in Repayments for Small Business Loans Following COVID-19 Outbreak
  • China’s Financial System Leverage on Track to Hit Record High in 2020: Fitch Ratings
  • China’s Banking and Insurance Sectors Made IT Investments of USD$29 Billion in 2019
  • China Development Bank Plans to Extend over USD$50 Billion in Credit to Greater Bay Area
  • Chinese Central Bank Says New Monetary Policy Tools Are not a Form of Quantitative Easing
  • China’s Banking Regulator Issues 40 Million Yuan in Fines to Lenders in May
  • Chinese Central Bank to Buy 400 Billion Yuan in Micro-and-Small Enterprise Loans
  • Central Bank Issues New Rules to Boost Financing for China’s Small Businesses
  • PBOC Launches 100 Billion Yuan in Medium-term Lending Facilities in May
  • Chinese Central Bank Calls for Sweeping Amendments to Commercial Banking Law at Two Sessions Congress
  • Micro-and-Small Enterprise Bond Issuance Already Exceeds 83% of 2020 Target, Full Year Amount for 2019
  • Five Big US Banks Have over $70 Billion in Exposure to China’s Financial Markets
  • CITIC aiBank Says over 60% of Employees are from Tech Backgrounds
  • Chinese Central Bank Calls for Expansion of Mobile Phone Number Payments
  • Bank of Communications Becomes Fifth Big State-owned Lender to Grab Privately Offered Fund License
  • Chinese Central Bank Injects 370B Yuan via Three Consecutive Days of Reverse Repos Operations
  • Insurers Given Greater Leeway to Invest in Capital Supplementation Bonds Issued by Chinese Banks
  • Chinese Central Bank Undertakes 240 Billion Yuan in 7-Day Reverse Repos
  • PBOC Undertakes 5th Central Bank Bill Swap since Start of 2020
  • Beijing Pushes for Reduction in Comprehensive Financing Costs of Chinese Enterprises
  • Average Reserve Ratio in China Drops 5.2 Percentage Points since 2018 Following 12 Targeted Cuts
  • China Launches Year-long Campaign to Improve Quality of Financial Data
  • PBOC Governor Highlights Reductions in Real Lending Costs, LPR Reforms, to Deal with COVID-19’s Economic Impacts
  • No Schedule Yet for Launch of Central Bank Digital Currency: PBOC Governor Yi Gang
  • Central Bank Researchers Warn of Negative Growth in Chinese Banking Profits
  • CBIRC Orders Large-scale Chinese Banks to Grow Manufacturing Loans by at Least 5% in 2020
  • 13 Chinese Banks Invested over 100 Billion Yuan in Fintech in 2019, Tech Personnel Surpass 80,000
  • Vigorous Financial Opening Measures Will Continue in 2020: China’s Banking Regulator
  • Central Huijin Transfers 19.53% of Equity in China Everbright Bank to Everbright Group
  • Issuance of Tier-2 Capital Bonds by Chinese Banks Approaches 100B Yuan since Start of 2020
  • Private Lender CITIC aiBank Grabs Approval for Investment from Canadian Pension Fund
  • ACFIC Calls for Allowing Foreign Capital to Invest in China’s Private Banks
  • Interbank CD Rates Tumble 125 Basis Points since Start of 2020, Net Financing Down 700 Billion Yuan
  • Chinese Central Bank Outlines Five Key Work Points at 2020 Tech Meeting
  • Over Half of Staff at O2O Lender Suning Bank are in Tech, Borrowers Rise 13-fold in One Year
  • 48-Year-Old Liu Jun Appointed President of Bank of Communications, Youngest Head of State-owned Bank
  • Small and Micro Loan Balance Rises 27.34% YoY, Beijing Expected to Step up Financial Inclusion after Two Meetings
  • Huawei Enters £5Million 5G/AI Cloud Tie-up with Imperial College London
  • China’s Mid-sized Regional Banks at Risk of Failure Following COVID-19: S&P Global
  • Standard Chartered and University of Hong Kong Establish HKU-SCF FinTech Academy
  • CBIRC Commits to Further Squeeze on Shadow Banking Following 16 Trillion Yuan Decline
  • China’s Loan Prime Rates for May Remain Unchanged
  • Bank of China under Investigation by CBIRC over $85 Million in Crude Oil Futures Losses
  • XWBank and China’s Policy Banks to Provide Interest Free Vouchers via Alipay for 10 Billion Yuan in Small Business Loans
  • CBIRC Says Impact of COVID-19 on China’s Banking Sector under Control Despite Rise in Non-performing Loans
  • Everbright’s Cloud Utilities Payments Platform Sees Users Exceed 200 Million in 2020 Following COVID-19 Outbreak
  • Securities Regulator Calls for Chinese Banks to Establish Fund Management Companies
  • China Debates Monetisation of Deficit to Deal with COVID-19’s Economic Impacts
  • PBOC Reduces Reserve Ratio 0.5 Percentage Points on 15 May, Undertakes 100B Yuan in MLF
  • Chinese Banks See Outflows of Household Deposits in April as Consumption and Housing Demand Recovers
  • Chinese Banks Fined by CBIRC for Failure to Properly Report Financial Data
  • Chinese Central Bank Calls for Phase-based Increase in China’s Macro-leverage Levels
  • Over 800 Bank Outlets Shut in China Since Start of 2020, 100 Million Yuan in Deposits Needed to Break Even
  • China’s M2 Money Supply Rises 11.1% YoY in April, Renminbi Loans Increase by 1.7T Yuan: Central Bank Data
  • Chinese Central Bank Calls for Reduction in Real Cost of Lending, Hails Greater Use of LPR
  • Digital Lender XWBank Unveils New Senior Management Team
  • UBS Chooses China for Launch of New Digital Banking Platform It Wants to Go Global
  • Chinese Central Bank Will Strengthen Counter-cyclical Monetary Policy Adjustments, Keep Liquidity “Rationally Ample”
  • CBIRC’s New Online Lending Rules Ban Speculation on Property and Stocks, Limit Consumer Loans
  • China CITIC Bank under Investigation after Leaking Private Information of Chinese Comedian Chi Zi
  • Bank of China Offers 20% Compensation Plan to Clients Burnt by Crude Oil Futures
  • Central Huijin to Sell off Stake in Everbright Bank, Paves Way for Listing of Everbright Group
  • China’s Top Financial Authority Calls for Greater Reform and Capital Supplementation for Smaller Banks
  • Bank of Chongqing and Bank of Chengdu Enter Strategic Agreement to Give Impetus to Sichuan Regional Economy
  • Securities Professionals Biggest Earners in China’s Financial Sector at USD$66,600 Per Annum
  • Huaxia Bank Obtains Approval to Establish Wealth Management Subsidiary
  • Huishang Bank Grabs Approval for Wealth Management Vehicle to Commence Business
  • China’s Rural Banks Eye Launch of Their Own Consumer Finance Vehicles
  • China Extends Financial Inclusion Tax Benefits to the End of 2023
  • Baidu Cloud and Du Xiaoman Financial Enter Cooperative Agreement with Yillion Bank
  • Eight Chinese Banks Issue Nearly 150 Billion Yuan in Perpetual Bonds Since Start of 2020
  • Bank of China Investors Seek to Sue Bank over $85 Million in Crude Oil Losses
  • Central Bank Digital Currency Could Kill Financial Malfeasance: Bank of China Expert
  • State Media Sheds Light on China’s Central Bank Digital Currency
  • Former President of XWBank Appointed Vice-president of Xiaomi Finance
  • Three of China’s Listed Banks See Double-digit Profit Growth in Q1 Despite Coronavirus
  • Ant Financial Teams up with China Everbright Bank on Blockchain-driven Supply Chain Financing
  • Structured Deposit Balance Rises to Record High, Triggers Concern over Interest Rate Arbitrage
  • Bank of China Customers Lose $85 Million on Crude Oil Speculation
  • Non-performing Loans Edge Higher in First Quarter, Seen Continuing to Rise in the Second: CBIRC
  • Beleaguered Bank of Gansu Unveils Share Issuance Plan for State-owned Investors
  • Beijing to Reduce Provision Coverage Ratio, Increase Prominence of Financial Inclusion During Bank Assessments
  • Ping An Bank’s Earnings and Profit Growth Hit Three-Year High Despite COVID-19 Pandemic
  • Chinese Central Bank Issues Public Statement on Internal Testing of Statutory Digital Currency
  • Big Six State-owned Banks Trim 836 Branches in 2019
  • COVID-19 Expected to Roil Chinese Shadow Banking, Drive Doubling in Trust Product Defaults
  • China Sees Launch of 19th Private Lender with Establishment of Wuxi Commercial Bank
  • Chinese Central Bank Cuts Rates for Medium-term Lending Facilities 20 Basis Points, Launches Targeted RRR Reduction
  • Issuance of Net Value Wealth Management Products by Chinese Banks Rises 8-Fold in First Quarter after COVID-19 Outbreak
  • Standard Chartered’s Virtual Bank Mox Announces the Launch of Trial Operations in Hong Kong
  • CBIRC Hopes to Drive Lending to China’s Small Businesses with New Assessment Measures for Banks
  • Chinese Central Bank Increases Stake in India’s Biggest Mortgage Lender
  • China Pushes for Alignment of Deposit Benchmark Rates and Market Rates
  • Financial Stability and Development Committee Unveils Post-COVID-19 Policy Plans
  • Five Big State-owned Banks Provide $64 Billion in Special Financing to Hubei Province Following COVID-19 Outbreak
  • 2019 Bank Annual Report Ranks 19 Chinese A-list Lenders
  • China’s Foreign Reserves Fall $46.1 Billion in March, Still Above 3 Trillion Dollar Threshold
  • MYBank Provides Interest Free Loans to 360,000 Vendors in Wuhan as City Emerges from Lockdown
  • Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank to Provide $355 Million Emergency Loan to China for Public Healthcare Support
  • PBOC Cuts Interest Rate for Excess Reserves for First Time since 2018
  • Chinese Central Bank Releases Amended Licensing Rules Scheduled for Implementation on 1 June
  • Senior Execs at China Construction Bank, China Merchants Bank Resign for Age-related Reasons
  • PBOC Says Development of Central Bank Digital Currency Still on Track Despite COVID-19 Outbreak
  • China Unveils Another Targeted Reserve Cut, Set to Inject USD$56.38 Billion
  • State Council Flags Raft of Financial Inclusion Measures Following COVID-19, Another Reduction in Reserve Ratio for Smaller Banks
  • China’s Big Six Banks Earn 3.1 Billion Yuan Per Day in 2019
  • PBOC’s Reverse Repo Rate Drops 20 Basis Points to 2.2%
  • China’s Monetary Policy Committee Convenes 1st Quarter Meeting, Calls for “Targeted Irrigation”
  • China’s Banking Sector Provides over 2 Trillion Yuan in Lending Support to Fight against COVID-19
  • Digital Currency Can Help Chinese Central Bank Drive Interest Rates into Negative Territory During COVID-19 Pandemic
  • PBOC Issues 10 Billion Yuan in Central Bank Bills via Hong Kong on 26 March
  • China’s Bank Wealth Management Product Balance Drops 16.13% YoY in 2019
  • Postal Savings Bank Completes First Renminbi Interest Rate Options Trades on Interbank Market
  • Assets of Financial Sector Institutions in China Total $45.12 Trillion at end of 2019
  • State Media Flags Several More Required Reserve Cuts from PBOC in 2020
  • Online Payments Transactions Processed by Chinese Banks Rise 37.14% YoY in 2019, Mobile Payments up 67.57%
  • China’s Banking Regulator Says Bad Loans under Control Despite Coronavirus Bump, Property Financing Policy Remains Unchanged
  • Returns on Chinese Bank Wealth Management Products Drop to 39 Month Low in February
  • Big State-owned Banks Cut Rates for Consumer Loans in Response to Coronavirus
  • Agricultural Development Bank of China Issues over 50 Billion Yuan in Coronavirus Emergency Loans
  • Chinese Banks Providing 10 Billion Yuan in Discount Loans on Average Each Day to Help Combat Coronavirus
  • Chinese Banks Issue over 1.4 Trillion Yuan in Loans to Support Coronavirus Containment: CBIRC
  • China’s Policy Banks Account for 77% of Resource-backed Lending to Latin America and Africa
  • PBOC Schedules Targeted Reserve Cut for 16 March, Expects to Unleash 550B Yuan in Long-term Funds
  • Financial Inclusion Loans Rise 10.1% in 2019 to Reach 36.9 Trillion Yuan
  • Anti-coronavirus Lending from Chinese Banks Exceeded 1.07 Trillion Yuan at End of February
  • Chinese Banking Sector’s Off-counter Rate Approaches 90% in 2019, Mobile banking Transactions Rise 39% YoY in Value
  • State Council Flags RRR Cut Targeting Joint Stock Banks to Help Deal with Coronavirus Impacts
  • New Renminbi Lending at 905.7 Billion Yuan in February, M2 Rises 8.8% YoY
  • Consumer and Property Lending Expected to Plunge in February Following Coronavirus Impacts
  • Structured Deposits of Chinese Banks Surge 1.19 Trillion Yuan in January, PBOC Concerned over Guaranteed Yields
  • PBOC Issues New Interest Rates Directive to Chinese Banks, Structured Deposits Targeted
  • PriceWaterhouseCooper Releases 11th China Banker Survey Report
  • Postal Savings Bank of China Grabs Approval for Issuance of 80 Billion Yuan in Perpetual Bonds
  • 100 Chinese Banks Sign up for MYbank’s “Non-contact” Micro-Loan Plan to Help Mitigate Coronavirus Impacts
  • Chinese Central Bank Refrains from Rate Reduction Following US Fed’s Coronavirus Cut, Analysts Forecast No Cut in March
  • Beijing Calls for Chinese Banks to Extend Repayment Period for Loans to Small Businesses During Coronavirus Outbreak
  • Chinese Banking Sector Extends over USD$112B in Anti-Coronavirus Loans
  • China Bohai Bank Submits IPO Application to Hong Kong Stock Exchange
  • Chinese Central Bank Flags Further RRR Cuts, 500B Yuan Re-loan Quota, as Coronavirus Outbreak Continues
  • Online Lender XWBank Files 139 Patents for AI, Big Data, Distributed Ledger Technology
  • Draft Version of Online Lending Law Proposes One Year, 300,000 Yuan Limits on Credit for Individuals
  • PBOC Calls for Stay on Facial Recognition Payments, More Non-contact Services During Coronavirus Outbreak
  • Central Bank Governor Convenes Meeting on Dealing with Economic Impacts of Coronavirus
  • China CITIC Bank Launches First Private Enterprise Anti-coronavirus Asset-backed Security
  • Chinese Central Bank Flags Use of Monetary Policy, Reserve Requirement Cuts, to Deal with Coronavirus Impacts
  • People’s Bank of China Claims to Be World’s Leading Central Bank for Blockchain Patents
  • Bank of Communications Valued at USD$110 Billion by HSBC, over Twice Current Market Capitalisation
  • Chinese Central Bank Flags Adjustments to Deposit Benchmark Rate as Coronavirus Outbreak Continues
  • Ranking of China’s Top 100 Fintech Service Providers for the Banking Sector Released
  • Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Grabs Approval for Wealth Management Subsidiary
  • ICBC Establishes New Senior Supervisory Office
  • Renminbi Loans Increase by Record Breaking 3.34 Trillion Yuan in January: Central Bank Data
  • China’s One-year Loan Prime Rate Falls 10 Basis Points
  • Foreign-invested Banks Issue $1 Billion in Coronavirus Loans, Provide 0.5 Percentage Point Discount
  • China’s Municipal Commercial Banks, Private Lenders, Extend over 120 Billion Yuan in Special Coronavirus Loans
  • Bad Debt of Chinese Banks Hit 2.41 Trillion Yuan at End of Q4 2019, Holds Steady with Q3
  • 23 Chinese Banks Reduce Interest Rates for Business Loans During Coronavirus Outbreak
  • China’s Banking Regulator Calls for Comprehensive Reduction to Financing Costs for Micro Enterprises During Coronavirus Outbreak
  • 19 Chinese Drug Companies Working on Novel Coronavirus Vaccine
  • PBOC Cuts MLF Rates 10 Basis Points, Injects 200B Yuan via MLF, 100B Yuan via Reverse Repos
  • 80% of Chinese Banks Will Employ Cloud-based Fintech Solutions by 2024: IDC Report
  • China Aims to Transform Shanghai into International Finance Centre, Key Trials to Take Place in Lingang New Area
  • Big State-owned Banks Raise 5 Billion Yuan via Wealth Management Products for Coronavirus Containment
  • PBOC Issues USD$4.3 Billion Yuan in Central Bank Bills via Hong Kong on 13 Feb, Rates Drop 30 – 35BP
  • Think Tank Frets over Impact of Coronavirus on China’s Small Businesses and Regional Banks
  • Local Finance Authorities around China Loosen Non-performing Loan Standards in Response to Coronavirus Outbreak
  • China’s Banking Regulator Warns of Fraud in Relation to Novel Coronavirus
  • Baoshang Bank to Be Re-constituted as “Mengshang Bank,” CCB and Huishang to Serve as Key Shareholders
  • XWBank Defers Repayments, Reduces Interest Rates for Customers Affected by Coronavirus
  • Chinese Central Bank Supports Liquidity with 900 Billion in Reverse Repos on 10 February
  • Top Tech Firms Amongst Chinese Companies Seeking Billions in Bank Loans to Soften Coronavirus Impacts
  • Chinese Central Bank Offers 300 Billion in Funds to Key Enterprises Combatting Coronavirus via Re-lending Scheme
  • 18 Chinese Banks Report Net Profit Growth of over 10% for 2019, 17 See NPL Declines
  • Chinese Banks Provide $33.76 Billion in Lending Support to Coronavirus Containment Efforts
  • China’s Fiscal Authorities Allocate over USD$10 Billion towards Containment of Coronavirus
  • Chinese Banks Take Top Four Spots on 2020 List of World’s Most Valuable Banking Brands
  • Big Four State-owned Banks to Automatically Extend Maturing Time Deposits During Coronavirus Outbreak
  • Huishang Bank Plans to Acquire Four Baoshang Bank Branches, Invest in New Inner Mongolian Financial Institution
  • Chinese Central Bank Commits to 10 Billion Yuan in Rediscounts in Q1 2020 amidst Coronavirus Outbreak
  • China’s Bad Debt Hit USD$1.5 Trillion in 2019: PwC Report
  • Beijing Mandates Lending Rates of under 1.6% for Enterprises Contributing to Coronavirus Containment
  • China’s Policy Banks Issue USD$2.29 Billion in Anti-coronavirus Bonds
  • Chinese Central Bank Injects 1.7 Trillion Yuan in Two Days Since End of Lunar New Year Vacation
  • Coronavirus Could Be Worse for Chinese Banks than SARS: S&P
  • ZhongAn Online’s Hong Kong Virtual Bank Enters Cashless Payments Agreement with Visa
  • Big State-owned Banks Lead Sharp Cuts to Staff Levels as Fintech Takes Off in China
  • Chinese Central Bank Trims Reverse Repo Rates 10%
  • Banks Reduce Rates 0.5 Percentage Points for MSE Loans in Coronavirus-hit Hubei Province
  • Beijing Unveils Measures to Boost Financial Support During Fight against Novel Coronavirus
  • Chinese Central Bank to Inject 1.2 Trillion Yuan via OMO on 3 February
  • China Development Bank Allocates 2 Billion Yuan in Emergency Loans to Wuhan for Combating Coronavirus
  • China’s Banking Regulator Commits to Maintenance of Financial Services During Coronavirus Outbreak
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  • Keeping Reserve Ratio at Definite Level is a Necessity, Room for Further Cuts Limited: PBOC
  • China Will Continue to Open to Foreign Investment, Shrink Negative Investment List: Vice-premier Han Zheng
  • Bank of Communications to Establish Fintech Subsidiary
  • Two More Chinese Consortiums Join Race for Virtual Banking License in Singapore
  • Central Bank Media Hails Structural Improvements to Chinese Lending in 2019, Rise in Private Enterprise and Long-term Credit
  • Baoshang Bank Takeover Continues to Hamper Interbank CD Issuance of China’s Smaller Lenders
  • 15 Listed Chinese Banks Release 2019 Results, 80% Claim Double Digit Growth in Net Profits
  • China Must Maintain Neutral Monetary Policy, Avoid Excessive Loosening: Ex-IMF Official Zhu Min
  • Commercial Banks in China Nearly Triple Subordinated Debt Issuance in 2019
  • CBIRC Stresses Commitment to Dismantling of China’s Shadow Banking Sector
  • Foreign Institutional Investors on China’s Interbank Bond Market More than Double in 2019
  • CBIRC Issues Draft Commercial Bank Internet Lending Measures, Plans to Prohibit Outsourcing of Key Risk Operations
  • PBOC Injects 1.1 Trillion Yuan in Four Days
  • Chinese Central Bank Launches 2nd Generation Credit System, Provides Personal Repayment Data for Past 5 Years
  • Chinese Central Bank to Accelerate Drafting of “People’s Bank of China Law,” “Commercial Bank Law,” “Depository Insurance Rules” in 2020
  • Wuhan’s Z-Bank Becomes Third Private Lender in China to Increase Capital via Share Issue
  • Beijing Launches New Measures to Bolster Financial Support for Private Enterprises
  • Goldman Sachs, BlackRock Plan to Launch Majority-owned Asset Management Vehicles in China
  • Shanghai and Shenzhen Bourses Clarify Rules for Bank Participation in China’s Exchange-traded Bond Market
  • HSBC Becomes First Foreign Bank to Cooperate with Chinese Central Bank’s Personal Credit Agency
  • Bank of Hangzhou Becomes First Chinese Bank to Achieve QR Code Integration with NetsUnion
  • CBIRC Hails 25% Increase in Financial Inclusion Loans, Highlights Commitment to Risk Prevention in 2020
  • Blockchain Patent Applications Filed by Chinese Banks Rise 38-fold in Four Years
  • Net Interbank CD Financing Drops Nearly 60% in 2019
  • CBIRC Sets Work Tasks for 2020 – Small Enterprise Financing Costs to Fall a Further 0.5 Percentage Points
  • China Disposed of 2 Trillion Yuan in Bad Loans in 2019: CBIRC
  • Goldman Sachs Hopes to Double Chinese Staff Numbers by Mid-decade
  • Ping An Bank’s Retail Assets Under Management Rise over 40% in 2019 to Breach 2 Trillion Yuan
  • Saudi Arabia Grants License to Bank of China
  • China to Launch New Regulations for Open API’s, Open Banking
  • PBOC Says It’s Processing American Express Application for Bank Card Clearing Entity
  • Chinese Central Bank Plans to Launch Second Generation Personal Credit System in Late January
  • Chinese Shadow Banking Contracts $2.3 Trillion in Three Years: CBIRC
  • 15 Companies Reportedly Participating in Development of China’s Central Bank Digital Currency
  • PBOC to Unleash $115 Billion with Reserve Ratio Cut for Chinese Banks
  • 15 Chinese Banks Issue Nearly 570 Billion Yuan in Perpetual Bonds in 2019
  • Chinese Central Bank Drives Use of Loan Prime Rate as Benchmark for Floating-rate Loans
  • Ex-chair of Hengfeng Bank Receives Death Sentence for Illegal Transfer of $107 Million in Shares
  • China Amends Regulatory By-laws Governing Foreign Invested Banks
  • Bank of Hangzhou Grabs Approval for Wealth Management Subsidiary
  • Shanghai Launches Big Data Sharing Trials with Four Chinese Banks
  • Chinese Consumer Loans Hit USD$1.9 Trillion in Total
  • Chinese Central Bank Warns of Global Threat Posed by Stablecoin Cryptocurrencies
  • CBIRC Pushes for 2 Trillion Yuan in Micro and Small Enterprise Loans in 2020
  • Regional Lender Hengfeng Bank Set to Receive 100 Billion Yuan Bailout from Beijing
  • Fears over Chinese Debt Explosion Are Unfounded: BOC International Economist Xu Gao
  • Rural Banks in China File for New Share Issues as Non-performing Loan Ratios Surge
  • PBOC to Issue 10 Billion Yuan in Central Bank Bills via Hong Kong on 20 December
  • Private Banks in China Reach 18 in Total Following Launch of Licensing Five Years Ago
  • Jack Ma’s MYBank Grabs Greenlight for First Share Capital Increase
  • Banks of the Future Will Be Like Fintech Companies, Shift to Dependence on Data instead of Experience: ICBC President Gu Shu
  • Foreign Banks Establish 41 Legal Person Lenders in China, Total Assets Approach $480 Billion
  • Chinese Central Bank Launches Electronic Letter of Credit Information Exchange System with 14 Lenders
  • Postal Savings Bank of China’s Shanghai IPO Could Be the Biggest This Decade
  • Postal Savings Bank of China Opens Wealth Management Subsidiary
  • Household Leverage Ratios Exceed 100% in Hangzhou, Top 80% in Zhejiang Province and Shanghai
  • Over 50 Chinese Banks Fined for Home Loan Infractions in 2019
  • Vice-governor of Jiangsu Province to Helm Bank of China as President
  • ICBC Enters Strategic Cooperative Agreement with NetsUnion Clearing Corporation
  • China Issues One Trillion Yuan in 2020 Special Bond Quotas in Advance, Highlights Infrastructure Investment Ambitions
  • CBIRC Hopes to Facilitate Capital Supplementation by Commercial Banks with Rules Revision
  • China Accounts for Nearly 40% of Global Cross-border Package Delivery Market
  • Chinese Central Bank Stresses “Targeted Bomb Disposal” of Smaller Bank Risk
  • Beijing Will Continue to Dismantle Shadow Banking, Contain Real Estate Bubble: Guo Shuqing
  • PBOC’s New Benchmarks for Systemically Important Banks Mark Start of Differentiated Regulation
  • Over 13% of Chinese Banks Categorised as High Risk, More than One Third of Rural Lenders: PBOC
  • Smaller Banks Expand Stakes in Financial Leasing Firms
  • Mainland Chinese Lenders Take out 6 Top Ten Spots on Ranking of Asia’s Most Competitive Banks
  • Digital Retail Solutions Provider Dmall Enters Strategic Cooperative Agreement with China Construction Bank
  • China Cuts Loan Prime Rate
  • JD.com’s Fintech Vehicle Invests in Beijing’s New Asset Management Company
  • China’s Mobile Banking Transactions Post over 20% YoY Rise in Value in Third Quarter
  • China Greenlights Perpetual Bonds for Municipal Banks
  • China to Step up Liquidity Management for Smaller Lenders Following Two Bank Runs in Two Weeks
  • China Sees 1.48T Yuan in Online Payments on Singles Day, Equal to 1.65% of 2018 GDP: PBOC Data
  • China Merchants Bank and JD.com’s Fintech Vehicle Prepare to Launch Direct Online Lender
  • ICBC Opens Representative Office in Greece
  • BoCom’s Chief Economist Calls for More Market Based Mergers in China’s Banking Sector
  • Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Launches Smart Bank Ecosystem
  • FSDC Says Current Focus is Capital Supplementation for Small and Medium-sized Banks
  • State Council Loosens Ownership and Operating Restrictions for Foreign Invested Financial Institutions in China
  • Large-sum Cash Management Trials to Launch in Hebei, Zhejiang and Shenzhen
  • Chinese Central Bank Applies First Ever Cut to Rates for Medium-term Lending Facilities
  • Postal Savings Bank of China Appoints Former Mayor as New President Following 10 Month Vacancy
  • Chinese Central Bank Intervenes to Stem Bank Run in Henan Province
  • Postal Savings Bank of China Grabs Approval for IPO, Set to Be Second Biggest in Five Years
  • SPD Bank Makes Record Breaking 50B Yuan Issue of Convertible Bonds
  • Agricultural Bank of China Appoints Ex-head of Exim Bank of China as President
  • Vice-governor of Guangdong Province Appointed Head of China Development Bank
  • Returns on Chinese Bank Wealth Management Products Decline for 19th Consecutive Month in September
  • Bank Branch Coverage Rate for China’s Rural Townships Hit 96.3% at End of 2018: PBOC Report
  • Annual Interest Rates in Excess of 36% Criminalised by Chinese Supreme Court
  • Ping An Bank Sees 15.5% Rise in Net Profits for First Three Quarters of 2019
  • China Construction Bank Enters Poverty Alleviation Agreements with Central State-owned Enterprises
  • Chinese Central Bank Issues Warning Against Speculation in Sneakers
  • China’s Big Four Banks Accelerate Lending in September
  • Cooperation Between Banks and Tech Companies Is the Future of Chinese Fintech: JD.Com’s Data Subsidiary
  • Jilin Province Appoints Agricultural Bank of China Exec as Vice-governor
  • Postal Savings Bank of China’s Updated Prospectus Points to 14.9% YoY Rise in Net Profits in H1 2019
  • Rural Commercial Banks in China Rise to 1423, Rural Credit Societies Post Decline
  • Standard Chartered Completes China’s First Offshore E-Wallet Cross-border Renminbi Direct Debit Settlement Transaction
  • China Loosens Regulations Governing Foreign Invested Banks and Insurers
  • Renminbi Loans Rise 13.63 Trillion in First Three Quarters of 2019: PBOC
  • Agricultural Bank of China’s Executive Director Resigns
  • PBOC Unveils New Rules for Acceptance of Debt-based Assets
  • Executive Equity Holdings in Chinese Banks and Insurers Rise $16.9M in 2019
  • China’s Banking Regulator Launches Campaign for Protection of Consumer Rights
  • Structured Deposits Contract Since February Following Regulatory Pressure
  • China’s Provinces Appoint Banking Execs as Vice-Governors in Bid for Financial Pre-eminence
  • Regional Authorities Step up Scrutiny of Structured Deposits
  • Shadow Banking Assets in China Drop to Lowest Level Since 2016: Moody’s
  • China Makes Loan Prime Rate Basis for Pricing of Personal Home Loans
  • Listing of Small and Medium-sized Chinese Banks Expected to Accelerate
  • China Central Bank Increases Gold Reserves by Nearly 100 Tonnes Since Start of 2019
  • China Development Bank Extends $20 Billion in Poverty Relief Loans Since Start of 2019
  • Head of China Everbright Bank Appointed Vice-governor of Hebei Province
  • China’s Financial Inclusion Report Points to 14.27% Rise in Micro and Small Enterprise Loans in 2019
  • 410B Yuan in Perpetual Bonds Issued by Eight Chinese Banks in 2019, 360B Yuan More on the Way
  • Beijing Wants Banks with Coverage Ratios Above 300% to Mete out Excess as Dividends
  • Ministry of Finance Transfers 10% of AgBank, ICBC Holdings to Social Security Fund
  • Xinjiang Huihe Bank Obtains Approval for H-share IPO
  • Everbright Bank’s Wealth Management Unit Grabs Approval to Commence Operation
  • President of Exim Bank on Track to Head Agricultural Bank of China
  • 50 Listed Banks Post Net Profits of 991.2B Yuan in First Half for Robust Growth Rebound
  • Rural Bank Lending in China Rises 16.5% Per Annum on Average Since 2007
  • Bank of China Grabs Approval to Serve as Renminbi Clearance Bank in Philippines
  • Wuxi Commercial Bank Set to Become China’s 19th Private Lender
  • ICBC Becomes First Chinese Bank to Issue Pound-denominated Bonds in London
  • Consumer Loan Growth Plunges in First Half of 2019
  • PBOC Undertakes 4th Central Bank Bills Swap Operation on 11 September
  • Asset Growth of China’s Banking Sector Plunges Following Shadow Banking Crackdown
  • Chinese Banking Executives Grab Top Spots in Provincial Government
  • Agency Sales of Funds by Leading Chinese Banks Slides in First Half of 2019
  • Chinese Central Bank to Cut Reserve Ratio 0.5 Percentage Points in Mid-September
  • Li Keqiang Flags Further Use of Required Reserve Cuts
  • New Loans to China’s Real Economy Totalled 10.8T Yuan for January – July: CBIRC
  • BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank First Foreign Banks Licensed to Underwrite Corporate Bonds in China
  • MYBank Teams up with Chinese Policy Bank to Boost Financial Inclusion in Xiong’an
  • Ping An Tops China’s Listed Banks in Terms of Average Salaries
  • Bank of Chengdu’s Assets Breach 500 Billion Yuan, First Half Profits up 18% YoY
  • CBIRC Issues 2491 Penalties Since Start of 2019, Targets Real Estate-related Lending
  • Bank of Tianjin’s First Half Revenues Rise 48.6% YoY
  • China’s Urban Housing Prices for January – July Rise 13.7% YoY
  • 5G Expected to Drive over 15 Trillion Yuan in Growth for China’s Digital Economy by 2025
  • Beijing’s Municipal Banking Regulator Targets Use of Personal Credit Cards for Home Purchasing
  • Tech Giants and State-owned Banks Could Be First Holders of China’s Statutory Digital Currency
  • Beijing Plans to Ban Unlicensed Financial Sales and Marketing
  • Chinese Central Bank Targets Interest Rate Rigging Following Launch of LPR Reforms
  • Everbright Group and Minsheng Bank Enter Strategic Cooperative Agreement
  • Huishang Bank Grabs Approval for Wealth Management Subsidiary
  • Benchmark for Real Estate Lending to Switch to Loan Prime Rate on 8 October: Chinese Central Bank
  • Chongqing Teams up with US Cryptographers to Launch Blockchain Technology Research Institute Before End of 2019
  • Mobile Payments in China See 59.03% YoY Growth in Second Quarter: PBOC Report
  • Goldman Sachs Pursues Majority Stake in Chinese Securities Joint-venture
  • Assets of China’s Privately Offered Funds Hit 13.42T Yuan at end of July
  • Chinese Central Bank Releases Fintech Development Plan for 2019 – 2021
  • Smaller Chinese Banks Circumvent Interest Rate Curbs via Online Channels
  • Standard Chartered China Completes First Trade Finance Deal Based on Loan Prime Rate
  • Shantytown Upgrade Work Commences on 2.07 Million Units, Exceeds 70% of China’s Annual Target
  • Sichuan Online Lender XWBank Sees 224% YoY Surge in Net Profits
  • Digital Currency Trials Expected to Take Place in Shenzhen
  • 10 STAR Market Companies Invest 5.185 Billion Yuan in Bank Wealth Management Products
  • Demand for Finance, Internet and E-Commerce Personnel Drops in First Half of 2019
  • Demand for Rental Housing in Yangtze River Delta Rises 41.9% in First Half of 2019
  • Nearly 4 Trillion Yuan in Chinese Bonds Issued in July
  • Private Bank Creation Set to Hit a New “Peak” in China: State Media
  • Chinese Central Bank to Launch Reform of Loan Prime Rate on 20 August
  • Xunlei’s OneThing Exports Blockchain Technology to Thailand
  • China’s Outbound Foreign Direct Investment Rises 25.5% YoY in July
  • China’s Permanent Urbanisation Rate Approaches 60% in 2018
  • Ex-Banking Regulator Appointed Tianjin Rural Commercial Bank Chair Following Predecessor’s Suicide
  • China’s Local Governments Flag Large-scale Withdrawal of Online Lending Platforms
  • Real Estate Development Investment Falls for Third Consecutive Month
  • China Set to Release Assessment Measures for Systemically Important Financial Institutions
  • Chinese Central Bank’s New Digital Currency Will “Revolutionise” Monetary System: People’s Daily
  • PBOC Issues 30B Yuan in Central Bank Bills via Hong Kong
  • Chinese Internet Users Hit 830 Million at End of 2018, E-commerce Users at 610 Million
  • CBIRC Releases 2019 Second Quarter Data for Chinese Banking and Insurance Sectors
  • Chinese Central Bank Releases July Financial Statistics Report
  • 57 Chinese Bankers Barred from the Banking Sector for Life since Start of 2019
  • Term Deposit Rates of Chinese Banks Fall across the Board in July
  • 2.5529T Yuan in New Local Government Bonds Issued Since Start of 2019, 83% of Annual Quota
  • Chinese Banks Step up Collaboration with Tech Companies in 2019
  • Statutory Digital Currency Will Diversify Monetary Policy Tools: China UnionPay Chair
  • PBOC Official Says Chinese Central Bank Digital Currency on the Verge of Release
  • Ping An Bank’s App Users Exceed 70 Million by End of First Half, IT CAPEX up 36.9%
  • Chinese Authorities Come to the Aid of Third Beleaguered Regional Bank
  • WeBank Appoints Yang Qiang as Chief AI Officer, Launches Guangdong’s First AI Fintech Lab
  • Chinese Ridesharer DiDi Plans to Launch Private Bank in Tianjin
  • China Will Not Engage in Competitive Devaluation: Central Bank Governor Yi Gang
  • PBOC to Sell 30 Billion Yuan in Renminbi Central Bank Bills on 14 August in Hong Kong
  • LexinFintech Grabs Asian Banker Award for China’s Best Lending Technology
  • PBOC Confident It Can Keep RMB “Fundamentally Stable” After Breaching 7 to the Greenback
  • China Host to 4588 Banks, Big Five State-owned Lenders Account for 37% of Assets
  • Rural Commercial Banks of the Yangtze River Delta Issue Cooperative Declaration
  • Ping An Bank Launches “AI Banker” System
  • PBOC to Focus on Anti-Money Laundering, Fintech, and Financial Opening in Second Half
  • Payment & Clearing Association of China Launches Data Reporting and Sharing System for Members
  • US Fed’s First Rate Cut in a Decade Provides Room for Chinese Monetary Policy Adjustments
  • Chinese Central Bank Officially Opens WeChat Public Account
  • PBOC Increases Small Business Support Re-loan Quota by 50 Billion Yuan
  • Chinese Central Bank Signals Stricter Regulation of Highly Leveraged Real Estate Companies
  • World’s Biggest Bank Sheds Light on Its Fintech Strategy
  • Two Senior Execs from Big State-owned Banks Appointed Vice-governors of Northern Chinese Provinces
  • Bank of Jinzhou Brings China Great Wall Asset Management on Board as Third Strategic Investor
  • Huawei Teams up with Shenzhen Techo Telecom to Launch Banking Sector Fintech Solutions
  • Chinese Politburo Says Property Market Will Not Be Used for Short-term Economic Stimulus
  • Beijing to Launch Fintech Innovation Platform as Part of Financial Sector Opening
  • Chinese Central Bank Issues Directive for Reduction of Enterprise Leverage Ratios
  • Chinese Banks Accelerate Shift from Principal-Guaranteed to Net-Value Wealth Management Products
  • MYBank Expected to Increase Capital to 10B Yuan with Ant Financial’s Assistance
  • Zhongguancun Tech Commits to Financial Leasing Services for Beijing’s 5G Sector
  • ICBC and China Cinda to Jointly Grab Near 18% Stake in Beleaguered Bank of Jinzhou
  • 1961 Offshore Institutional Investors Participate in China’s Interbank Bond Market
  • China and US Lead Global Blockchain Financing Deals in First Half of 2019
  • PBOC Data Points to Accelerated Financial Inclusion Lending in Second Quarter of 2019
  • Concerns over China’s Regional Lenders Heightened by Bank of Jinzhou’s Woes
  • Foreign Investment in Chinese Bonds Rises for 7th Consecutive Month, Holdings Near 2 Trillion Yuan
  • National Internet Finance Association of China Launches Specialist Internet Banking Committee
  • ICBC Flags Greater Investment in Fintech as Part of Smart Bank Strategy
  • Agricultural Bank of China Becomes Fifth Big Lender to Obtain Approval for Wealth Management Operations
  • Chinese Central Bank’s Tech Chief Highlights Financial Standardisation amongst Belt and Road Nations
  • China’s Banking Regulator Issues New Commercial Bank Equity Trusteeship Measures
  • PBOC Injects Close to Half Trillion Yuan via Medium-term Lending Facilities
  • China Hopes to Lead Global Fintech Growth in Future: Zhejiang University’s Bi Shenglin
  • Over 270 Chinese Real Estate Companies Capsize as Financing Channels Squeezed
  • Alibaba and Tencent Vie for Domination of China’s Cloud Computing Market
  • Chinese Enterprises No Longer Need Central Bank Approval to Open Deposit Accounts
  • Tencent-backed Virtual Bank Changes Name from Infinium to Fusion Bank
  • China Telecom to Acquire Over 40% Stake in ZhongAn Online’s Microloan Vehicle
  • Renminbi Cross-border Payments Rise 46% YoY in 2018 to Hit 15.85T Yuan: China Banking Association
  • Ping An’s OneConnect Helps Develop Blockchain-driven SME Financing Platform in Philippines
  • China Provides Huge Career Opportunities for Fintech Professionals: Hays plc
  • Chinese Real Estate Development Investment Rises 10.9% in First Half of 2019
  • China’s Non-bank Online Payment Operations Rise 85.05% YoY in 2018
  • Chinese Investors Make 346.8B Yuan in Outbound Foreign Investments in First Half of 2019
  • CBIRC Steps up Scrutiny of Supply Chain Financing
  • Beijing’s Per Capita Disposable Income Hits 33,860 Yuan in First Half
  • Tencent’s WeBank to Hold Inaugural Fintech Open Day in Shenzhen
  • JD.com Sees Fintech as New Growth Point for China’s Asset Management Sector
  • Mobile Banking Transaction Value Rises 11.86% in 2018, Online Banking Transactions up 30.13%
  • Chinese Central Bank Issues Record 59.3M Yuan Fine to Third Party Payments Provider in Shanghai
  • China Development Bank on Track to Provide 30B Yuan in Student Assistance Loans to 4.4 Million Students in 2019
  • 168.1B Yuan in Insurance Asset Management Products Registered in First Half of 2019
  • Shanghai Renminbi Cross-border Trade Settlement for Jan-May up 46.3% YoY
  • CBIRC Heightens Scrutiny of Non-performing Asset Purchases by Local AMC’s
  • Du Xiaoman Financial to Help China Everbright Set up Fintech-Assisted Wealth Management Subsidiary
  • Profits of Chinese Banks Expected to Hold Steady in 2019: China Banking Association
  • ICBC Flags Greater Fintech Cooperation with Tencent, Focus on Big Data, Cloud Computing, AI
  • Everbright Trust Suspends Real Estate Operations Following Pressure from CBIRC
  • China Construction Bank Opens Trio of 5G-driven Smart Banks in Beijing
  • Insiders Warn of Fraudulent Supply Chain Financing Following Nuoya Fortune Scandal
  • Home Loan Rates in China Rise for the First Time in 2019
  • Conversion of Baoshang Bank’s Outstanding Interbank CD’s Completed
  • Shadow Banking as Share of Chinese GDP Seen Falling to 50% by End of 2019: Fitch Ratings
  • Land Transaction Area for 40 Chinese Cities Falls 16.6% in First Half
  • Shanghai Financial Work Department Chief to Become Chair of Shanghai Pudong Development Bank
  • China’s Permanent Urban Population Rises to 830 Million amidst Reform of Household Registrations
  • Rise of Mobile Payments Bridges China’s East-West Financial Services Divide: Huang Yiping
  • PBOC Touts Creation of World’s Largest Credit Information System in Just Three Decades
  • Former Chinese Central Bank Vice-governor Calls for Creation of Regtech Ecosystem
  • Capital Market Equity Transactions in China Breached 10 Trillion Yuan in 2018
  • Chinese Gold Reserves Post Seventh Consecutive Month of Increase in June
  • China’s Banking Regulator Calls for Real Estate Trust Companies to Arrest Rapid Growth
  • Tech Majors Dominate Top Salaries for Chinese Graduates, Demand for AI Professionals Intensifies
  • PBOC’s Shenzhen Trade Finance Blockchain Platform Sees Foreign Payments Exceed 30 Billion Yuan
  • Fines for Chinese Banks in First Half of 2019 See 66% YoY Contraction
  • People’s Daily Asks if Facebook’s Libra Will Open a Pandora’s Box
  • Zhou Xiaochuan Warns that the Winner Takes All When It Comes to Fintech
  • Bank of Ningbo Becomes Second Municipal Lender to Grab Approval for Wealth Management Subsidiary
  • Libra Will Be a Shock for Existing Financial and Monetary System: China’s National Institute of Financial Research
  • Chinese Banks Take Four Leading Spots on List of World’s 1000 Top Lenders
  • Libra’s Success Will Cause Financial Upheaval: China Construction Bank Exec
  • Chinese Central Bank’s Tech Chief Aims for Steady, Long-term Fintech Development, Stronger Regulation
  • Bank of Hangzhou Becomes First Municipal Lender to Obtain Approval for Wealth Management Subsidiary
  • China’s Housing Price to Income Ratio Hits 9.3, CASS Frets over Economic Impacts
  • Beijing to Invest 36.1 Billion in Rural Power Network Upgrades
  • Chinese Central Bank to Further Improve Bond Default Handling Mechanisms Following 2018 Trials
  • New Tax and Fee Reductions Total 893 Billion Yuan for First Five Months of 2019
  • Ranks of China’s A-share Rural Commercial Banks on Track to Expand
  • A-share IPO’s of Chinese Banks Hit Two Year High, Postal Savings Bank Could Be Biggest Listing for 2019
  • Three Big State-owned Banks Enlisted to Aid China’s Electronic Toll Collection System
  • Over One Fifth of Chinese Netizens Use Online Wealth Management Services
  • Listed Lenders Account for Nearly 90% of Chinese Banking Sector Net Profits
  • Fintech Has Emerged as Core Force Behind Financial Inclusion: Hengfeng Bank Chair
  • Bank of China’s Wealth Management Vehicle Grabs Approval to Commence Operation
  • Perpetual Bond Issuance Expected to Accelerate as PBOC Continues Central Bank Bill Swaps
  • Baihang Credit Executes Cooperative Agreements with over 700 Chinese Financial Institutions
  • Chinese Central Bank Leads Launch of Linked Enterprise Information System with Eight Participating Banks
  • Baidu and Sina Step up Investment in China’s Consumer Finance Sector
  • CBIRC Calls for Increase in Lending to Micro-Enterprises, Reduction in Collateral Dependence
  • Regional Banks Penalised for Excessive Loan Concentration, Use as “ATM’s” by Top Shareholders
  • Ping An Applies Automated Blockchain-driven Smart Contracts to All Operations
  • Growth in Chinese Bank Credit Transactions Hits Five Year High of 24.9% in 2018
  • Ant Financial’s MYBank Sees 10-fold Increase in Small Enterprise Customers in Three Years
  • China’s Micro and Small Loan Balance Breaches 10 Trillion Yuan, NPL Rate Under 6%
  • People’s Daily Warns China’s Online Lending Platforms against Illegal Collection of Services Fees
  • Qilu Bank’s IPO Application Accepted for Review by China Securities Regulatory Commission
  • Hong Kong Digital Banks Expected to Focus on Mobile Payments and Micro-Loans
  • Chinese Regulators Crack Down on Use of Smart Deposits to Offer Covert High Interest
  • Chongqing Uses Alipay Blockchain to Reduce Enterprise Registration Time to Just Three Days
  • Bankers Boast Highest Average Salaries in China
  • Tencent’s Fintech Unit Shuffles Senior Execs after Infinium Grabs Virtual Banking License in Hong Kong
  • PBOC Approves First Bank Card Clearing License for China UnionPay
  • Chinese Land Prices Decline for First Time Since 2012
  • Xunlei Teams up with Hong Kong University of Science and Technology to Open Blockchain Laboratory
  • Bank of Communications Takes Part in Second Round of Over-the-counter Sale of Local Government Bonds
  • China’s Banking System Host to Nine Fintech Subsidiaries
  • 3.6 Trillion Yuan in Chinese Bonds Issued in May, 304.3 Billion Local Government Bonds
  • Chinese Central Bank Sheds Further Light on Baoshang Bank Takeover
  • No One Can Stop the Rise of China: China’s Top Banking Regulator
  • 260 Shanghai-listed Companies Eligible for Securities Issuance in London via Stock Connect
  • China Construction Bank’s Financial Inclusion Loan Balance Exceeds 800 Billion Yuan as of May
  • Third Party Payments Licenses in China See Prices Contract Almost 60%
  • PBOC Expands Rediscount, SLF Quotas to Shore up Liquidity for Smaller Chinese Banks
  • China Remains World’s Second Biggest Destination for Foreign Direct Investment in 2018: UNCAD Report
  • Bank of China Officially Unveils New Fintech Subsidiary in Shanghai
  • CBIRC Chair Guo Shuqing Hails Effectiveness of China’s Financial Inclusion Drive
  • Industrial Bank Becomes Third Joint-stock Commercial Bank Approved for Wealth Management Subsidiary
  • China’s Debt-to-Equity Swap Agreements Reach 2.3 Trillion Yuan as NDRC Expands Private Market’s Role
  • PBOC to Issue Renminbi Central Bank Bills in Hong Kong Towards End of June
  • Local Government Bond Issuance Exceeds 2 Trillion Yuan Since Start of Year, Expected to Accelerate in June
  • Chinese and Thai Central Banks Execute Fintech Cooperative Agreement
  • Bank of Communications Completes Industrial and Commercial Filing for Wealth Management Subsidiary
  • China Merchants Bank Sues Everbright Securities Unit over Botched UK Media Acquisition
  • Smaller Lenders Seen Consolidating in Wake of Baoshang Bank’s “Mini-Lehman” Moment
  • PBOC’s New Deposit Insurance Fund to Provide Safety Cushion for 68 Trillion Yuan in Personal Deposits
  • SWIFT Obtains Approval for Fully Invested Subsidiary in China, Anticipates Rise in Cross-border Renminbi Settlement
  • Debt-for-Equity Swaps Near 1 Trillion Yuan, Beijing Commits to Raising Private Enterprise Share
  • PBOC’s Shanghai Office Flags Support for Smaller Banks with Provisional Liquidity Issues, Punishment for Rumour Mongers
  • Baidu, Ant Financial and Tencent Discuss the Tao of the Blockchain at Industry Summit
  • Tencent Leads $40M Investment in London Fintech Startup TrueLayer
  • Qihoo Fintech Spin-off 360 Finance Enters Cooperative Agreement with China Bohai Bank
  • IoT Take Pride of Place on Beijing’s New Internet Security Trial Project List
  • Bank of China Launches 5G-driven Smart Branch in Beijing
  • Fintech Presents Generalised Risk: National Institution for Finance & Development
  • Chinese Central Bank Seeks to Reassure Markets following Baoshang Bank Takeover
  • Rent-to-Income Ratios Exceed 90% in Beijing, Shenzhen, Shanghai and Sanya
  • Beijing Qinhuai Technology Obtains Record $570 Billion in Funding from Bain Capital
  • China Construction Bank Plans to Open 10 Automated 5G Banks in Beijing in 2019
  • Traditional Financial Institutions Will Transform into Software and Data-driven Companies: Ant Financial
  • China’s Tax Cuts Exceed 500 Billion Yuan for First Four Months of 2019
  • Nine Companies Set up Shop in Beijing’s Fintech Innovation Demonstration Zone
  • Chinese Banks Showcase Fintech Innovations at CIFTIS
  • Chinese Central Bank Invests 10 Billion Yuan in Establishment of Depository Insurance Fund
  • All of China’s Big Six Banks Greenlit for Wealth Management Subsidiaries Following PSBC Approval
  • ZY Bank Accused of Using “Yin-Yang Documents” to Conceal Bad Debt
  • Beijing Financial Street Host to over 1800 Institutions, 102 Trillion Yuan in Assets
  • Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Pushes for More Blockchain Research in China
  • Baoshang Bank Takeover Helped Forestall Bank Run: Renmin University’s Dong Ximiao
  • Land Listings in First-tier Chinese Cities Surge, Transfer Sums to Exceed 10B Yuan in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen Next Month
  • New Chinese Depository Receipt Rules Encourage Use of Renminbi for Cross-border Settlements
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Big Data Start-up Grabs over USD$14M in Series B Round Funding
  • Ant Financial’s New Partner for Blockchain Medical Applications Accused of Inadequate Disclosures
  • Beijing Regulator Calls for Further Fintech Opening, Reveals Plans for Public Fintech R&D Platform
  • Peak Insurance Body Highlights Nine Key Challenges for Chinese Fintech
  • China’s Banking Regulator Says Policy Deficiencies Are Holding Back Blockchain Development
  • 20 of China’s Privately Offered Fund Managers Have Their Registrations Cancelled
  • Customer Reserve Deposits of Chinese Payments Providers Stable at 1.27 Trillion Yuan in March: PBOC
  • China’s Top Banking Regulator Hails Expansion of Private Sector Economy and Fintech Industry
  • China’s Express Delivery Market Posts over 30% Growth in April
  • Fintech Enables China Merchants Bank to Drive Micro and Small Enterprise Lending Above 400B Yuan
  • Shanghai the First in China to Approve Full Implementation of Foreign Investment Law
  • Greater Chinese Banks Strive to Capitalise upon Beijing’s Financial Opening
  • Hunan Province Unveils “Ten Fintech Provisions” to Drive Start-up Growth in Central China
  • Beijing’s New Bitcoin ATM Has Already Been Removed
  • CSRC to Grant Domestic Banks Access to China’s Bond Futures Market
  • Structured Deposits Exceed 11 Trillion Yuan, Chinese Regulators Crack Down on Covert High Interest Returns
  • ICBC, China Construction Bank Grab Approval for Wealth Management Subsidiaries to Operate
  • Tencent Teams up with Shenzhen Stock Exchange to Launch Joint Fintech Laboratory
  • China’s Big Four State-owned Banks Retrench Nearly 50,000 Staff in Two Years, Fintech Teams Still Expand
  • New Fintech Innovation Coordination Platform Launched in Beijing Draws 62 Members
  • Beijing Hopes to Channel over 1 Trillion Yuan in Funds towards China’s Real Economy
  • Chinese Regulators Target Smart Deposits, Structured Deposits
  • Green Finance in China Sees Roaring Growth, Beijing Flags Further Standardisation Efforts
  • PBOC and SAFE Commit to Keeping China’s Forex Market, Renminbi Exchange Rate Stable
  • China Construction Bank Officially Launches Fintech Academy in Suzhou
  • Chinese Central Bank Hopes to Unleash 280 Billion Yuan with Targeted Reserve Ratio Cuts
  • Singapore’s Central Bank Eyes Greater Fintech Cooperation with China
  • Information Consumption in China Hits 5 Trillion Yuan, Accounts for over 10% of End Consumption
  • China Merchants Bank Uses Trade Finance Blockchain Platform in Shaanxi to Slash Processing Times
  • Local Governments in China Issue over 160 Property Control Policies since Start of 2019
  • Zhou Xiaochuan Speaks on Reciprocal Influence of Finance and Tech
  • 51 Credit Card Enters Comprehensive Strategic Cooperation with CITIC aiBank, Releases “T+” Plan
  • Bad Loans Rise to 16 Year High in Q1 2019 as Beijing Tightens Recognition Standards
  • Agricultural Bank of China Teams up with Online Supply Chain Finance Platform on Fintech Innovation
  • ICBC Launches Fintech Subsidiary in Xiong’an New Area Alongside Blockchain-driven Resettlement Platform
  • Fourth Round of SOE Mixed-ownership Reforms to Encompass over 100 Companies
  • Renminbi Loans Increase 1.02 Trillion Yuan in April: Chinese Central Bank Data
  • Bank of Communications Executes Fintech Cooperative Agreement with Huawei
  • Chinese Central Bank’s Monetary Policy Chief Warns of Regional Fintech Risks, Calls for Reform of Local Regulators
  • Online Lending Platforms in China Fall Below 1000, Drop 60% Compared to 2016 Peak
  • PBOC to Issue Third and Fourth Tranches of Central Bank Bills for 2019 on 15 May
  • Sequoia China to Slash Investment Staff by 20% Following Sluggish Tech Growth
  • China’s Banking Regulator Pushes for Swift Adoption of Stricter NPL Standards
  • PBOC to Launch Reduced Required Reserve Ratio for Rural Village Commercial Banks Come Mid-May
  • Industrial Bank Launches Financial Services Cloud Platform in Fujian Province
  • 23% of Major Chinese Cities Post “Overheating” Housing Prices in First Quarter
  • Chinese Banks Tighten Foreign Cash Withdrawals, Heighten Customer Scrutiny
  • Ant Financial’s MYBank Commits to Being “Idiotic” about Financial Inclusion Following Low Profits in 2018
  • CBIRC Unveils 12 New Measures for Opening of Chinese Banking and Insurance Sectors
  • Tencent Eyes Development of Blockchain Solutions for Crowdfunded Health Care
  • CBIRC Launches New Draft Measures for Commercial Bank Asset Risk Categories
  • Bank of Beijing Officially Unveils New Fintech Subsidiary
  • UnionPay Trials Facial Scan Payments in Chinese Colleges
  • Four of China’s Big Six State-owned Bank Post Decline in Non-performing Loan Ratio in Q1 2019
  • Banking Sector Financial Institutions See Accelerated Growth in Assets and Liabilities in March
  • Chinese Central Bank Fines Five Businesses in Beijing for Refusal to Accept Cash Payments
  • Over 45 P2P Lending Platforms in China Forced to Withdraw, 71% Since Start of 2019
  • ICBC Grabs Approval for Issuance of 70B Yuan in Preferred Shares within China
  • Bank of Hangzhou’s Direct Banking Clients Surge 113.69% in 2018
  • Guangzhou Office of PBOC Cancels Enterprise Bank Account Licensing
  • China Accelerates Financial Inclusion Lending in First Quarter of 2019
  • Beijing Plans to Downgrade Personal Credit Ratings for Eating and Drinking on Subway System
  • Over a Third of Shanghai, Beijing Workers Earn above USD$1485 a Month
  • SPD Bank Teams up with Baidu and China Mobile to Create “Digital Person” for Its Mobile App
  • China’s State Administration of Foreign Exchange Launches Blockchain-driven Cross-border Trade Finance Platform
  • Chinese Central Bank Uses Targeted Medium-term Lending Facilities to Inject 267 Billion Yuan in Liquidity
  • Mobile Banking Clients of China’s Big Five State-owned Banks Exceed 1 Billion
  • Yu’e Bao’s Money Market Funds Breach 2 Trillion Yuan in Scope, Returns Drop Below 2.5%
  • Chinese Central Bank Shoots Down Rumours of Required Reserve Ratio Cut Once Again
  • China’s Pet Market Hits 170B Yuan, Young Consumers Drive Growth
  • Chinese Central Bank Confirms Reports of Credit System Upgrade
  • Everbright and China Merchants Bank Garner Approval for Wealth Management Subsidiaries
  • Direct Banking the Necessary Path for Chinese Finance: Minsheng White Paper
  • Six Blockchain Projects Included on China’s Official List of Internet Security Trials
  • UnionPay Issues over 7.59 Billion Cards Globally
  • Chen Siqing Appointed Head of World’s Biggest Bank
  • China’s Trade with Belt and Road Nations Exceeds USD$6 Trillion
  • China’s Big Six Banks Still Face Asset Risk Despite NPL Ratio Improvements: Moody’s
  • Chinese Central Bank Will Transform Yuan into Cryptocurrency: Blockchain Research Institute
  • Over-the-counter Sales of Local Government Bonds Set to Increase as China’s Land Sale and Tax Revenues Drop
  • Actually Used Foreign Capital Rises 6.5% in First Quarter of 2019
  • China Accounted for Half of Global Digital Payments in 2017: Fintech Industry Report
  • China Construction Bank Outlines 21 Fintech Demands
  • Required Reserve Cut Seen as Less Likely After PBOC Unleashes 400B Yuan in Two Days
  • People’s Bank of China Plans to Become “Digital Central Bank,” Lead Accelerated Application of Fintech
  • CBIRC Says Dealerships Cannot Collect Financial Services Fees Following Mercedes-Benz Scandal
  • Beijing’s Financial Inclusion Drive Could Result in USD$418B in New Loans: S&P Global
  • Ex-State Council Research Official Calls for Chinese Fintech to Increase Its International Clout
  • Chinese Adults Have 84.87 Minutes of Mobile Screen Time each Day as Digital Content Consumption Expands
  • Ant Financial and Foxconn Join Ranks of World’s Leading Blockchain Companies
  • Chinese Central Bank on Verge of Launching Second Generation Credit System
  • 21 Chinese Cities Host to More than One Million Permanent Residents without Household Registration
  • Overseas Expansion by Chinese Banks Enters Mature Phase: JPMorgan Chase China
  • No “Flood-style” Irrigation Says Chinese Central Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee
  • First Home Loan Rates Decline for Fourth Consecutive Month in China, Drop Back to Year-long Low
  • Property Sector a “Minefield” for Non-performing Debt: China Orient Asset Management Report
  • China’s Mobile Payments Penetration Rate Highest in the World at 86%: PwC Report
  • Chinese Banks Line up to Use Perpetual Bonds for Capital Supplementation
  • Beijing Promises Harsh Punishment for “Taolu” Loans Targeting the Elderly via Online Platforms
  • Top Think Tank Says Fintech Essential to China’s Financial Supply-side Structural Reforms
  • “Fintech Is Driving Upgrade in Consumption, Let Social Credit Become Consumer Asset”: PBOC’s Official News Outlet
  • Average Annual Salary at China’s Big Four Banks Exceeds 260,000 Yuan
  • Chinese Central Bank’s 2019 Research Conference Flags Further Rural Finance and Financial Inclusion Measures
  • Mainland China Host to 8 of the World’s Leading Fintech Unicorns, Average Value 8x That of US Peers
  • Foreign Purchases of China’s Distressed Debt Doubled in 2018
  • Official Audit Data Points to Surging Bad Debt in Henan Province
  • China Issues New Banking License for Nationwide Acquisition of Rural Lenders
  • Beijing Categorises Bitcoin Mining as “Eliminated” Industry
  • Chinese Central Bank Increases Official Gold Reserves for Fourth Consecutive Month
  • Shanghai Lixin University Teams up with New Jersey Institute of Technology to Launch Fintech Major
  • China’s Foreign Reserves Edge Higher to $3.0988T at End of March
  • Chinese Real Estate Companies Have 1.8T Yuan in Debt to Pay off over Next Three Years
  • Chinese Internet Finance Authority Pledges to “Vigorously” Combat Online Loan Risk
  • Interbank Wealth Management Balance Drops 80% Compared to 2016
  • Tencent Teams up with Big State-owned Bank to Launch Fintech Lab in Shenzhen
  • Chinese Banks Raise Salaries in 2018, Big Six State-owned Lenders Shed 28,000 Staff
  • Chinese Banks Make 6.8B Yuan in Over-the-counter Sales of Local Government Bonds by Early April
  • PBOC Reports Rumours of April Fool’s Day Reserve Cut to Public Security Authorities
  • Fullerton Fund Management’s WOFE First to Grab Approval for Investment Advisory Services in China
  • HSBC Uses Voltron Blockchain Platform for Letter of Credit Wool Transaction Between Australia and China
  • Minsheng Bank Sees Direct Banking Customers Exceed 19 Million as It Positions Itself as Fintech Lender
  • Chinese Central Bank Chief Calls for Further Opening of Financial Sector
  • Central Cyperspace Affairs Commission Unveils China’s First Batch of Registered Blockchain Projects
  • Beijing Opens China’s Pensions Sector to Foreign-invested Insurer
  • Combined Profits of China’s Big Six Banks Exceed 1 Trillion Yuan in 2018
  • Chinese Central Bank Pushes for Further Mobile Payments Expansion
  • Tencent Cloud and WeBank Launch Fintech Lab to Explore Open Banking in China
  • Hong Kong’s Qupital Obtains $15M in Series A Funding from CreditEase FinTech
  • China’s Securities Regulator Launches Investor Protection Team
  • Chinese Banks Emerge as Leading Blockchain Adopters
  • Shenzhen Identifies 112 Enterprises that Qualify for Listing on Shanghai’s New Tech Board
  • Big Data Helps Drive 80-fold Increase in Yu’e Bao’s Money Market Fund Assets
  • Fintech Investment by Ping An Bank and China Merchants Bank Surges in 2018
  • 45% of Chinese Depositors Want to Save More: PBOC
  • Jumbo CD’s Heat up as Yields for Bank WMP’s Continue to Decline
  • Bank of Beijing and ING’s New Digital Bank to be China’s First Foreign Controlled Lender
  • Finance at the Core of China’s Supply-side Structural Reforms: Yang Weimin
  • Yield on Chinese Bank Wealth Management Products Falls to New Low in Mid-March
  • Lord Mayor of the City of London Travels to China to Promote Sino-UK Fintech Cooperation
  • ICBC to Lead Trials for Over-the-counter Sales of Local Government Bonds
  • Chinese P2P Lender Dianrong Blames Heavy, Unclear Regulation for Ailing Performance
  • Yangtze River Delta, Pearl River Delta, Jing-Jin-Ji Region Account for over 40% of China’s GDP
  • China’s Banking Regulator Steps up Disclosure Requirements for Net Stable Funding Ratios
  • Lack of Talent an Impediment to Fintech Ambitions of Chinese Banks
  • Non-performing Loan Ratio Rises at Eight Chinese Banks Following Launch of Stricter Benchmarks
  • Chinese Mobile Payments Surge 61.19% YoY in 2018: PBOC Report
  • China Construction Bank President Wang Zuji Set to Resign, Chongqing Vice-mayor Liu Guaping Tipped to Succeed
  • Supply-side Structural Reforms in Chinese Finance Sector to Drive Growth in Smaller Institutions
  • Per Capita Bank Card Ownership in China Hit 5.46 in 2018, Average Card Spending at 12,200 Yuan
  • Chinese Shadow Banking Sector Declines for First Time in over a Decade
  • China Host to Nearly 230,000 Banking Outlets, Basic Financial Services Accessible in 97% of Villages
  • Municipal Banks in China Must Specialise, Focus on Private Enterprise and Financial Inclusion: Bank of Zhengzhou Head
  • Ping An’s Patent Applications Surge 400% in 2018, Fintech Innovations Predominate
  • 15 Chinese Banks Fined 7.5M Yuan as Wealth Management Infractions Targeted
  • China’s Central Bank and Foreign Exchange Authority Stress Targeted Disposal of Grey Rhino Risk in Key Sectors
  • Online Financial Institutions Integrated into China’s Credit System
  • CBIRC Loosens Non-performing Threshold for Financial Inclusion Loans to Small and Micro-enterprises
  • Top PBOC Researcher Says Central Bank Digital Currency Can Optimise Payments and Monetary Policy
  • Complaints over Online Insurers Surge 121% in 2018: CBIRC
  • Xiaomi Scraps Micro-loan Subsidiary as Chinese Microcredit Sector Struggles
  • Beijing Will Unify Regional GDP Calculations in 2019 to Combat Inconsistencies
  • China’s M2 Money Supply Growth Falls Short of Forecasts in February to Hit Record Low
  • China’s Banking Regulator Flags Continued Scrutiny of Shadow Banking, Increased Use of Regtech
  • Chinese Central Bank Launches Fintech Application Trials in Beijing and Shanghai
  • 2019 Remains High Risk Period for Chinese Financial System: Central Bank Official
  • Citibank Connects Corporate Accounts to NetsUnion Clearing Corporation Platform
  • China Minsheng Bank “Fully Embraces” Blockchain Technology
  • Reserve Funds of Third Party Payments Providers Drop Following Centralised Management by PBOC
  • Ant Financial’s MYBank Slashes Interbank CD Issuance Plans, Shifts Focus to Retail Deposits
  • Chinese Embassies Connect to Mobile Payments Services
  • Chinese Central Bank Convenes First Meeting of Fintech Committee for 2019, Flags Further Growth Support
  • Annual Fintech Investment of Chinese Banks Approaches 100 Billion Yuan, Big State-owned Lenders Account for 60%
  • Further Reserve Ratio Cuts Anticipated as Beijing Pushes for More Lending to Small and Micro Enterprises
  • CBIRC Chief Confident Loans to China’s Small and Micro-enterprises Will Rise over 30% in 2019
  • Nearly 60% of Listed Chinese Real Estate Companies Post Profit Growth for 2018
  • Two Sessions Sends Strong Signals on Support for Chinese Fintech Development
  • Three Chinese Banks Launch A-Share IPO’s Since Start of 2019, Waiting List Shrinks to Two Year Low
  • JD Finance Highlights Five Trends for China’s Fintech Sector in 2019
  • Lufax Pioneers Use of Blockchain for Tracking of Online Loan Transactions in China
  • Ex-PBOC Deputy Governor Calls for Major Changes to Total Social Financing
  • Don’t Stigmatise Shadow Banking as a Delinquent Child: Chinese Academy of Fiscal Sciences Chair
  • Returns on Structured Deposits Drop to 4.21% as China’s Banking Regulator Targets Bills Arbitrage
  • Local Government Bond Issuance Exceeds 770B Yuan for Jan/Feb, on Track to Surpass 1 Trillion in First Quarter
  • Ant Financial’s New Blockchain Subsidiaries to Focus on Supply Chain Financing, Cross-border Remittances
  • Chinese Central Bank Wants Stronger Prudential Regulation of Real Estate Finance
  • Chinese Bankers Want More Active Fiscal Policy, Over 60% Say NPL’s the Biggest Risk: Survey
  • China Host to 4588 Banking Sector Financial Institutions, over 230,000 Physical Bank Branches
  • Chinese Central Bank Calls for Digital Currency R&D, Will Combat Refusal to Accept Cash
  • China’s Municipal Banks Lag Badly in Fintech Adoption, Form Leagues to Play Catch up
  • Bank Wealth Management Products Exceed 23T Yuan, 18 Lenders Account for Nearly 80%
  • Credit Card Defaults Surge, NPL Rates Exceed 4% in Parts of China
  • China Banking Association Releases List of Top 100 Chinese Lenders
  • Chinese Banks Launch Internal Investigations into Bills Arbitrage Following January Surge
  • China’s Big Five Banks Saw Net Profits of 957.3B Yuan in 2018, Municipal and Rural Banks Step up Small Business Lending
  • Tencent Leads Chinese Tech Giants in Online Banking
  • Structured Deposits at Chinese Banks Breach 10 Trillion Yuan Once Again
  • Greater Bay Area Plan Anoints Shenzhen as Regional Fintech Capital
  • Chinese Central Bank Calls for Suppression of Hidden Debt, Greater Financial Support for Automation
  • PBOC Removes Reference to “Neutral” Monetary Policy, Says No Quantitative Easing Lies Ahead
  • Pre-owned Housing Prices in First-tier Chinese Cities Post Fourth Consecutive Month of Decline
  • Non-performing Loans Hit Decade Long High Following Launch of Stricter Definitions
  • Shanghai Financial Court Seeks to Become International Centre for Resolution of Financial Cases
  • Chinese Debt to Expand in 2019 Yet Shadow Banking Risk on the Wane: Morgan Stanley
  • PBOC’s Pan Gongsheng Denies Central Bank Bill Swaps Comprise Quantitative Easing
  • Bank of China Becomes First Lender to Sign up for Property Blockchain Platform in Hong Kong
  • PBOC Seeks to Calm Arbitrage Concerns after Bills Financing Surge in January
  • Beijing Commits to Stable Monetary Policy, Will Firmly Resist “Irrigation” of the Chinese Economy
  • A-share Banks on Track to Hit 32 in Total as 11 Chinese Lenders Await Listing
  • Perpetual Bonds Will Help to Expand Capital Supplementation Channels: Chinese Central Bank
  • Core Tier 1 Capital Adequacy Ratio of Commercial Chinese Banks Stands at 11.03%
  • JD.Com Will Oust 10% of Senior Executives in 2019
  • Assets of China’s Municipal Commercial Banks Hit 31.72T Yuan at End of 2017
  • Foreign Investment in Chinese Capital Markets to Hit Record High in 2019: Citibank, Morgan Stanley
  • ICBC Becomes Fifth Big State-owned Bank to Obtain Approval for Wealth Management Subsidiary
  • State Financing Guarantee Fund Helps out 25,245 Chinese Enterprises
  • JD.com’s Fintech Vehicle Embroiled in Online Privacy Scandal
  • Over 380 Online Lending Platforms under Investigation by Chinese Authorities, 62 Suspects Extradited
  • Shanghai Launches Blockchain Research Centre at Fudan University
  • Leverage Risk Concentrated amongst State-owned Enterprises, Local Government: Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
  • China’s Big State-owned Banks Expand to Six in Total
  • Chinese Banks Make Record-breaking 3.23T Yuan in Loans in January
  • People’s Bank of China Issues 20B Yuan in Central Bank Renminbi Bills via Hong Kong
  • Xi’an Hopes to Provide 100 Billion Yuan in Financing to Tech Companies by 2021
  • Shanghai’s Tech Innovation Board Expected to Host around 150 Listings This Year
  • Chinese Banks Raise Nearly 70B Yuan for Capital Replenishment via Bond Issues
  • Shanghai and Millenials Dominate Chinese New Year Consumption: Tencent Financial Technology
  • Chinese Bond Investors Flee for Safety Despite Beijing’s Financial Inclusion Drive
  • Beijing Calls for Establishment of “Modern Rural Village Financial System”
  • Beijing Commits to Multiple Capital Channels for Chinese Commercial Banks, Opening of Bond Market
  • Consumption Seen Accounting for 80% of Chinese GDP Growth in 2019
  • Structured Deposits Surge 2.66 Trillion Yuan in 2018, Triggering Crackdown on Unlicensed Derivatives Transactions
  • Over 4.5 Billion Online Payments Processed during Chinese New Year
  • Lending to China’s Private Sector on the Rise: FT Survey
  • Chinese Interbank CD Issuance Drops to Near Two Year Low in January
  • Beijing’s New Consumption Policy Targets Automobiles, Smart Appliances, 5G Commercial Applications
  • Northbound Capital Flows via Stock Connect Initiatives Hit 66.2B Yuan since Start of 2019
  • 16 Chinese Cities Host to Trillion Yuan GDP’s, Shanghai and Beijing Exceed 3 Trillion Yuan
  • China’s Mid-sized Listed Companies Post Sharp Decline in Earnings Growth: Nikkei Survey
  • WeBank Launches Fintech Research Centre with Leading Singaporean University
  • China’s Public Private Partnership Catalogue Expands by 2.4T Yuan in 2018
  • Beijing Launches New Round of Household Energy Efficiency Subsidies
  • Operating Revenues of Chinese Software Sector Exceed 6.3T Yuan in 2018
  • Average Price of Pre-owned Chinese Homes Drops for Fifth Consecutive Month
  • Chinese Internet Business Revenues Surge over 20% YoY to Hit 956.2B Yuan in 2018
  • PBOC Wants Bank Wealth Management Subsidiaries to Play Greater Role in Equity Financing
  • PBOC Warns against Use of Central Bank Bills Swaps to Drive Risky Assets off Balance Sheet
  • China’s Credit Score-driven Sharing Economy Expected to Breach 10T Yuan by 2020
  • Electronic Social Security Cards Spread to 230 Chinese Cities
  • Chinese Households Use Mobile Payments More than Cash for Daily Expenditures
  • Global Fintech Investment Taps Record High in 2018, Ant Financial Accounts for Over Third of Funding
  • Fintech Innovations Pave Way for Unified Global Currency: Senior Chinese Banking Official
  • China’s Peak Online Finance Body Establishes Fintech R&D Committee
  • Minsheng Bank Hails Dawn of Direct Banking 3.0 in China
  • Central Bank Cryptocurrency Praised in Chinese Communist Party’s Flagship Newspaper
  • Bank of China Becomes First Chinese Lender to Sell Perpetual Bonds
  • Tencent’s WeBank Eyes Foray into Australian Online Banking
  • Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Credit Suisse Abandon Chinese P2P Deals
  • Leading Chinese Think Tank Warns of Mobile Payments Impact on Monetary Policy
  • PBOC to Provide Central Bank Bill Swaps to Shore up Perpetual Bond Liquidity
  • JPMorgan Chase China Launches E-commerce Payments Platform
  • Deposit Centralisation to Crimp Profits of China’s Mobile Payments Giants
  • China and Germany to Cooperate Further on Futures Regulation
  • Chinese Commercial Housing Sales Hit Record High in 2018, Approach 15T Yuan
  • Chinese Per Capita Disposable Incomes Rise 6.5% in 2018
  • White Paper on Chinese Direct Banking Says Smaller Lenders Are Taking the Lead
  • Property Accounts for Excessive Share of Chinese Household Wealth, Investments Lack Diversification
  • Consumer Finance Asset-backed Securities See Sizeable Decline in China for 2018
  • China Accounted for Nearly 75% of Global Fintech Investment in 2018
  • Bank of China First to Obtain Approval for Perpetual Bonds
  • Chinese Central Bank Injects Record Single Day Liquidity on Wednesday
  • Bank of Communications Highlights Ten Key Chinese Fintech Trends for 2019
  • Total Social Financing in 2018 Hits 19.26T Yuan for YoY Decline of 3.14T
  • Beijing Municipal Government Commits to Opening of Local Finance Sector
  • Declining Home Loan Rates Do Not Signal Loosening of Chinese Property Controls
  • Dwindling Population of Fertile Women Impedes Chinese Population Growth
  • Beijing Drives Unprecedented Opening of Chinese Insurance Sector
  • Lending by Chinese Banks Rises 12.6% in 2018
  • China’s Banking Authorities Issued Record Number of Penalties in 2018
  • Beijing’s New Tax Cuts Expected to Save Chinese Small Businesses 200B Yuan
  • China Merchants Bank Expands Use of Blockchain E-Invoices to Funds and Consumer Finance
  • China Banking Association Outlines 10 Key Events for 2018
  • JD Finance Sees Tech Revenues Surge, Valuation Exceeds 130B Yuan
  • Rise of Fintech Need not Cause Existential Crisis for Chinese Banks: CRIFS
  • Chinese Bankers Foresee Rise in Fintech Subsidiaries
  • Bank WMP Returns Fall to 4.4%, PBOC Reserve Cut Expected to Augment Pressure
  • State Media Highlights First Home Loan Rate Falls Following Reserve Ratio Cut
  • Facial Scan Cash Withdrawals Make Their Debut in Fujian Province
  • CBIRC Gives Four Big State-owned Banks Approval for Wealth Management Subsidiaries
  • China’s P2P Indices Drop for First Time in History, Only 300 Platforms to Weather 2019
  • Chinese Central Bank Expects Latest Reserve Ratio Cut to Unleash 1.5T Yuan
  • PBOC Signals Greater Latitude for Chinese Banks to Set Interest Rates
  • Is China’s Demographic Dividend Dwindling as Migrant Population Goes Home?
  • PBOC’s Adjustment to Targeted Reserve Cut Could Unleash 77B Yuan
  • CBIRC Mandates Licenses for Chinese Banks Operating Away from Home
  • Ailing Stock Market Means Less Concern over Asset Bubbles: PBOC Official
  • Bank of China and CCB Garner Approval for Wealth Management Subsidiaries
  • Industrial Bank to Invest 10B Yuan in Debt-for-Equity Subsidiary
  • Pre-tax Profits of 40 Leading Chinese Banks Expected to Exceed $319B in 2018
  • Blockchain and Fintech Incubation Centre Commences Operation in Guangdong
  • PBOC Issues First Ever Penalty for Refusal to Accept Cash Payment
  • Beijing Hopes Perpetual Bonds Will Help Ease Capital Pressure on Commercial Banks
  • China’s New Market Access Negative List Targets Finance and Online Lending
  • FSDC Greenlights Issuance of Perpetual Bonds by Banks to Shore up Capital
  • Nine Chinese Fintech Firms List Offshore in 2018, Five Submit Prospectuses
  • China Construction Bank Says No More Money in Property Due to High Prices
  • Further Cuts to China’s Reserve Requirement Expected in H1 2019
  • Local Government Bond Issuance Expected to Hit 5T Yuan in 2019
  • FSDC Says China’s Capital Market Risk “Fully Dispersed,” Highlights Long-term Investment Value
  • Regulators Pressure Chinese Banks to Put the Brakes on Net Profit Growth
  • Liu Qiangdong Remains Controller of JD Finance Following Name Change
  • Home Rental Rates Decline Across Majority of Chinese Cities
  • WeBank’s Smart Deposits Suspended over Cost Pressure and Liquidity Risks
  • Funds Outstanding for Foreign Exchange Fall 57.1B Yuan in November
  • CCB Opens Its Own University in Beijing
  • Chinese Central Bank Says Fintech Can Raise Quality and Efficiency of Payments
  • Chinese Central Bank Undertakes 160B Yuan in Reverse Repos After 36 Trading Day Absence
  • China’s Internet Wealth Management Index Falls for First Time in Five Years, Posts 19% YoY Drop
  • Deleveraging is the Long-term Mission: National Institution for Finance and Development
  • Shadow Banking is a Necessary Adjunct to China’s Financial Markets: PBOC Head
  • PBOC Governor Yi Gang Provides Signals on Chinese Monetary Policy in 2019
  • Open Banking On Track to Become Dominant Trend in China Say Senior Execs
  • Net Profits and Non-performing Loans Diverge Wildly amongst Chinese Banks
  • Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Dominate China’s Commercial Paper Market
  • China’s National Internet Finance Association Convenes Open Banking Forum
  • Foreign Reserves Will Suffer if Renminbi Falls Below Seven to the Greenback: PBOC Adviser
  • China’s Banking Sector to See 6.8% Profit Growth, NPL’s Under 2% in 2019: BoC
  • China and the UK Pursue Greater Fintech Collaboration
  • CASS Says China’s Real Estate Tax Should not Apply to Untransacted Homes
  • New RMB Loans up 79% in November, Total Social Financing Rises 9%
  • First Home Loan Rates Flatten After 22 Consecutive Months of Increase
  • China’s Internet Finance Report for 2018 Highlights Compliance Risk
  • Zhejiang Province Host to 40 Mixed-ownership SOE Reform Projects
  • State-owned Assets Regulator Signals Fourth Round of Mixed-ownership Reforms
  • Land Sale Revenues for Key Chinese Cities Fall 1.8% YoY for Jan – Nov
  • Returns on Bank Wealth Management Products Hit 21 Month-Low
  • Consumer Complaints over Cashless Payments Prompt Central Bank Intervention
  • Shanghai Approves China’s First Shelf Registered Public Housing Asset-backed Security
  • Beijing Launches Restrictions on Home Purchases, Air Flights over IP Breaches
  • New Rules for Bank Wealth Management Subsidiaries Permit Direct Investment in Shares
  • Will New Rules for Bank Wealth Management Subsidiaries Pave Way for “Universal Licenses?”
  • China’s First Legal Person Direct Bank Sees Users Exceed 10 Million in a Year
  • Investment in Bank WMP’s by China’s Listed Companies Hits Near 5-Year High
  • PBOC’s Shanghai Branch Launches Measures to Support Private Enterprise and Tech Firms
  • Shadow Banking Crackdown Curbs Systemic Financial Risk of China’s Biggest Banks
  • China Commits over 500B Yuan in Bailout Funds for Private Enterprise
  • China’s Online Banks Chase Funds with Flexible Fixed Deposits
  • Chinese Central Bank Hits 10 Payments Companies with 1.02M Yuan in Fines
  • Chinese Commercial Banks Sees Net Profits of 1.5118 Trillion for First Three Quarters
  • China’s Securities Regulator Calls for Crackdown on Fintech Ponzi Schemes
  • Chinese Banks Lag in Use of Fintech for Marketing and Client Value Maximisation
  • China Should Develop Digital Currency via Competitive Process: Zhou Xiaochuan
  • Regulation of Chinese Payments on Track to Intensify: PBOC Vice-governor Fan Yifei
  • China Construction Bank Becomes Second Big Four Lender to Launch Wealth Management Subsidiary
  • Fintech Could Weaken Monetary Policy Outcomes: Chinese Central Bank
  • Zhou Xiaochuan Frets over Fintech Speculation, Says Regtech a Necessity
  • China Cuts US Treasury Bonds by $13.7B in September, State Media Downplays Trade War Talk
  • NDRC Unveils Five Measures to Support Bond Issuance by Chinese Private Enterprise
  • First Home Loan Rates in China Rise for 22nd Consecutive Month in October
  • Bank of China to Invest 10B Yuan in Launch of Wealth Management Subsidiary
  • Jinshang Bank Plans to Raise $600M via IPO in Hong Kong
  • Chinese and Singaporean Central Banks Ink Agreement for Fintech Cooperation
  • FTSE Russell Inclusion of Chinese Bonds Expected to Attract $700 Billion in Funds
  • China’s Per Capita Disposable Income Exceeds $3000 for First Three Quarters of 2018
  • Bank of Nanjing Sees 36% Growth in Personal Loans after Teaming up with Chinese Tech Giants
  • China’s Fintech Market Will Be Even Bigger than E-commerce Sector: Rong360
  • Chow Tai Fook Obtains License for Payments Operations in China
  • Big Data Could Be the Key to Boosting Bank Financing of Chinese Private Enterprise
  • CBIRC Says Targets for Lending to Private Enterprise Are “Directional,” Credit Standards Haven’t Been Loosened
  • Commercial Banks Must Support Cross-border Renminbi Usage: Bank of China
  • Japan’s Biggest Brokerage Enters MOU for Cooperation with China’s Biggest Bank
  • Alibaba Leads Establishment of “E-commerce Dishonest Conduct Punishment League” in Zhejiang
  • Beijing Wants Anti-corruption “Human Surveillance Cameras” in Big State-owned Banks
  • China Merchants Bank Launches Facial Recognition Payments for Enterprise App
  • Private Sector Accounts for over 60% of Economy Yet Just 25% of Bank Loans: CBIRC Head
  • PBOC Fires “Three Arrows” to Drive Funds Towards Private Enterprise
  • Shenzhen Arbitration Court Rules Bitcoin Enjoys Legal Protection as Asset, Transaction Contracts Are Enforceable
  • 330 Chinese Investment Funds Liquidated Since Start of 2018
  • Tencent Cloud Outlines Its Fintech Strategy
  • Fintech Means Banks May Not Be Around Forever: Renmin U. Finance Professor
  • Beijing Says Theft of Personal Information not a Criminal Offence
  • China’s Social Security Funds Post Surplus of Nearly 980 Billion Yuan in 2017
  • Combating Financial Sector Risk Will Be Painful: PBOC’s 2018 Financial Stability Report
  • Shenzhen Targets Risk in Relation to Local P2P Lending Platforms
  • PBOC Debuts Risk Ratings of Chinese Financial Institutions
  • China Launches Self-regulatory Proposal for Blockchain Sector
  • Foreign Subsidiary Banks in China Expand from Four to 39 Since 2007
  • Are Chinese Banks Deceiving Super-rich Clients as Liquidity Pressure Intensifies?
  • Bank of Xi’an on Track to Become First A-share Lender in Northwestern China
  • Ministry of Finance Says Accounting Problems Rife Amongst Chinese Internet Firms
  • CBIRC Calls for Chinese Banking Sector to Make More Unsecured Loans
  • Foreign Invested Enterprises Will Have Access to Full Financial Operating Licenses after Three Years: MOF
  • Small and Micro-enterprise Loans Post 18.1% YoY Rise for First Three Quarters of 2018: PBOC
  • CBIRC Directs Beijing’s Banks to Avoid Liquidation of Pledged Shares
  • Artificial Intelligence Will Transform Traditional Banking: China Merchants Bank
  • China’s Digital Economy the World’s 2nd Most Competitive, Still Struggles to Catch up to US
  • Banking Regulator Paves Way for Wholly Foreign Owned Banks in China
  • Bank of China Leads Launch of Forfaiting Trade Platform Based on Consortium Blockchain
  • Ant Financial and JD Finance Top 2018 Fintech100 List, Chinese Companies 4 out of Top Ten
  • Chinese Central Bank Releases Bond Market Data for September
  • PBOC Issues 109 Fines Worth over 200M Yuan in 2018, Focus on Payments Sector
  • China Construction Bank Emerges as Leading Financial Inclusion Lender in 2018
  • China Banking Association is Developing Blockchain-based Trade Finance Platform
  • OneConnect Launches Blockchain-based Supply Chain Finance Platform
  • PBOC Lifts Refinancing and Re-discounting Quotas to Help Chinese Private Enterprise
  • State Council Wants Bonds to Resolve Financing Difficulties of China’s Private Enterprises
  • Chinese Banks Enjoy Best Credit Standing Amongst BRICS: Moody’s
  • China’s FSDC Flags Policies to Drive Capital Market Growth, “Triangular” Financial Framework
  • China First in the World for Annual Gold Production
  • Chinese Banks Allowed to Invest WMP Proceeds Directly into Stocks Via Subsidiaries
  • China’s Peak Online Finance Body Publishes Depository Info on Peer-to-Peer Lenders
  • Seven Day Yield on World’s Biggest Money Market Fund Drops Nearly 40%
  • Over 100M China UnionPay Cards Issued Abroad, Transaction Volume Up 40% YoY in 2018
  • Chinese Central Bank Strengthens Internet Credit System, Pushes Online Lenders to Sign up
  • CBIRC Tells Rural Banks to Accelerate Disposal of Non-performing Loans
  • Yields on Bank Wealth Management Products Decline for Seventh Consecutive Month in September
  • Tianfeng Securities Enters Cooperative Agreement with Artificial Intelligence Firm
  • Mobile Payments Usage Rate of Chinese Tourists Under 45 Travelling Abroad Hits 43%: McKinsey
  • Bank of Communications Obtains Approval for First Issue of Convertible Bonds
  • BOC Consumer Finance Fined for Breach of Credit Information Regulations
  • Chinese Banks Bet Big on the Potential of Blockchain Technology
  • PBOC’s Digital Currency Research Institute Highlights Four Challenges for Blockchain Finance
  • Tencent-backed Fintech Company Linklogis Obtains More than $220M in Series C Round Financing
  • China Home to More Mega-Banks than US and Japan Combined
  • Ex-Housing Minister Calls for Empty Homes Levy as Vacancy Rates Approach 20% in Beijing
  • Bank of Hangzhou, Bank of Qingdao Obtain Approval for P2P Depository Business
  • China Takes Second Place Internationally for Artificial Intelligence Start-ups
  • 1,200 Listed Chinese Companies Have Bought Over 1 Trillion Yuan in Wealth Management Products
  • PBOC Governor Says China Still Has Ample Tools to Deal with Sino-US Trade War
  • Beijing Pledges 33.1 Billion Yuan for Poverty Alleviation over Five Year Period
  • Ping An’s Fintech Arm Launches AI-Driven Blink-based Payments in Jiangsu Province
  • Beijing Set to Expand List of “Too Big to Fail” Financial Institutions as Deleveraging Ends
  • 51Duoying Becomes China’s First Direct Bank to Enter Liquidation over Product Compliance
  • 50’s and Under Officials Emerge as Executive Mainstay at Chinese Banking Regulator
  • CBIRC Slashes Threshold for WMP Investment, Calls for Banks to Strengthen Risk Awareness
  • Ministry of Finance Sells around $650 Million in Dim Sum Bonds via Hong Kong
  • Fintech Will Prompt Chinese Banks to Shed at Least Half a Million Staff
  • Chinese Investment Banks Required to Register Info on WMP Investors
  • Outstanding Medium-term Lending Facilities of Chinese Central Bank Hit Record High
  • China Bohai Becomes 26th Bank Approved by NIFA for P2P Depository Operations
  • PBOC Seeks to Optimise Liquidity Structure by Cutting Required Reserve Ratio in Lieu of OMO
  • Structured Deposits Exceed 10 Trillion Yuan, Beijing Expected to Tighten Derivatives Licensing
  • Agricultural Bank of China President Resigns for New Post with China Development Bank
  • State Media Says China’s Tech Giants Are Shying away from Finance
  • Chinese Central Bank Cuts Required Reserve Ratio to Support Economy
  • Ex-Banking Official Highlights Defects of China’s Diffuse Financial Regulatory System
  • Belt and Road Brings Huge Growth Opportunities for International Banks: Citibank
  • China’s Banking Regulator Produces First Ever Financial Inclusion White Paper
  • Publicly Offered Bank Wealth Management Products Allowed to Invest in Chinese Stocks
  • China’s Fintech Credit Volume Saw 252% Annual Growth from 2013 – 2016: BIS Report
  • Chinese Banking Sector Enjoys Stable Outlook for Next 12 – 18 Months: Moody’s
  • Financial Sector Accounted for 17% Share of Beijing’s Economy in 2017
  • Foreign Assets of Chinese Banks Exceed Italy’s GDP
  • Banks and Technology Should Share the Same Stage: Chinese Banker Forum
  • Ant Financial Announces Launch of Blockchain BaaS Platform
  • Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Launches Fintech Cooperative Community
  • Data Will Be Core Area of Competitiveness for Banks: Ant Financial VP
  • Shanghai’s Yangpu District Launches New Blockchain Policy, Aims for a Unicorn in Five Years
  • Commercial Banks Allowed to Directly Invest Wealth Management Product Proceeds in Stocks
  • Financial Sector Must Expand Support for Private Enterprise: Chinese Central Bank
  • China’s Top 50 Artificial Intelligence Companies Revealed
  • aiBank, MYBank and WeBank Apply AI and Big Data to Online Lending in China
  • Real Estate Assets of China’s Listed Banks Could Exceed $1.02 Trillion
  • Chinese Central Bank’s Official Newspaper Calls for Across-the-Board Deleveraging
  • PBOC Expected to Implement Another Targeted Reserve Ratio Cut Around October
  • “True Internet Finance” Means Artificial Intelligence, Big Data and Risk Control: Jack Ma
  • MYBank to Join with 50 Financial Institutions to Supply 200bn Yuan on Double Eleven
  • Mixed-business Model of Chinese Finance is Heightening Risk: Ex-MOF Head Lou Jiwei
  • China Everbright Bank Invests 600mn Yuan in Consumer Finance Company
  • Growth in Chinese Household Deposits Drops from 18% to 7% since 2008
  • CITIC Set to Launch First Consumer Finance Firm Involving Trust Company
  • China’s Big State-owned Banks Tout Fintech Endeavours
  • Geely Holding Group Acquires 51.5% Stake in Saxo Bank to Drive Fintech Expansion
  • Beijing Wants Debt-Asset Ratios of SOE’s to Drop 2 Percentage Points by 2020
  • CBIRC Hits Banks with Penalties for Allowing Personal Loans to Enter Property Market
  • Big State-owned Banks Dominate Top Honours at Chinese Banking Sector Fintech Awards
  • Personal Income Tax Revenues See YoY Growth of 21.1% for Jan-Aug, Exceed 1tn Yuan
  • Financial Stability and Development Committee Calls for Greater Regulatory Coordination
  • Chinese Artificial Intelligence Will Leave US in the Dust: Tsinghua U Professor
  • Fintech Banking Market Set to More Than Double by 2020: Yi’ou Report
  • Net Outflows of P2P Lending Platforms Drop as Heightened Regulation Contains Panic
  • “Don’t Exaggerate Impact of Sino-US Trade War on Chinese Economy:” BOC Analyst
  • China Accounts for 60% of Asia’s Fab 50 Companies List from Forbes
  • China’s Peak Online Finance Body Calls for Multi-tier Fintech Regulation
  • China’s Biggest Bitcoin Miner Hopes to Raise $1bn via Private Funding
  • Blockchain Decentralisation at Odds with Needs of Chinese Central Bank’s Digital Currency
  • 5000 Yuan Personal Income Tax Threshold Subject to Dynamic Adjustment in Future: MOF
  • Fines Dispensed by Banking Regulator Surge Under Guo Shuqing
  • Joint-stock Banks Lead Founding of Fintech Subsidiaries
  • Big State-owned Banks Post Steady Profit Growth on Thicker Margins
  • Over Two Thirds of Central State-owned Enterprises under Mixed Ownership
  • CBIRC Shifts Focus from Shadow Banking to Online Finance, Real Estate, NPL’s and Hidden Debt
  • Chinese Economy Posts 12th Consecutive Quarter of 6.7 – 6.9% GDP Growth
  • Telecoms Operators at Core of China’s Biggest Ever Case of User Data Theft
  • Beijing Targets Hidden Local Government Debt with Two New Directives
  • Fintech Abets Growth of Financial Inclusion: Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
  • Chinese Banking Sector Assets up 7.5% YoY at End of July
  • Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent Leap Aboard Beijing’s Cryptocurrency Crackdown
  • Mergers and Acquisitions of A-share Companies Surge 87% YoY for January-July
  • China’s Banking Regulator Issues Risk Warning on Cryptocurrency Fraud
  • Chinese Central Bank Touts Fintech’s Potential Amidst “Digital Metamorphosis”
  • Baidu Ventures Invests in Seed Round for San Francisco Blockchain Project Atlas Protocol
  • Bank of Communications Seeks to Take the Lead in Fintech
  • PBOC Pumps $22bn into Chinese Banking System via Medium-term Lending Facilities
  • China’s Peak Online Finance Body Demands Reports on P2P Activities of Members
  • Cut in Risk Weighting of Local Government Bonds Could Unleash 3 Trillion Yuan in Loans
  • State Council Reiterates Opposition to “Flood-style Irrigation” of Chinese Economy
  • China Construction Bank Fined After Personal Loans Used for Stock and Property Investment
  • Chinese Central Bank Plans to Restore Provincial Branches in Structural Overhaul
  • Beijing Could Slash Risk Weighting of Local Government Debt to Zero
  • Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai Host to China’s Lowest First Home Loan Rates
  • Market to Play a Decisive Role in China’s Corporate Deleveraging: NDRC
  • Clean up of China’s “Zombie Enterprises” Leads to Surging Bankruptcies
  • Domestic Analysts Skeptical about CBIRC’s Push for Chinese Banks to Support Real Economy
  • Bank of China Leads Chinese Banks in Blockchain Patents with 11 Applications
  • Special Bond Issuance Set to Peak in September, MOF to Demand 40 BP Premium
  • Foreigners Allowed to Open A Share Accounts Starting from September
  • Bank of China Unveils “1234” Fintech Strategy Framework
  • Lending by Chinese Banks Beats Expectations in July, New Loans Hit 1.45 Trillion Yuan
  • Yields on Bank Wealth Management Products Hit New Low for 2018
  • 11 Chinese Financial Institutions Fined $1.55 Million over Money Laundering Breaches
  • Alibaba and Suning Grab Stakes in Huatai Securities Amidst Fintech Push by China’s Brokerages
  • CBIRC Wants Banks to Unleash More Lending
  • People’s Daily Hails Deleveraging Campaign’s Progress
  • Beijing’s New Deleveraging Schedule Highlights Debt Equity Swaps, Zombie Enterprises
  • Industrial Bank Wins 2018 Outstanding Fintech Bank Award
  • FSDC Frets over Blockages in China’s Monetary Policy Transmission Mechanisms
  • Banks Around China Raise Home Loan Rates
  • CBIRC Targets Criminal Elements in China’s Banking and Insurance Sectors
  • Jiangsu Changjiang Commercial Bank Turns to MS Finance for Fintech Solutions
  • Suning and Huaxia Bank Team up on Blockchain, Fintech Development
  • 76 Chinese Investment Funds Liquidated Since End of June for 2.2 Closures Per Day
  • Chinese Mobile Payments Transactions Exceed $5.87 Trillion
  • Chinese Central Bank Brings in New Deputy Governors to Combat Systemic Financial Risk
  • Medium and Long-term Interbank Rates Hit 18th Month Low as Chinese Monetary Policy Loosens
  • Fintech Provides Practical Solution to Financing Difficulties of Chinese Enterprise: Renmin U. Professor
  • Agricultural Bank of China Launches Three Year Fintech Innovation Plan
  • Structured Deposits of Chinese Banks See First Decline in Six Months
  • Banking Sector Assets Hit $37 Trillion in June for 7.1% YoY Rise
  • Senior Chinese Banking Official Receives 16 Year Prison Sentence for Bribery
  • Nanjing Launches $1.47 Billion Blockchain Investment Fund
  • Beijing Plans to Crack Down on Channeling Business by Fund Managers and Securities Firms
  • Xiong’an New Area Discusses Blockchain Applications with ConsenSys
  • Sanya University Teams up with Saxo Bank to Launch Fintech Academy
  • PBOC Unleashes Over 1.4 Trillion Yuan in July, Expected to Further Cut Reserve Ratio in H2
  • Regional Chinese Banks Succumb to Spate of Credit Downgrades
  • Deleveraging Drive Undiminished by New Asset Management Rules: Chinese State Media
  • Fintech Will Drive Greater Financial Support for the Real Economy: State-owned Media
  • Regulation of Bank Wealth Management Products Set to Further Intensify
  • CBIRC Calls for Chinese Banks to Make Greater Use of Fintech
  • Chinese Central Bank Says Monetary Policy Can’t Do It Alone, Fiscal Vigour Needed
  • China’s Local Governments Rolled over 100 Billion Yuan in Debt in First Half of 2018
  • Chinese Central Bank Expands Funding Support for Lower Grade Debt
  • Shanxi’s Wintime Energy Becomes 2018’s Biggest Defaulter in Record Year for Corporate Bond Upsets
  • Chinese Money Market Funds Buy Bank Debt to Boost Yields
  • Third Party Payments Sector on Track for Reshuffle After Severing Direct Ties with Banks
  • China’s Policy Banks Set to Embrace International Standards by Expanding Foreign Cooperation
  • State Media Points to Room for Monetary Loosening as China’s M2 Growth Hits New Low
  • China Everbright Establishes New Cloud Payments Company
  • Growth in Chinese Bank Assets Drops to Lowest Level Since 2001
  • Deutsche Bank Granted Permission to Underwrite Corporate Bonds in China
  • “2018 China Fintech Development Map ” Released
  • Chinese Banks Dominate Top Spots on The Banker’s 2018 Global Rankings
  • Banks, Insurers and Tech Giants Dominate China’s Most Profitable Companies
  • “China Needs Data-driven Regtech:” Renmin University Law Professor
  • Alipay Hopes to Debut in 20 European Nations by 2019
  • China Extends Online Finance Crackdown for Filing Purposes
  • Chinese Central Bank Advisor Points to Further Room for Liquidity Increases Short-term
  • First Home Loan Rates in China Rise for 18th Consecutive Month
  • SPDB Uses Facial Recognition Technology to Make Bank Cards Redundant
  • Trade in Services Rises 12% Year-on-Year for First Five Months of 2018
  • Chinese Debt Instruments Maintain Steady Growth in June
  • “Falling Renminbi is Short-term Fluctuation, Not Long-term Trend:” State-owned Media
  • “No Force Can Reverse China’s Economic Advance:” Guo Shuqing Addresses Sino-US Trade War
  • Third Party Payment Providers Receive 34 Fines in First Half Totalling 45mn Yuan
  • Chinese Bankers Hail Potential of Fintech to Transform Business Practices
  • ICBC Touts Transition Towards Smart Banking Via Use of Blockchains, AI and Big Data
  • China’s Banking Regulator Dispenses More Than 1600 Fines in First Half of 2018
  • “There Is No Inevitable Relationship Between Digital Currency and the Blockchain:” Chinese Central Bank
  • Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Unveils “Full Lifecycle Fintech Service”
  • Foreign Investment Negative List Loosens Restrictions for Finance and Banking
  • 250 Chinese Investment Funds Liquidated in First Half, Exceed Total Closures for 2014 – 2017
  • Beijing Unveils 23 Measures to Support Financial Inclusion for Small and Micro-enterprises
  • “Central Bank Credit Should Be the Basis for Digital Currencies” Chinese Central Bank
  • Chinese Communist Party Tightens Control of Banks with Internal Committees
  • China Suspends Funding for Shantytown Overhauls Due to Debt and Property Price Concerns
  • Online Banking’s Popularity in China Prompts Closure of Community Sub-branches
  • State Media Says China Has Ample Room for Further Reserve Ratio Cuts
  • Bank of Beijing Establishes Fintech Innovation Center
  • Chinese Financial Regulators Says Stock Collateral Risk is Under Control
  • Bank of England Frets Over China’s Massive Credit Binge
  • Guangzhou Launches China’s First Blockchain-driven Tax Invoice System
  • “State Support Essential to the Development of China’s Fintech Sector”
  • Online Lending Platforms in China Fail to Satisfy Information Disclosure Demands
  • PBOC Unleashes 700 Billion Yuan with Targeted Reserve Ratio Cut
  • China Can Better Deal with External Shock Due to Drop in Trade Dependence: PBOC
  • China’s Financial System is “Extremely Stable:” Banking and Insurance Regulator
  • Tencent Launches Online Platform for Bond Trading between QQ Users
  • Beijing Proposes Five Measures to Expand Financial Inclusion for Small Businesses
  • State Media Says Reserve Ratio Cut Now Imminent
  • Ant Financial Targets Chinese SME’s Using Artificial Intelligence
  • Rates for Jumbo CD’s Lift as Chinese Banks Vie for Funds
  • Chinese Consumers Use Credit Cards to Invest in Real Estate and Stocks
  • JD.com Uses Consortium Blockchain to Power Asset-backed Securities
  • PBOC Flags Greater Loan Support for Small Business, Averages Rates Stand at 6%
  • Don’t Be Too Optimistic About Global Financial Risk: Ex-Chief of Chinese Central Bank
  • Financial Authorities Issue Regulations on Pricing of Chinese Depository Receipts
  • Securities Regulator Warns of Speculation in Tech Stocks Following Launch of CDR’s
  • Chinese Central Bank Could Further Cut Reserve Ratio in Response to Slowing Economy
  • Ex-head of China’s Insurance Regulator Pleads Guilty to USD$3mn in Bribes
  • Establishment of New Foreign Enterprises in China Nearly Doubles
  • Beijing Wants Greater Clout for Chinese A-shares on MSCI Indices
  • Will Chinese Central Bank Follow Fed Rate Hikes in The Second Half?
  • China Faces Hard Choice Between Deleveraging and Economic Growth
  • Lifting of QFII Restrictions Expected to Drive Foreign Investment in Chinese A Shares
  • YoY Growth in Chinese Home Prices Eases for 10th Consecutive Month
  • State-owned Banks Commit 3 Trillion Yuan to China’s Risk-fraught Rental Market
  • People’s Daily Warns Chinese Depository Receipts Could Cement Internet Monopolies
  • Yields on Bank WMP’s Slide, Issuance of Net Value Products Surges
  • China’s Central Bank Claims Success in Quashing ICO’s and Bitcoin Trading Platforms
  • Chinese Home Loan Rates Hit Record High in May
  • Beijing Targets Regulatory Arbitrage by Finance Lease Firms
  • PBOC Shifts from Short to Long-term Instruments to Improve Financial Inclusion
  • Over 90% of China’s Poorer Villages to Enjoy Broadband Internet Access by 2019
  • Chinese Banks Top List of World’s Biggest Companies
  • CBIRC Curbs Excessive Borrowing by Corporations from Chinese Banks
  • Seventeen of China’s Regional Banks Could Raise $14bn Via IPO’s
  • Shadow Banking Crackdown Leads to Contraction in Trust Firm Assets
  • New Rules for Chinese Depository Receipts Officially Launched
  • Deleveraging Campaign Leaves China’s Private Sector Hardest Hit
  • China Expected to Step Up Protections for Intellectual Property Rights by August
  • Expansion of MLF Guarantee Scope Expected to Boost China’s Financial Inclusion
  • Banks Use Principal-guaranteed Structured Deposits As Replacements for WMP’s
  • We Can’t Expect Market Entities to Be Socially Responsible: PBOC on Payments Sector
  • More Bond Defaults Expected as Chinese Banks Withdraw Support for Corporate Debt
  • PBOC Expands Guarantee Scope for Open Market Instruments to Include Lower Grade Debt
  • Chinese Central Bank Expected to Cut Reserve Ratio in a Matter of Weeks
  • Credit Growth in China Still Too Fast, GDP to Rise by 6.6% in 2018: IMF
  • State Council Wants China’s Economy to Be “Comprehensively Open”
  • Spot Inspections of Trust Firms Leads to Suspension of Conduit Business for Banks
  • CBIRC Commits to Higher Foreign Investment Ceiling for Chinese Financial Institutions
  • Central Bank Chief Qualifies China’s Ambitions for Financial Opening
  • Chinese Banks Line up to Launch Asset Management Subsidiaries
  • Belt and Road Initiative Driving Internationalisation of Renminbi: CCB Report
  • Mobile Payments Business of Chinese Banks Sees Strong Growth in Q1 2018
  • Chinese Banking Sector Continues to Post Balance Sheet Expansion in April
  • Leading Tianjin Bank Exec Commits Suicide by Slashing Wrists in Office
  • Chinese Banks Channel Funds to Real Estate Market Via Pawnbrokers
  • Central Bank to Strengthen Signalling of Policy Intentions, Guidance of Market Expectations
  • Do Chinese Payment Apps Pose a Threat to US Banks?
  • Australian Central Bank Governor Says China Can Contain Financial Risks
  • Has Xi Jinping Finally Tamed the Chinese Shadow Banking Bubble?
  • China to Launch “One Window Processing” for Foreign-invested Enterprises Next Month
  • Baidu Expected to Return to A-share Market in June Via Chinese Depository Receipts
  • “Improve News and Public Opinion Management for China’s Capital Markets”: CSRC
  • Competition for Talent Heats up amongst China’s Second-tier Cities
  • Liu He Says Sino-US Trade War Averted with Commitment to Buy American Goods
  • Opening of Chinese Financial Sector Requires Reciprocity: CBIRC
  • Ex-PBOC Head Zhou Xiaochuan Shares Insights on Great Financial Crisis
  • PBOC Loosens Cross-border Capital Flows to Boost Financial Opening
  • Chinese Interbank Lending Falls 26.45% Month-on-Month in April: PBOC
  • Chinese Banks Step up Client Risk Scrutiny Following Launch of New Asset Management Rules
  • Shanghai Stock Exchange Targets Credit Risk of Key Shareholders
  • Chinese Banks Improve Asset Quality by Writing off Non-performing Loans
  • China’s Smartphone Shipments Post Historic Drop in Q1 2018
  • Structured Deposits See Soaring Growth Amongst Chinese Banks
  • “Investing Means Bearing Risk, Bad Deeds Mean Paying a Price”: Liu He
  • January – April Real Estate Development Investment up 10.3% YoY
  • Chinese Commercial Banks Post First Rise in Non-performing Loan Ratio Since 2016
  • WMP Issuance Drops 20% Following Launch of New Asset Management Rules
  • Shanghai Expands Opening of Finance Sector with Reforms in Six Key Areas
  • Enterprise Financing Remains Expensive Despite Targeted Reserve Cuts by PBOC
  • Interbank CD’s Included in Macro-prudential Assessments of Smaller Banks from 2019
  • “Control the Sluice Gate of the Money Supply”: PBOC Monetary Policy Report
  • China’s Banking Authority Grabs 3 Trillion Financial Records to Shore up Control
  • Regulators Will Step up Scrutiny of Bank Wealth Management Products
  • Municipal Authorities Launch 33 Real Estate Control Policies in April Alone
  • China Will Accelerate RMB Capital Account Convertibility: PBOC
  • Chinese Wind Power Generation Up 39% YoY for January – March
  • Banks Remove Guaranteed Principal WMP’s Due to New Asset Management Rules
  • Chinese Central Bank Could Follow Fed Interest Rate Hikes: State-owned Media
  • Could the Petroyuan One Day Oust the Petrodollar?
  • JPMorgan Sees inclusion of Chinese A-Shares in MSCI Index Attracting $40bn
  • 7 Key Features of New Rules for Chinese Depository Receipts
  • Trio of Listed Chinese Banks Hit with Over 180mn Yuan in Fines
  • China’s Banking Regulator Cracks Down on Illicit Private Lending
  • Chinese Banks See 5-fold Increase in Foreign Lending Since 2010
  • Chinese Depository Receipts Slated for Launch in Just Over a Month
  • CBIRC Scrutinises Interest Rates for China’s Small and Micro-Enterprises
  • Loan Balance to China’s Small and Micro-Enterprises Rises to $5.03tn
  • CBIRC Caps Risk Exposure of Chinese Banks to Single Clients
  • China’s 26 A-share Banks Post Robust Profits Results for Q1 2018
  • Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Posts Negative Profit Growth in First Quarter
  • Zhejiang’s DunAn Group Succumbs to 45bn Yuan Debt Crisis
  • PBOC Bans Remittances of Renminbi Abroad for Forex Purchases by QDII’s
  • China’s Industrial Enterprises Maintain Double Digit Profit Growth in Q1
  • Local Government Bond Issuance for April Exceeds Whole of Q1 2018
  • Land Revenues in Leading Chinese Cities Post 83.4% YoY Rise in April
  • First Quarter Freight Volume Up 6.3% Year-on-Year
  • China Railway’s Debt Load Exceeded 5 Trillion Yuan in First Quarter
  • Tianjin Government Company Defaults on USD$79mn in Trust Loans
  • CBIRC Warns of Fraudulent Sale of Financial Products by Insurance Professionals
  • Didi Chuxing and Volkswagen Plan to Collaborate on Autonomous Cars
  • Economic Cooperation is the Accelerator for Sino-Indian Relations: People’s Daily
  • China Won’t Depreciate Yuan Amidst Worsening Sino-US Trade Tensions: Xinhua
  • Five Key Points for Understanding China’s New Asset Management Rules
  • Will PBOC’s Reserve Ratio Cuts Fuel Gains in Real Estate Prices?
  • ABS Regulations Pave Way for 4 Trillion Yuan REIT Market
  • China’s New Asset Management Rules Tackle Moral Hazard of Implicit Guarantees
  • CBIRC Opens China’s Government Bond Market to Foreign Banks
  • PBOC Warns Payments Giants They’re Not Too Big for Regulation
  • Does Sino-US Tech War Underlie Escalating Trade Tensions?
  • Smaller Lenders Suspend Consumer Mortgages As Regulators Step up Pressure
  • CSRC Pushes for Securitisation of Residential Rental Property Assets
  • CBIRC Kicks off On-site Inspections of Banks Around China
  • Are PBOC Reserve Ratio Cuts Better for Liquidity Management Than OMO?
  • China’s European Deals Worth Quarter of a Trillion Dollars over Past Decade
  • Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen Account for 60% of Chinese Venture Capital
  • Interest Reforms Could See Jumbo CD’s Replace Wealth Management Products
  • PBOC Unleashes Liquidity With Both Repos and Reserve Cut
  • Domestic Demand for Corporate Dollar Bonds on the Decline
  • PBOC Touts Risk Free Removal of ICO and Cryptocurrency Platforms
  • Shanghai Banking Regulator Slaps 10 Lenders with 11.78mn Yuan in Fines
  • Bank of China Uses Blockchains for Most Hong Kong Property Appraisals
  • Beijing Commits to Clearance of Zombie Enterprises, Excess Steel and Coal Capacity
  • Real Estate Loans Post Easing Growth in First Quarter: PBOC
  • China’s Banking Regulator Says Heavy Penalties Are Deterring Risky Behaviour
  • China Orient Raises 18bn Yuan in Capital to Pile up on Bad Debt
  • Is PBOC Reviving Use of Reserve Ratio Adjustments as Liquidity Management Tool?
  • China Tops Clean Vehicle Sales for Third Consecutive Year
  • Shanghai CCB Branch Becomes China’s First Fully Automated Bank
  • PBOC Reduces Reserve Ratio Requirement by 1 Percentage Point
  • Finance Sector Opening Entails Risk Prevention, Heightened Regulation: People’s Daily
  • Liquidity Risk is Concentrated in Interbank Market: Regulatory Report
  • US Mulled Ban on China’s Big State-owned Banks over North Korea Ties
  • PBOC to Loosen Ceiling on Commercial Lender Deposit Rates
  • Wealth Management Products Post First Yield Decline in a Year
  • Municipal Real Estate Controls on Track to Intensify
  • PBOC and IMF Commit to “Sustainable Financial Support” for Belt and Road
  • Will China’s Financial Opening Bring Back Foreign Capital?
  • “Blockchains Have No Future as Money”: China’s Central Bank
  • Online Asset Management Crackdown Drives Sales Licenses to Over $14mn
  • PBOC Governor Covers Monetary Policy, Financial Sector Opening at Boao
  • China’s Big Four Banks Need To Expand Loss Aborption Buffer by $450 Billion
  • Is Heightened Financial Regulation Paving the Way for Foreign Investment?
  • Ant Financial On Track to Become Biggest Unicorn Ever
  • Xi Jinping Addresses Opening, Reform, Trade Surplus, IP Rights at Boao Forum
  • Beijing Steps Up Statistical Scrutiny of Financial Holding Companies
  • New Lending Could Rise as High as 1.8 Trillion Yuan in March
  • New Banking Insurance Regulator’s First Directive Targets Financial Guarantee Firms
  • Zhou Xiaochuan Becomes China’s Chief Representative to Boao Forum
  • New Regulatory Framework Set to Accelerate Chinese Financial Reforms
  • Official Sign of China’s New Banking and Insurance Regulator Unveiled
  • Australia’s Central Bank Frets Over Chinese Shadow Banking
  • CBIRC Sets Its Sights on Shadow Banking and SOE Leverage
  • High-end Beijing Apartments Post 30% Price Decline Due to Purchasing Restrictions
  • Anbang Insurance to Receive $9.7bn Capital Injection Following Government Seizure
  • China Host to 16% of Global Shadow Banking Sector
  • Home Loan Rates Rise, Lending Quotas Expected to Tighten Further
  • China’s Big Banks Could Drive Up Money Market Rates with NCD Funding Spree
  • “Empty Financing” by Lenders Is Being Effectively Contained: China’s Banking Regulator
  • Bank of China Becomes Registered Lender in New Zealand
  • CBIRC Says It Will “Deleverage Enterprises, Dismantle Shadow Banking”
  • Chinese Central Bank Says It Will “Clean Up” Cryptocurrencies
  • China’s Big Five Banks Post 965bn Yuan in Profits, NPL Ratio Decline in 2017
  • SASAC Hopes to List 70% of Central State-owned Enterprise Assets by 2020
  • State Council Reforms Expected to Slash Tax Burden by 400 Billion Yuan
  • Beijing Approves New Rules Governing $15.87 Trillion Asset Management Sector
  • Profit Recovery Boosts Chinese Bank Valuations
  • Liu He Flags Future Regulatory Thrust at First Meeting with Financial Authorities
  • Guo Shuqing’s Appointment to Multiple Posts Heralds “Chinese-style Financial Regulation”
  • Newly Formed Banking and Insurance Regulator Says It Benefits One Belt One Road
  • PBOC Puts Interest Rate Pricing at Centre of Monetary Policy
  • China’s Home Loan Rates Seen Rising Further After Tapping 40% Above Benchmark
  • New PBOC Governor Highlights Three Key Missions in First Public Speech
  • Guo Shuqing Picked as Communist Party Secretary for China’s Central Bank
  • New PBOC Governor Will Focus on China’s Domestic Economy When Setting Rates: State Media
  • Banking Regulator Makes First Reference to Curbing China’s Household Leverage
  • Chinese Depository Receipts Will Drive Capital Market Maturation: Xinhua
  • PBOC Raises 7-Day Repo Bid Rate 5BP Following Fed Rate Hike
  • China to Establish Reporting System for Improper Conduct in Banking Sector
  • CBRC Chief Guo Shuqing Set to Head Merged Banking, Insurance Authority: Caixin
  • PBOC Will Be “Super Central Bank” Following Regulatory Shake-up: Ren Zeping
  • Agricultural Bank of China Suspends Consumer Finance, P2P Payment Channels
  • CBRC Calls for Financial Inclusion Loan Growth to Outpace Other Credit
  • Li Keqiang Says Gateway to China Will Only Open Wider
  • Banking-Insurance Merger Marks Biggest Shakeup of Chinese Financial Regulation in 15 years
  • New PBOC Chief Must Clean up China’s Banking System
  • New Central Bank Head Highlights Stability, Reform and Opening as Priorities
  • Frontrunner for PBOC Chief Pens Essay on Chinese Monetary Policy Outlook
  • Regulator Calls for Improvements to Data Management by Chinese Banks
  • Yi Gang Tipped to Become Chief of Chinese Central Bank
  • Minsheng Bank, Ping An Bank Fined for Payments and Clearing Infractions
  • Chinese Depository Receipts Ready for Launch: Securities Regulator
  • “China Will be a Great Economic and Trading Power by 2035”: Commerce Minister
  • Chinese Central Bank Outlines Future Direction of Monetary Policy, Financial Reforms
  • Stop Major Shareholders from Controlling Banks: China Banking Regulator
  • Li Daokui Calls for Unification of China’s Market for Treasury Bond Futures
  • China Still at Risk of Banking Crisis: BIS
  • SASAC Will Drive Overseas Expansion of China’s Central State-owned Enterprises
  • Central State-owned Enterprise Debt Under Control at 36.1tn Yuan: SASAC
  • Banking Authorities Highlight Rising Household Debt Risk
  • Shareholders in China’s Commercial Banks May Need to Reduce Their Stakes
  • Debt-Equity Swaps Still Leave Chinese Banks Exposed to Bad Loans
  • Central Bank Governor Says M2 Lacks Precision as Monetary Policy Tool
  • Zhou Xiaochuan Flags Bigger Regulatory Role for Central Bank
  • Shanxi Coal Reforms Show Mixed-ownership Lies at the Core of SOE Overhaul
  • First Home Loan Rates Post 22.15% YoY Rise in February
  • Migrant Workers Will Be Eligible for Affordable Public Housing in Chinese Cities
  • China’s Banking Regulator Set to Dial Down Provision Coverage Ratio
  • Entry of Foreign Banks Will Benefit Chinese Consumers: HSBC’s Asia Chief
  • M2 Target Cancellation Signals Shift in Monetary Policy Towards Price-based Tools
  • SOE Mixed Ownership Reforms Accelerate, Employee Shareholding on the Agenda
  • Capital Market Reforms Needed to Drive Growth of China’s New Tech Sectors: KPMG
  • China’s 2018 GDP Growth Target Set at 6.5%
  • Strong Pressure Behind Rebound in Non-performing Loans: Banking Regulator
  • SHIBOR Sees First Uptick Since Chinese New Year
  • SOE Mixed-ownership Trials Will Press Ahead in 2018: SASAC
  • Is China’s Debt War Exacerbating Systemic Financial Risk?
  • China Development Bank Enters $100mn Deal to Finance African SMEs
  • Chinese Central Bank Injected 570bn Via MLF, SLF, PSL in February
  • Home Loan Rates up to 20% Above Benchmark in China’s 1st Tier Cities
  • Deleveraging of SOE’s Not Designed to Reduce Their Economic Role: Xinhua
  • PBOC Allows Write-offs/Equity Conversion of Bank Capital Supplementation Bonds
  • China’s Total Banking Sector Assets Exceed Quarter of a Quadrillion Yuan
  • Strengthen Dynamic Monitoring of Market Liquidity Demand Fluctuations: PBOC
  • Foreign Banks in China Still Hampered by Restrictions on Deposit-taking
  • Central Bank Makes Sizeable Injection to Ease Lunar New Year Liquidity Pressure
  • New Asset Management Regulations On Track for Implementation
  • Banking Regulator Issues 289 Fines in February, Focuses on Illicit Real Estate Loans
  • China Makes Life Easier for Foreign Banks
  • Davos Star Liu He Now a Leading Candidate for Head of China’s Central Bank
  • Shadow Banking in China is Becoming More Interconnected and Complex: BIS
  • China Will Squeeze Shadow Banking Further Following Lending Binge: Sara Hsu
  • HSBC Becomes First Global Bank to Remit Offshore Renminbi Back to China
  • Guo Shuqing the Right Choice for Central Bank Governor: William Pesek
  • Central Bank Releases Q4 Monetary Policy Implementation Report
  • Chinese Central Bank to Keep Liquidity on Even Keel After Lunar New Year
  • Outbound Foreign Investment Posts 30% Leap in January
  • Chinese Communist Party Flags Crackdown on Cryptocurrency Speculation
  • “Orderly Deleveraging Needed to Stabilise Market Expectations”- State Media
  • Chinese Banking Regulator Has Issued 372 Fines Since Start of 2018
  • Chinese Banks Told to Show Restraint Following Record Loan Growth in January
  • Central Government Flags Heavy Pressure on Covert Local Government Debt Growth
  • New Renminbi Lending Approaches 3 Trillion Yuan in January
  • Beijing’s Shadow Banking Campaign Capsizes Ambitious Overseas Deals
  • Regulator Seeks to Standardise Conduct of Banking Sector Professionals
  • Q4 Data Shows Liquidity Ample, Risk Under Wraps: China Banking Regulator
  • Big Chinese Banks Expand into New Zealand with Political Board Appointments
  • Foxconn Grabs $18 Million Stake in Cryptocurrency Merchant Bank
  • Hacker Infiltrates PBOC’s Email System to Spread Fake Bitcoin Rumours
  • Chinese Retail Sales on Track to Match America’s in 2018
  • Chinese Banks Expected to Lend More to Advanced Manufacturing, Financial Inclusion
  • Home Lending Expected to Tighten Further in Major Cities Around China
  • State Council Stresses Debt-equity Swaps for Slashing Corporate Leverage
  • Growth in Wealth Management Products Plunges to 1.69%
  • China Construction Bank Incurs Fine for Lax Laundering Controls
  • Risk Ranks Second on Chinese Central Bank’s Nine Key Missions for 2018
  • Central Bank Suspends Open Market Operations for Tenth Consecutive Day
  • Are Rumours of a Squeeze on Real Estate Loans Overstated?
  • China’s Banking Regulator Issued Record Number of Fines in 2017
  • New Lending Expected to Bounce Back to 2.5 Trillion Yuan in January
  • Remove Revolving Door Between Financial Institutions and Regulators: People’s Daily
  • Financing Costs for Chinese Companies Hits 7.6%, Over 10% for Small Businesses
  • Big State-owned Banks Raise Home Loan Rates Again in Guangzhou
  • China Opens its First Online Exchange for Distressed Debt
  • US Shares in China’s Tech Giants Could Soon Be Available to Domestic Investors
  • 19 Banks in Northern China Fined for $3-Billion Pledged Loan Fraud
  • Real Estate Bond Repayments on Track to Hit Record High in 2018
  • Growth in Assets of Chinese Banks Decelerates in 2017
  • Central Bank Suspends OMO for 5th Straight Day, Drains 210bn in Liquidity
  • Deleveraging Campaign Starves Smaller Banks of Funds
  • China Banking Authority Targets Seven Key Areas for Regulatory Tightening
  • Risk Crackdown Pushes Market Cap of Big State-owned Banks Above Book Value
  • PBOC Warns of Asset Bubble “Landslide Dam” in Chinese Economy
  • New York Times Says China the Star at Davos, Belt and Road Could Be New WTO
  • A Dozen Chinese Banks Hit with Over USD$46mn in Fines for Bill Fraud
  • Banking Regulator Stresses Chinese Communist Party’s Role in Curbing Corruption
  • Will Shadow Banking Crackdown Trigger Local Government Bond Defaults?
  • China Allows Banks to Support Debt Equity Swaps Via Private Equity Funds
  • Liquidity Unleashed by Targeted Reserve Cuts Will Fall Short of Forecasts: PBOC
  • Shadow Banking Growth Expected to Ease Under Regulatory Pressure: S&P
  • Shadow Banking Crackdown Could Further Hamper Capital Adequacy Ratios
  • Boards to Appoint CEO’s of China’s Central State-owned Enterprises
  • Payments Companies Banned from Servicing Virtual Currency Transactions
  • India Emerges as Biggest Borrower from Beijing’s Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
  • PBOC Advisor Says New Asset Management Rules Won’t Cause Crisis
  • Real Estate Lending Eased in 2017
  • Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Extended USD$12.14bn in Credit to Shell Companies
  • Housing Price Growth in First-tier Cities Eases for 15th Consecutive Month
  • German Central Bank Will Add Chinese Yuan to Its Foreign Reserves
  • Central State-owned Enterprises Targeted for Overcapacity Reductions in Four Key Industries
  • Reserve Ratio Cuts for Financial Inclusion Will Add 300bn Yuan in Long-term Liquidity
  • China’s Banking Regulator Warns of Black Swans and Grey rhinos
  • SASAC Flags Bigger Role for Both Party and Boards at Central State-owned Enterprises
  • Consumer Loans for Home Purchases Stage a Come Back Despite 2017 Crackdown
  • CBRC Targets Bank Funds Entering Stock and Real Estate Markets
  • M2 Money Supply Growth Tapped Another Record Low At the End of 2017
  • Chinese Banks Could Reap USD$63.4b from Fintech by 2020: EY
  • CBRC Flags Heavier Regulation of Banking Sector in 2018
  • IMF Study Asks If China Can Avert Crisis Following Record Long Credit Boom
  • Air Pollution Plunges Over 50% in Beijing
  • Beijing Says Reports It Will Halt Purchases of US Treasuries Are “Incorrect”
  • Chinese Bankers Expect Non-performing Loans to Stay Low until 2020
  • PBOC Makes Net Injection of 30bn Yuan via Open Market Operations
  • Banking Regulator Pushes for Use of Forestry Rights as Loan Collateral
  • Beijing Says 27 of 31 Regions Satisfied Greenhouse Gas Targets in 2016
  • PBOC Holds Off on Open Market Operations for 12th Consecutive Trading Day
  • Banking Regulator Uncovers $2.72 Trillion in Malfeasance Since March
  • Chinese Investment Banks Still Lag Wall Street in Asia-Pacific
  • Chinese Central Bank On Track to Extend OMO Absence to 11 Days Straight
  • Key Risk for Chinese A-Shares in 2018 is GDP Falling Short of Forecasts
  • CBRC Sets Sights on Entrusted Loans in the Shadow Banking Sector
  • CBRC Cracks Down on Malfeasance by Stakeholders in Chinese Commercial Banks
  • CBRC Releases Draft Rules for Capping Exposure of Commercial Banks
  • Central Bank Refrains from Open Market Operations for 10th Consecutive Day
  • Central Bank Tightens the Screws on Interbank Certificates of Deposit
  • Shares in Smaller Banks Battered by 2018 Policy Concerns
  • Renminbi Pierces 6.5 Threshold, Hits 18 Month High
  • Chinese Central Bank’s Liquidity Injections Surged in December
  • China Caps Individual Bank Card Withdrawals at USD$15,000 Per Annum
  • Central Bank Holds Off on Open Market Operations for 7th Consecutive Trading Day
  • PBOC Chief Flags Prudent Monetary Policy, Modest Loan Growth in 2018
  • PBOC Lifts Centralised Customer Deposit Ratio for Online Payment Companies
  • Central Bank Prepares 2 Trillion Yuan in Additional Liquidity for Chinese New Year
  • Stable Growth, Risk Prevention and Reform on the Cards for 2018: Xi Jinping
  • Shadow Banking Lies at the Core of China’s Systemic Financial Risk
  • China Emerges as Global IPO Leader for 2017
  • Banking Regulator Will Standardize Market Access for Overseas Lenders
  • China’s M2 Money Supply Growth Expected to Remain in Single Digit Territory in 2018
  • Guangzhou’s Population Could Exceed 20 Million by 2040
  • Total Assets of China’s Banking Sector Rise to 244 Trillion Yuan
  • China’s GDP Growth Sure to Exceed 6.5% in 2017: CASS Blue Paper
  • Let Local Governments Go Bankrupt Like Detroit in 2013: Chinese Central Bank
  • Chinese Banks Banned from Using Trust Firms to Dodge Risk Controls
  • Competition for Deposits Will Be “White Hot” as Stress on Liabilities Structures Intensifies
  • Long Term Leasing Emerges as Central Plank of Housing Market Reforms
  • Deleveraging Campaign Will Give Greater Play to Direct Finance Channels in 2018
  • Banking Regulator Tightens Consumer Finance Rules
  • UK Set to Open London’s Spot Forex Markets to Chinese Banks
  • Beijing Targets Use of Public-Private Partnerships to Hide Local Government Debt
  • People’s Bank of China Oversees Development of New Unified Payments App
  • Chinese Banks Deny Calling for Asset Management Curbs to be Dialled Down
  • Lending by Chinese Banks Hit Record High for 2017 in November
  • Chinese Banks Say New Asset Management Rules Imperil Financial Stability
  • Renmin University Professor Expects Banking Sector Crackdown to Target Fintech
  • Third Round of SOE Mixed-ownership Reforms Target Monopoly and Excess Capacity Industries
  • Banking Regulator Adds Three Liquidity Risk Indices, Seeks to Curb Interbank Lending
  • Regulators Issue 2467 Fines to Chinese Banks Since Start of 2017
  • Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen Raise Minimum Wage Above 2000 Yuan
  • Banking Regulator Flags “Planned, Step-by-Step, In-depth” Crackdown on Market Malfeasance
  • Fixation on Party Control Is Undermining Corporate Governance Reforms
  • “Central Bank of Central Bank’s” China Stress Index Posts Fifth Consecutive Quarter of Decline
  • Mixed-ownership Reforms of 19 State-owned Enterprises Expected to Draw 300bn Yuan
  • China’s Non-performing Loans Could Hit Historic Peak of 3 Trillion Yuan by 2020
  • China’s Banking Regulator Curbs Interbank Lending to Combat Risk
  • Bank of Communications Makes Foray into AI with Hong Kong Fintech Start-up
  • China Minsheng Bank Hit with $4.2mn Fine for Selling 3bn Yuan in Fake Wealth Management Products
  • China Will Accelerate Shift Towards “Twin Pillar” Central Banking Policy
  • Banking Regulator Sets Its Sights Upon Commercial Municipal Lenders
  • China Defenceless Against Debt Crisis If Financial Sector Opened: Michael Pettis
  • Underground Bank Chanelled $3bn Past Beijing’s Capital Controls
  • Will Crackdown on Asset Management Sector Destabilize Chinese Finance?
  • Chinese Banking Sector Assets See 10% YoY Growth in October
  • Curbs on Housing Speculation Are Warping the Market: Chinese State Media
  • Bank Profit Margins Could Buckle As Shadow Banking Crackdown Continues: Fitch
  • Faltering Bond Market Puts Greater Pressure on Chinese Policy Banks
  • 7 Private Banks Garner Approval in Six Months Despite Strict Entry Requirements
  • Chinese Banks Gear up for Bigger Exchange Rate Swings
  • Central Bank Chief Says Opening of Finance Sector Key to Prevention of Systemic Risk
  • Outbound Real Estate Investment Drops Over 50% in the Third Quarter
  • Communist Party’s Top Political Publication Flags Further Opening of Chinese Finance Sector
  • Agricultural Bank of China Hit with Year’s Biggest Fine Over 3.9bn Yuan Repo Fraud Case
  • No Need to Worry about China’s $38 Trillion in Off-balance Sheet Assets: UBS
  • Chinese Banks Raise First Home Loan Rates to 20% Above Benchmark
  • China Confident Macro Prudential Assessment Can Avert Financial Collapse
  • Baidu Teams up with China Citic to Launch Fintech Direct Bank
  • Banking Regulator Tightens Risk Controls for Policy Banks
  • Will Bank Stress Tests Further Constrict Lending to Property Developers?
  • Local State-owned Enterprises Included in Third Round of Mixed-ownership Reforms
  • Non-performing Loans Hold Steady for the Fourth Consecutive Quarter
  • A Third of Chinese Banks Fail to Generate Economic Value: McKinsey Report
  • Chinese Banks Tighten Up Lending, Find Alternative Means to Shift Assets Off Balance Sheet
  • Did China’s Central Bank Chief Deliberately Sound False Alarm Over Minsky Moment Crash?
  • China Will Allow Majority Foreign Ownership of Securities Firms
  • China’s Deleveraging Drive Pushes Foreign Bank Loans to Record Heights
  • China’s Shadow Banking Sector Has Ceased to Expand: Moody’s
  • Senior Official Calls for Differential Interest Rates to Improve Financial Inclusion
  • Beijing Commits to Loosening of Foreign Investment Restrictions
  • New Credit Expected to Fall to 800bn Yuan in October
  • Online Lending Platforms Struggle Due to Security Concerns
  • State Council Researcher Sees Q4 GDP Growth Rebounding to 6.9%
  • Deleveraging Drive Boosts Fortunes of Big State-owned Banks
  • 10-Year Sovereign Bonds See Biggest Yield Increase Since December
  • Central Bank Wants All Fintech Activities Made Subject to Regulation and Approval Requirements
  • Top Investment Bank Says China’s Economy on Track to Beat Growth Forecasts
  • Beijing Commits to Opening and Reform of Banking Sector
  • Provincial GDP Data Shows Guangdong Accounts for Over 10% of Economic Output
  • State-owned Enterprise Profits Up 47.6% for January-September
  • Southern China Needs Fintech Sandbox: Former Chief Banking Regulator
  • Chinese Investment Banks Hard Hit by Deregulation and Deleveraging
  • “China as a Whole is a Ponzi Unit”: Victor Shih
  • Beijing Says China’s US Dollar Sovereign Bonds Will Spur Financial Opening
  • Home Loan Growth Eases as Property Controls Drive Rates Higher: Central Bank
  • Central Bank Concerned by Growth in Mortgage-fuelled Household Debt
  • JPMorgan Wants Opening of Finance Sector to Pave Way for Solo Operation
  • Debt-Equity Swap Agreements Exceed 1.3 Trillion Yuan a Year After Deleveraging Launch
  • Central Bank Governor Warns China Could See Its Own Minsky Moment Crash
  • Urbanisation Rate Approaches 60% As China’s City-based Population Exceeds 780mn
  • Banking Regulator Flags Further Opening of Chinese Finance to Foreign Investment
  • Foreign Exchange Chief Says Opening Up of China’s Finance Sector Remains Strategic Imperative
  • Net Liquidity Injections Via Reverse Repos Hit One Month High with 300 Billion Yuan in Sales
  • Use of Bitcoin as Money “Disastrous”: PBOC Digital Currency Research Chief
  • Home Sale Restrictions Continue to Intensify in Cities Across China
  • Only 6 Banking Sector P2P Platforms Left in China
  • Shadow Banking, Household Borrowing Leap Despite Property Clampdown and Deleveraging
  • Chief of China Banking Authority Considered Top Contender for Central Bank Head
  • China’s Total Leverage Has Started to Slide: Central Bank Head
  • Trump Administration Objects to World Bank’s Level of Lending to China
  • Banking Regulator Will Crackdown on Use of Consumer Loans for Home Purchases
  • China’s Average First Home Loan Rate Rises for the Ninth Time This Year
  • World’s Biggest Bank May be Undervalued due to Shadow Banking Crackdown
  • Regulatory Crackdown Tames China’s Shadow Banking Sector: Fitch
  • China Plans to Blacklist and Publicly Shame Defaulting Borrowers
  • Central Bank Says End Goal of Reserve Ratio Cut is Financial Inclusion
  • Purchase of Wealth Management Products by China’s Listed Concerns Hits Record High
  • PBOC Expected to Inject Liquidity on Friday following MLF Queries with Banks
  • Reserve Ratio Cut in Line with China’s Deleveraging Drive
  • China Banking Association Pushes for Greater Financial Inclusion
  • China’s Debt to GDP Ratio Declines for the First Time in Nearly Six Years
  • Expat Banking Veteran Says China’s Finance System Unlikely to Capsize
  • Heightened Regulatory Pressure Could Lead to Consolidation of China’s Banking Sector
  • China’s Central Bank Will Not Follow US Fed’s Balance Sheet Shrinking: Securities Daily
  • Monetary Policy Expected to Loosen Further in the Fourth Quarter
  • China’s Central Bank Praises Hike in Home Loan Rates to 10% Above Benchmark
  • Central Bank Intent on Opening Up China’s Finance Sector Further
  • State Media Says Bitcoin Threatens Real Economic Growth
  • Banking Sector Assets Reach 239 Trillion Yuan in August
  • Chinese Internet Giants Want Stakes in State-owned Enterprise Mega Fund
  • US Threatens Chinese Banks with Sanctions If Pyongyang Isn’t Pressured
  • Beijing, Jiangsu, Shenzhen Crack Down on Use of Consumer Loans for Property Investment
  • Shadow Banking Crackdown Shrinks Interbank Lending and Wealth Management Products
  • Beijing Struggles to Staunch Illicit Use of Bank Loans for Home Down Payments
  • Shadow Banking Crackdown Turns the Spotlight on $3tn Trust Company Sector
  • Is Surging Household Leverage Behind China’s Property Bubble?
  • People’s Bank of China Cancels 20% Forex Risk Reserve Ratio for Forward Settlement
  • Seven-Year China Bear Turns Bull After $240 Million Loss on RMB Shorts
  • China’s Fifth Biggest Bank Deemed Junk by Moody’s
  • Central Bank Injects 298 Billion Yuan Via Medium-term Lending Facilities
  • Don’t Expect Renminbi to Become Safe Haven Just Yet: William Pesek
  • Beijing to Investigate Illicit Use of Personal Bank Loans to Buy Residential Property
  • 4.6 Million Chinese Households Hold Assets Worth Over USD$900,000: Hurun
  • US Could Sanction China’s Big Four Banks Over North Korean Nuclear Tests
  • Beijing Realtors Tell Home Buyers to Lie to Banks for Down Payment Loans
  • Central Bank Sounds Alarm on Non-performing Loans in China’s Northeast
  • New Chinese Lending Expected to Breach USD$152 Billion Threshold in August
  • BTC China Suspends ICO’s in Anticipation of Cryptocurrency Crackdown
  • Corporate Bank Loans Surge as Bond Issuance and Private Placements Plunge
  • Chinese Banks Yet to See a Peak in Non-performing Loans: CINDA
  • Regulatory Crackdown Helps China’s Big Four Banks Beat Profit Expectations
  • Benchmark Rate Mistake Highlights the Opacity of China’s Central Bank
  • Ministry of Commerce Flags Heightened Scrutiny of Outbound Foreign Investment
  • CASS Report Says China’s Total Government Assets Equal to 180% of GDP in 2015
  • Total State-owned Enterprise Profit Rises 23.1% YoY for Jan – July Period
  • China’s Urban Housing Markets Cool Sharply As Borrowing Costs Continue to Rise
  • $340 Billion in Interbank CD’s Set to Mature Next Month as Borrowing Costs Rise
  • Central State-owned Enterprises Set to Fall to 99 Following China Poly Group Merger
  • Chinese Banking Sector Leverage Declines for the First Time This Decade
  • Regulatory Crackdown Contains Non-performing Loans, Gives Boost to First Half Bank Earnings
  • Capital Crackdown Fails to Curb China’s Belt and Road Buying Spree
  • Inclusion of Interbank CD’s in Macro-prudential Assessments Will Have Limited Impact on Banks: PBOC
  • M2 Money Supply Extends Record Low Growth Run in July, PBOC Cautions Against Excessive Concern
  • Citibank China Slapped with Shanghai’s Biggest Ever Banking Fine Over Property Loans
  • China’s Central Bank Takes Net Liquidity Injections Via MLF to 4 Month High
  • Big Five Banks Sign on for Debt-Equity Swaps Worth Over One Trillion Yuan
  • Declining Excess Reserve Ratio Does Not Signal Loose Monetary Policy: PBOC
  • Schedule Set for Inclusion of Interbank CD’s in Macro-prudential Assessments
  • Chinese Central Bank Says Lower Growth in M2 Could Become New Normal
  • Public Private Partnership Asset-backed Notes Debut on China’s Interbank Market
  • NDRC Flags Expanded Use of Debt-Equity Swaps for Deleveraging of State-owned Enterprises
  • Average Rate for First Home Buyer Loans in China Rises to 4.99%
  • Police Arrest Instigators of Bank Run in Shandong Province
  • CBRC Tightens the Screws on Internet Lending by Private Banks
  • Central Bank Seeks to Bring an End to China’s Cashless Payment Oligopoly
  • Growth in China’s Core Shadow Banking Rises to Three Year High: Moody’s
  • Chinese Banks Slash Debt Burden of State-owned Enterprises by 1 Trillion Yuan Using Swaps
  • China Can Continue to Amass Debt Without Capsizing Its Economy: UBS
  • CBRC Extends Risk Submission Deadline Due to Fears Over Banking Sector Stability
  • Banking Regulator Plans on Banning Debt Equity Swaps for Zombie SOE’s
  • Off-balance Sheet Business Equal to 109.16% of Balance Sheet Assets at Chinese Banks
  • Central Bank Calls for Strict Curbs on Lending for Real Estate Speculation, Overcapacity Industries
  • Are Interbank Activities Behind Explosive Growth in Chinese Shadow Banking?
  • New RMB Lending for July Expected to Rise 72.6% YoY, M2 Growth Seen Bouncing Back
  • Balance Sheets of Beijing Lenders Contract Following 30% Drop in Interbank Assets
  • Does PBOC Plan on Ratcheting the Yuan Band Wider?
  • China’s Total Outstanding Debt Set to Rise to $33tn by December: Charlene Chu
  • Debt Clampdown Compels Local Government to Renege on Bank Commitment Letters
  • PBOC Reprimands 40 Lenders for Interbank Account Violations
  • China’s Central Bank Says Smooth, Orderly Deleveraging Must Continue
  • PBOC Made Net Injections of 280bn Yuan This Week
  • Central Government Warns Against Reversal of Deleveraging to Drive Growth
  • Moody’s Upgrades Outlook for China’s Banking System from Negative to Stable
  • People’s Bank of China Hints at Potential Rate Cut Later This Year
  • China’s Financial System a Conduit for Channelling Funds to Infrastructure, Real Estate: CASS Report
  • Top Financial Think Tank Says China Can Learn from America’s Mistakes
  • Wealth Management Product Yields Edge Lower in July as Liquidity Improves
  • Central Bank Makes Net Injections for Seven Consecutive Sessions
  • China’s Deleveraging Campaign Has Ambivalent Impact on Debt: CASS
  • Foreign Banks Continue to Flock to Shanghai
  • World’s Biggest Money Market Fund Channels 80% of Investment towards Chinese Banks
  • Beijing Accelerates Deleveraging of State Owned Enterprises with Debt-Equity Swaps
  • Xi Jinping Singles Out State-owned Enterprises for Deleveraging
  • Will Jack Ma’s Ties to Trump Administration Pave Way for MoneyGram Grab?
  • State Media Flags Maintenance of Tight Monetary Policy Across Second Half
  • NPL’s Won’t Peak Until 2019: China Orient Asset Management
  • Chinese State Media Warns of Risk Surrounding US Fed’s Shrinking Balance Sheet
  • China’s Central Bank Boosts Long Horizon Liquidity with 360bn Yuan in MLF
  • Is It Too Late for Banking Reform to Save China From Economic Collapse?
  • Historic Low in M2 Growth Could be a “New Normal” for China
  • Standard & Poor’s Questions Whether China’s Deleveraging Can Tame Financial Risk
  • China’s Central Bank Turns Spigot Back on After 12 Day Absence
  • Yu Yongding Asks If Deleveraging Will Derail Chinese Economy
  • Foreign Reserve Growth Dwindles to Thinnest Margin Since Feb
  • Zhou Xiaochuan Commits to Stable Neutral Monetary Policy in Second Half of 2017
  • Channel Financing Surges in Tandem with China’s Asset Management Boom
  • Bank Off-balance Sheet Assets Outstrip On-balance Sheet at over 253tn Yuan
  • How Will Bond Connect Shift Chinese Central Bank’s Policy Settings?
  • Market Frets Over July Liquidity as Central Bank Switches Off Open Market Spigot
  • Bond Connect Launch Expands Foreign Access to China’s $9tn Debt Market
  • Central Bank Squeezes Payments Sector with License Cancellations
  • RMB Internationalisation Gets Boost from European Central Bank
  • Shibor Falls Across the Board As PBOC Shores Up Mid-Year Liquidity
  • RMB Rises to 11 Month High
  • Have China’s Fintech Players Become Systemically Important?
  • China Will Further Open Financial Markets: PBOC
  • Will China’s “Appetite for Pain” Save It From Financial Crisis?
  • Strong Fiscal Expenditures Push Chinese Liquidity Higher
  • Central Bank Excises Amount Restriction from Hong Kong Bond Connect Law
  • Chinese Economy Can Withstand Financial Deleveraging: China Merchant Securities
  • People’s Bank of China Denies Issuing Digital Currency
  • Central Bank Heads Says Opening of China’s Finance Sector Needed to Prevent Crisis
  • Banks Covertly Expanding Debt Via Wealth Management Products: Chinese Central Bank
  • Why Has China’s Central Bank Maintained Muted Response to Fed Rate Hike?
  • China’s M2 Growth in May Falls to Historic Low Amidst Deleveraging
  • Wealth Management Yields Ride High As Chinese Banks Scramble for Cash
  • China’s Lending Beat Analysts Expectations, Rising 1.11 Trillion Yuan in May
  • Chinese Economy and Stock Market Set for Protracted L-Shaped Recovery: Founder Securities
  • Home Loan Rates Continue to Rise Across China As Liquidity Tightens
  • Liquidity Tightens As Interbank Rates Continue to Rise
  • Wealth Management Product Issuance Slowed by Regulatory Crackdown
  • Central Bank’s $5tn Balance Sheet Set to Hold Steady Until 2018
  • Chinese Central Bank’s New Policy Framework Marks a Turning Point for Financial Regulation
  • Central Bank MLF Injections Are Just Corrections, Not “Watering” of Money Supply
  • Former Guangfa Bank Chairman Sentenced to Life for Bribery, Firearms Possession
  • Chinese Banks Suspend Home Loans as Rate Hikes Continue
  • Brad Setser Asks if a Chinese Banking Crisis Could Trigger a Currency Collapse
  • Deleveraging Drive Leads to Historic Decline in Interbank CD’s
  • JPMorgan Forecasts 6.7% Growth in 2017, Sees Risk for Chinese Economy in Real Estate and Deleveraging
  • China’s Biggest Bank Takes Leading Role in US Shadow Banking
  • Banks Raise Home Lending Rates Across China
  • PIMCO Expects Moody’s Downgrade to Spur Chinese Financial Reform
  • China’s Bitcoin Prices Rise to Record Highs
  • Personal Home Loan Growth Seen Declining Further in May
  • Central Bank Props Up Mid Year Liquidity with 498 Billion Yuan in MLF
  • Chinese Banks Compete Against Wealth Management Products Using Gifts
  • RMB Middle Rate Rises to Six Month High
  • Tsinghua Professor Calls for Separate and Independent Financial Regulators
  • Securities Regulator Intent on Tackling Shadow Banking Channels
  • Bank Loans and Bonds Becoming Too Dear for Chinese Enterprise
  • M2 Year-on-year Growth Seen Easing to 10.3% in May
  • Caixin PMI Falls Below Positive Threshold for First Time in 11 Months
  • Official PMI Data Holds Steady in May
  • Banking Regulator Mandates Financial Inclusion Departments by 2018 for Large-scale Lenders
  • Smaller Banks Overleveraged, Excessively Reliant on Wholesale Borrowing: PBOC
  • Central Bank Says China’s AA- Bonds Are BBB- Internationally.
  • Will China Change Its Pricing Model for the Renminbi?
  • PBOC Seeks to Assuage Concerns Over Shrinking Balance Sheet
  • State Council Researcher Says Tax Reform Could Curb Chinese Property Speculation
  • China’s Money Multiplier Rises to Record High
  • Dragonomics Foresees Financial Crisis in China Within a Decade
  • Over a Dozen Chinese Banks Leap On Board SWIFT Global Payments Initiative
  • Ministry of Commerce Says China Won’t Engage in Currency War with America
  • Chinese Lenders Withdraw from Shadow Banking as Capital Costs Invert
  • Top Banking Regulator Under Investigation for Corruption
  • SHIBOR Rises Above Loan Prime Rate As Real Economy Deleveraging Lags
  • Big Banks Withdraw from Wealth Management Products
  • Beijing Professor Calls for Broad Tax Reforms to Reduce Wealth Gap
  • Growth in Personal Home Loans Slows, Rates Could Rise Further
  • Interbank WMP Balance Doubled in 2016
  • Interbank CD Plunge Attests to Effective Deleveraging
  • PBOC Favours 7 Day Reverse Repos for Liquidity Management
  • Financial Regulators Step Up Scrutiny Of Wealth Management Products
  • PBOC Balance Sheet Expands in April on the Back of Growth in Re-lending
  • Interbank Borrowing Plunges 1.54tn Yuan Amongst Listed Lenders as Deleveraging Continues
  • China’s Central Bank Greenlights Hong Kong Bond Connect Scheme
  • PBOC Establishes Dedicated Fintech Policy Committee
  • CBRC to Introduce 46 New Legislative Items Over the Next Year
  • CBRC Seeks to Quell Regulatory Crackdown’s Impact on Financial Markets
  • China’s Banking Regulator Says Real Estate Lending Risk is Under Control
  • Monetary Policy Will Continue to Emphasize Deleveraging
  • PBOC Governor Points to One Belt One Road as Spur for Financial Expansion
  • Shadow Banking Could Set Off Financial Crisis
  • China Banking Association Flags No Limit on Capital Outflows to One Belt One Road
  • 9tn Yuan in Entrusted Investments Reap Average Returns of only 2.3% for Banks
  • Chinese Loan Growth Estimated at 759bn Yuan in April
  • China Zheshang Nabs Approval for 40bn Yuan in Asset Backed Securities
  • One Belt, One Road Spurs Growth in Yuan Denominated Bonds
  • Wealth Management Products Enjoy Boom Amongst Listed Concerns
  • China’s Central Bank Adjusts Open Market Tools
  • CBRC Reports Modest Dip in Commercial Bank NPL’s Last Quarter
  • AliPay and Tenpay Incur Their First Penalties from PBOC
  • PBOC Keeps Liquidity Steady in the Second Quarter
  • CBRC Continues to Hit Lenders with Penalties
  • State Media Calls for China’s Finance Sector to Better Service Real Economy
  • Interbank CD’s Drop 36% in April
  • Shanghai Bourse Incentivises Sale of Local Government Bonds
  • Commercial Banks the Biggest Agents of Systemic Contagion: PBOC
  • Big Banks Grab Approval to Establish Debt-for-Equity Vehicles
  • Municipal Banks with Ballooning Balances Queue Up for IPO’s
  • CBRC Raises the Bar for Loan Collateral
  • Bank of Communications Boosts Executive Remuneration
  • Lenders Shy Away from Interbank Operations
  • Chinese Shadow Banking Sector Surged 21% in 2016: Moody’s
  • China’s First Foreign Asset Fund Favours Bond Market
  • Shanghai Regulator Hits Local Banks with a Raft of Penalties
  • Banking Crackdown Triggers Jitters Amongst Investors
  • One Belt One Road Will Spur RMB Internationalisation: PBOC Head
  • Chinese Banks Post Rare Drop in Non-interest Earnings
  • Foreign Exchange Regulator Flags Greater Focus on Banks
  • Chinese Banks Added 2.9tn Yuan to Loan Book in Q1 2017
  • Chinese Banks Suspend Innovation Forays Following Regulatory Crackdown
  • Banks Lift Home Loan Costs in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou
  • Minsheng Bank Scandal Highlights Wealth Management Product Risks
  • Chinese Regulators Coordinate on Acceleration of Reforms
  • PBOC Researcher Cautions Against Excessively Rapid Deleveraging
  • Exposure of Listed Lenders to Property Sector Exceeds 20 Trillion Yuan
  • Big State-owned Lenders Top Credit Card Issuance
  • Chinese Banks Post Robust Growth Rebound
  • Ant Financial Claims Title of World’s Biggest Money Market Fund
  • P2P Lending Platform China Rapid Finance Hits New York Stock Exchange
  • Trial of Fintech Ponzi Scheme Opens in Beijing
  • CBRC Reins in Wealth Management Boom
  • Australia’s Central Bank Cautions China on Tightened Capital Controls
  • Are Capital Controls Exacerbating Risk on Domestic Dollar Bond Market?
  • Chinese Fintech Firms Beating Banks in Mobile Payments
  • China’s Central Bank Keep Reverse Repo Operations Steady
  • State-owned Payment Giant Takes on MasterCard and Visa Overseas
  • First Homebuyer Rates Rise for the Fourth Consecutive Month
  • PBOC Calls for “Orderly Disposal” of Key Risk Points
  • CBRC Cuts Banks Slack on NPL’s
  • SOAS Expert Warns of Brewing Chinese Bank Crisis
  • Non-cash Transactions Surge in China’s Payment Sector
  • New Disclosure Rules Prompt Bank to Withdraw from ETF’s
  • China Fintech Body Unveils Platform to Bridge Online Lenders with Depository Banks
  • China’s Politburo Flags Continued Focus on Supply Side Reforms
  • China’s Central Bank Balance Contracts as Interbank Rates Surge
  • NPL’s Stabilise as Capital Outflow Pressure Diminishes: PBOC
  • CBRC Flags Crackdown on Wealth Management Products
  • Bank of Shanghai Shines in First Performance Report Since Listing
  • Personal Credit Ratings Run Aground on Lack of Qualified Institutions
  • Banking Regulator Mulls Banning Ex-officials from Lending Sector for Three Years
  • Concerns Mount Over Capital Adequacy of China’s Listed Lenders
  • IMF Does Not Foresee Financial Crisis in China Anytime Soon
  • China’s Central Bank Backs Use of SDR’s for Domestic Debt
  • Central Bank Loosens Cross-border Restrictions to Boost RMB Internationalization
  • Bank of China Expands Overseas Reach Via Silk Road Initiative
  • IMF Says China’s Breakneck Credit Growth Still a Risk
  • Joint Stock Banks Will Plunge into Debt for Equity Subsidiaries This Year
  • New Details on China Minsheng 3bn Yuan Counterfeit Wealth Product Scandal
  • Jiangxi Bank Lent 200bn Yuan to Fraudulent Borrowers
  • CBRC Crackdown Spurs Wave of Bond Redemptions
  • Minsheng Branch Head Fleeces Premium Clients of 3bn Using Forgeries
  • China’s Central Bank Changes Liquidity Management Tools
  • Banking Insider Highlights Differences Between China and the US
  • Ant Financial Lifts Bid for MoneyGram by Over a Third, Sidelines Euronet
  • Regulatory Crackdown Follows Rampant Growth in Balances of Chinese Banks
  • Senior Chinese Banking Official Investigated for Involvement in Loan Scandal
  • Growth in China’s Off Balance Sheet Financing Accelerates
  • Housing’s Share of New RMB Lending Recedes in Q1 2017
  • CBRC Targets Online Lending with 148 Prohibition Items in Beijing Alone
  • China Guangfa Bank Embeds Credit Card in Fintech Smart Watch
  • Online Micro Lending Seen As Key Adjunct to Chinese Finance
  • Consumer Finance Boom Results in Burgeoning Bad Debt
  • Bank of Communications Penalised Eight Times for Infractions in 2017
  • Interbank Lending Under Pressure from Chinese Banking Regulator
  • China’s Banking Regulator At a Loss to Explain Absence of Senior Official
  • Big Five Banks Dominate Chinese Property Lending, NPL’s Under 1%
  • Beijing Flags Support for Private and Foreign Investment in New Joint-venture Banks
  • Bond Holdings Comprise Over 20% of All Assets at Key Chinese Banks
  • Online Finance is Changing the Role of China’s Physical Banks
  • CBRC Sets its Sights on Interbank Lending
  • Zheshang Securities Accused of Losing Client 30mn Yuan on Share Speculation
  • 17 Lenders Fined for Illicit Transfer of NPL’s
  • New Online Settlement Platform Could Help Chinese Fintechs Sidestep Banks
  • CSRC Flags Greater Regulation of Dividend Issuance
  • “Strong Regulation, Strong Accountability” Set to Be New Normal for Chinese Banks
  • Big Banks Vie for a Piece of Xiongan New District
  • China’s Chief Insurance Regulator Investigated for Corruption
  • China’s Banking Regulator Strives to Ensures Funds Reach Real Economy
  • China’s Bond Market Shrinks as Non-standard Financing Surges
  • CCTV Host Bristles Over Penalty Rate on CCB Credit Card
  • Financial Management Revenue Leaps Amongst Listed Chinese Banks
  • Demand Deposit Rates at China’s Big Five Banks All Below Benchmark
  • Agricultural Development Bank of China Expands into Maritime Lending
  • SPD Execs See Light at the End of the Tunnel for Non-performing Loans
  • SPD Denies Losing 160bn Yuan to Shell Companies in Chengdu
  • Shenyang’s Municipal Bank Achieves Double Digit Growth in 2016
  • BOC Launches Two Issues of Non-performing Asset Backed Securities
  • BComm Public Relations Exec Sentenced to 6 Years for Corruption
  • ABC Seizes Early Mover Advantage in China’s Inland Free Trade Zones
  • Hua Xia Bank Touts Integrated Business Model
  • Industrial Bank Launches First 10bn Convertible Bond Fund
  • Residential Property Loans Set to Ease in 2017
  • 60% of China’s Leading Banks Make Forays into Financial Leasing
  • Growth in NPL’s Amongst China’s Big Four Banks Eases
  • People’s Bank of China Turns to Industrial and Commercial Authorities for Credit Information
  • What Does a Model Transition Mean for Chinese Banks?
  • SAFE Says Foreign Debt Deleveraging Has Come to an End
  • Capital Adequacy Ratios Put Pressure on Listed Banks to Refinance
  • Online Lenders Will Tumble as Beijing Introduces Strict New Legislation
  • BOC’s Net Profits Attributable to Shareholders Falls for the First Time
  • A-share Banks Post Surge in Mortgage Lending
  • Lending to Chinese Property Sector Expected to Cool
  • NPL’s Rise Amongst China’s Commercial Banks
  • Bank of America expects BOC to Underperform
  • HSBC Maintains Buy Rating for BOC, Reduces Target Price
  • China’s Big Four Banks Whittle Away at Their Branches
  • China Everbright Plans Direct Bank, IT Subsidiaries on Back of Profit Gain
  • CCB’s NPL Rate Drops to 1.52%
  • Leading State-owned Banks Slash Counter Staff by Nearly 60,000
  • Chinese Banks Plan Over 96bn Yuan in Preferred Issuances Abroads
  • Bank of China Grabs Slew of Honours at Caixin Financial Awards
  • China CITIC Credit Card Now Compensate for Flight Delays
  • Net Profit Growth of China’s State-owned Banks Under 2%
  • Industrial Bank Co. Launches New Structural Reforms
  • China CITIC Bank Expands Provision of Integrated Services
  • China’s Industrial Bank Obtains Approval for Private Placement
  • Ping An Bank Formally Launches Online Lending Management Operations
  • HSBC Raises Two Year Profit Forecast for China Merchants Bank
  • Net Foreign Liabilities of Chinese Banks Hit USD8.7bn in 2016
• Category: Debt Exclusives
  • China’s Securities Chief Signals Support for Bond Issuance by Real Estate Enterprises
  • China to Integrate Regulation of Local Government Debt, Contain Hidden Debt Accumulation
  • Hainan and Shenzhen Governments to Issue Offshore Renminbi Bonds in Hong Kong
  • Chinese Central Bank Calls for More Bond Market Reforms, Greater Support for Direct Finance
  • China Sees Nearly 6.6 Trillion Yuan in Bond Issues in June
  • China’s US Debt Holdings Drop Below $1 Trillion for First Time in 12 Years
  • Industrial Bank Underwrites First Green Panda Bonds for Anta Sports
  • Foreign Capital Exits China’s Debt Market Due to Liquidity and Default Concerns
  • China Touts Further Opening of Domestic Bond Market to Foreign Investors
  • China’s Securities Regulator Calls for Greater Support for Private Enterprise Bond Financing
  • China Sees over 5.9 Trillion Yuan in Bond Issues in March
  • Exim Bank of China Issues 3 Billion Yuan in Bonds for Cross-Straits Development
  • New Special Bond Issuance to Approach 1.3 Trillion Yuan in Q1 2022
  • Securities Regulator Commits to Better Bond Financing Channels for Private Chinese Enterprises
  • Chinese Bond Issuance in February Exceeds 4.4 Trillion Yuan
  • New Local Government Bond Issuance Exceeds 1.07T Yuan Since Start of 2022
  • China’s Securities Regulator Commits to Support for Private Enterprise Debt Financing, Cooperation with US Regulators
  • Local Government Bond Issuance Surges over 90% in January
  • PBOC Launches New Rules for Bond Borrowing on China’s Interbank Market
  • Offshore Institutions Hold over 3.8 Trillion Yuan in Interbank Market Bonds at End of September
  • Perpetual Bond Issues by Chinese Commerce Banks Surge over 40% Due to “Urgent Need for Capital”
  • CBIRC Supports Issuance of Catastrophe Bonds in Hong Kong by Domestic Insurers
  • Six of Evergrande’s Senior Execs Disciplined for Early Redemption of Investment Products
  • Bond Market Financing Hits 36.2 Trillion Yuan in 2021 on the Back of Reform and Opening Measures
  • Green Bonds Account for Just 0.5% of Debt Issuance in China Despite Carbon Targets Push
  • Exim Bank of China Issues $465M in Flood Relief and Foreign Trade Bonds
  • Bank of Communications Grabs Approval for $9.22 Billion Tier-2 Capital Bond Issue
  • Agricultural Development Bank Issues 3B Yuan in Nanfan Silicon Valley Bonds
  • 1.77 Trillion Yuan in Corporate Bonds Issued since Start of 2021, Local Government Financing Platforms Dominate
  • Bank of Nanjing Seeks to Raise 20 Billion Yuan for Capital Supplementation via Convertible Bonds
  • Beijing Issues China’s First Publicly Offered REIT for Waste Management Facility
  • Standard Chartered Helps China’s Policy Banks out with Domestic US Dollar Debt Issues
  • China Development Bank Makes First Dollar Bond Issue Domestically in Six Years
  • Industrial Bank Raises $922 Million for Carbon Mitigation Projects via Offshore Debt Issue
  • Ant Group’s MYBank Issues 4B Yuan in Perpetual Bonds
  • Bond Connect Facilitates over USD$79B in Transactions in May
  • SPD Bank Launches First Structured Products in China Tied to New Carbon Neutrality Bond Index
  • China’s Macro-leverage Ratio Further Slides in First Quarter of 2021 to 276.8%
  • China Construction Bank Underwrites China’s First Sustainability Linked Bond Issues
  • CBIRC Calls for China’s Asset Management Companies to Aid in Disposal of Trust Sector Non-performing Assets
  • Leading Chinese Finance Official Calls for Conversion of Hidden Debt into “Statutory Debt” via Bond Issues
  • Bank of Communications Underwrites New Bonds for Revitalization of China’s Rural Areas
  • Financial Street Holding Plans 1.13 Billion Yuan Issue of 5-Year Corporate Bonds with Coupon Rate of 3.10 – 4.10%
  • China Releases 2021 Edition of Green Bonds Support Catalogue
  • Local Government Bond Issues Expected to Hit Record High in 2021
  • Agricultural Development Bank of China Undertakes Trial Bond Tender for Foreign Investors in Shanghai
  • March Bond Issuance in China Hits 6.2 Trillion Yuan
• Category: Economy
  • Housing prices rise in only 8 Chinese cities, analysts see room for more rate cuts from PBOC
  • Home loan rates approach historic lows; AI at top of the agenda for China’s state-owned enterprises
  • Is China’s Exposure to US Finance Still Rising Despite Decline in Treasury Bond Holdings?
  • Beijing Must Bail out Local Government Debt, Macro-leverage Still Needs to Increase: Zhongtai Securities
  • China at Risk of Liquidity Trap Due to Rising Household Savings: Ren Zeping
  • Digital Renminbi Approved for Capital Market Applications
  • AI Revolution, Demographic Crisis and Supply Chain Security at the Fore of China’s Industrial Policy Concerns: Central Financial and Economic Commission
  • State-owned Enterprises Must Be “Stronger, Bigger and Better:” Communist Party of China
  • US Fed Creates Opportunities for Renminbi Internationalisation: Zhang Liqing
  • China Seeks to Dominate Global Car Market with New Trade Stabilisation Measures
  • China’s Macro-Debt Growth Accelerates in 2023
  • “US Sanctions Will Fail to Curb China’s Tech Sector”: Tianfeng Securites
  • Private Enterprise the Key to China’s Economic Recovery: Forbes’ Columnist Zhang Ao’ping
  • Private Investment in China Needs More Innovative Policy Support: Liu Yuanchun
  • Chinese Real Estate Investment Drops 5.7% in First Quarter, Property Company Loans Plunge over 9%
  • China Needs to Step up Consumer Lending as Excess Savings Ride High: Zhongtai Securities
  • SASAC Targets Illegal Business and Investment Practices at China’s Big State-owned Enterprises
  • Is China in the Grip of a Deflationary Cycle That Warrants More Aggressive Stimulus?
  • Xi Jinping Pens Essay Outlining Vision for China’s Future Economic Development
  • China Hopes to Improve Corporate Governance by Strengthening Independent Directors
  • Why Did China’s Export Levels Surge in March Despite the Drop in US and EU Demand?
  • State Market Regulator to Maintain Anti-Monopoly Pressure on China’s Internet Giants
  • Beijing Accuses US of Adopting China Containment Strategy, Think Tank Outlines Counter-measures
  • China’s Share of Global Exports Slides in 2022 as US Resource Exports Boosted by Ukraine Conflict
  • Renminbi Internationalisation Needed to Combat “Hardship” Created by US Dollar Hegemony: Ren Zeping
  • JD.com Joins Alibaba, Baidu and Tencent in Launching ChatGPT-style Generative AI Projects
  • Chinese Businesses Expected to See over 1.8 Trillion Yuan in Tax and Fee Reductions in 2023
  • Shanghai Calls for Encouraging Use of Renminbi in Cross-border Trade as Part of Foreign Opening Measures
  • Former Chair of One of China’s Biggest State-owned Financial Conglomerates under Investigation for Corruption
  • China Confronts Demand Dilemma as Exports Slump, Investment Levels Remain Unsustainable: Teng Tai
  • China’s State-owned Enterprise Reforms Aim to Increase Share in Strategic Emerging Industries
  • Chinese Economists Express Their Doubts over Yuan-driven De-Dollarization
  • Market Share of Chinese Brand Vehicles Crosses 50% Threshold, Hits 80% for Electric Cars
  • Qualcomm CEO Tells Communist Party’s Flagship Newspaper He Wants to Expand Partnerships with China
  • China and Brazil Agree to Trade in Renminbi and Reals
  • China’s Second Quarter GDP Growth Could Hit 7%, Real Estate Transactions Set to Contract This Year: Great Wall Securities
  • The Core of Xi’s Capital Market Reforms Lies in Comprehensive Registration System Despite Headwind Impacts: Guan Qingyou
  • Zhou Hongwei Tells Chinese State Council Event that ChatGPT Heralds “New Industrial Revolution”
  • Chinese Finance Minister Commits to Equal Treatment for Private and Foreign Invested Enterprises
  • Ministry of Industry Wants China to Create over 80,000 “Specialised and Innovative” Small Enterprises in 2023
  • Citi Economists Say Chinese Economy a Safe Haven Due to Central Bank Restraint
  • China Evergrande Inks Deal with Offshore Creditors, Say It’s Confident Restructuring Will Avert Liquidation
  • Chinese Central Bank Commits to Further Support for Private Enterprise, Dealing with “US Containment and Pressure” Following 2023 Two Sessions
  • Premier Li Keqiang Highlights Eight Economic Policy Goals for China in His Final Government Work Report
  • China’s Congressional Members Call for Greater Opening of Capital Market to Foreign investment
  • China’s 2023 Two Sessions Calls for Greater Use of Data Assets by Financial Sector, Establishment of National Digital Authority
  • Xi Jinping Reiterates Communist Party Support for China’s Private Enterprises and Private Entrepreneurs
  • China’s Deficit Rate to Rise to 3% in 2023 as Beijing Strives to Spur Consumption, Increase Transfers to Local Governments
  • China’s Actually Used Foreign Investment up 14.5% in January, Foreign Ministry Says Sino-US Economic Decoupling “Unworkable”
  • China’s Industry Minister Calls for Accelerating Development of Core Digital Economy Sectors, Integration of Chinese Industry with Digital Technology
  • China’s Finance Ministry Calls for “More Active and Efficient” Fiscal Policy, Wants “Policy Dividends to Benefit More Market Actors”
  • “Digital China Development Plan” Calls for Greater State Coordination of Economic Development
  • Chinese Central Government Tells Legal System to Be Leery of Constitutional Government, Separation of Powers and Judicial Independence
  • China Renaissance Sheds Light on Whereabouts of Missing CEO Bao Fan, State-owned Media Speculates Cong Lin’s Ship Leasing Operations to Blame
  • Foreign Investment in A-shares Hits Record High in January as Wall Street Banks Turn Bullish on Chinese Stocks
  • Xi Jinping Calls for China to Strengthen Basic Research and Scientific Independence
  • China’s Big Data Sector Posts 18% Growth in 2022
  • Goldman Sachs Anticipates 24% Surge in Chinese Stocks in 2023 as Covid Moves into “Rear View Mirror”
  • China’s Securities Regulator Enlists Aid of Private Equity Funds to Support Real Estate Market
  • China Officially Launches Share Registration Issuance System, State-Media Hails Landmark Reform of Capital Markets
  • Trade Between China and the US Rises to Record High in 2022, Chinese Commerce Ministry Touts Need for “Openness and Cooperation”
  • China’s Planning Commission Publishes Article in CPC’s Top Theoretical Journal Calling for Accelerated Development of Digital Economy
  • “Chinese-style Modernisation Has Created a New Form of Civilisation” – People’s Daily
  • CSRC Highlights Six Areas for “Comprehensive Deepening” of Chinese Bond Market Regulation in 2023
  • China’s Outbound Foreign Direct Investment Rises over 5% in 2022
  • Chinese Central Bank Steps up Regulation of Affiliate Transactions by Financial Holding Companies
  • China’s Core Artificial Intelligence Sectors Post 18% Growth in 2022
  • Xi Jinping Stresses Primacy of Communist Party of China and Traditional Chinese Culture in Achieving Unique Form of “Chinese Style Modernization”
  • Beijing “Becomes Friendly” to Internet Platforms, Seeks to “Free up” Conditions for Private Entrepreneurs in the E-Commerce Sector
  • Beijing Unveils New Plan to Transform China into “Quality Superpower”
  • Xi Jinping Says China Needs to Be “Able, Daring and Willing to Consume”
  • China’s Foreign Reserves Rise 1.82% in January to more than US$3.18 Trillion
  • Ministry of Commerce to Support Chinese Enterprises “Going Out” While “Inviting in” More Foreign Investment
  • Ministry of Commerce Declares 2023 the Year of Consumption Boosting for China, Clean Energy Vehicles a Focal Point
  • Number of Trillion Yuan Chinese Cities Holds Steady in 2022, Chongqing Joins Top Four
  • Comprehensive Share Registration Reforms Expected to Unleash China’s Capital Market Potential
  • China’s Central and Local Authorities Unveil String of Tax Cut Policies Since Start of 2023
  • Central State-owned Enterprises Step up R&D Investment 9.8% in 2022
  • China’s Securities Regulator Flags Stronger Party Leadership of Capital Markets During 2023 Systemic Work Conference
  • US Investors Participate in 37% of Fund-raising by Chinese AI Companies
  • China’s Digital Economy Expected to Exceed 60 Trillion Yuan by 2025
  • Xi Jinping Calls for New Growth Conditions, Deeper Reform and Opening, Removal of Foreign Tech Dependence in 2023
  • Hainan Province Calls for Strengthening Risk Control for Digital Collectibles
  • State-owned Media Says Janet Yellen’s Meeting with Liu He Highlights Need for Greater Sino-US Cooperation, Efforts to Counter “Radical Political Forces” in Washington
  • China’s Holdings of US Debt Fall for Three Consecutive Months, Drop to over 12 Year Low
  • China’s Economy Grows 3% in 2022 Despite Renewed Rounds of Covid Lockdowns
  • Complete Economic Equality is Impossible to Achieve, Common Prosperity Requires Foreign Entrepreneurs: Chinese Economic Czar Liu He
  • Economic Czar Liu He Says It’s “Absolutely Impossible” for China to Be Planned Economy, Calls For “Exalting Private Entrepreneurs”
  • China’s State-owned Assets Authority Signals Stronger Investment in Cloud Computing, Big Data and 5G/6G
  • Housing Prices Continued to Decline in Mid-tier Cities across China in December
  • Chongqing Targets over 6% GDP Growth in 2023
  • China’s Foreign Trade Hits Record High in 2022 to Breach 40T Yuan, Private Enterprises Exceed 50% Share
  • China’s Top Banking Official Says Crackdown on Tech Giants Has Reached Its End
  • How Will Jack Ma’s Loss of Ant Group Control Affect Its Ownership Structure?
  • China Still Vulnerable to Frequent Onset of Financial Risk: Guo Shuqing
  • Securities Chief for Shandong Province Expelled from Communist Party of China for “Revolving Door” Corruption
  • China’s Central Provinces Look to Expand Investment, Drive Growth of Digital Economies, in 2023
  • Fiscal Policy Will Cater to Needs of Free Market Actors: China’s Finance Minister
  • China’s Finance Minister Sheds Light on More Active Fiscal Policy, Increased Local Government Bond Issuance in 2023
  • China’s Trust Sector Saw over 13 Billion Yuan in Capital Raising in 2022
  • Shanghai’s Deputy Mayor Hopes to Transform City into Global Fintech Hub
  • China’s Securities Regulator Flags Official Launch of Delivery Versus Payment Reforms
  • China’s US Treasury Holdings Stay Steady Despite Geopolitical Tensions
  • Consumer Finance Companies in China Make Loans Using Digital Renminbi
  • Beijing’s New Strategy for Expanding Domestic Demand Calls for Stronger Capital Markets
  • Alipay Becomes First Payments Platform to Join Digital Renminbi Processing Network
  • China’s Ministry of Finance to Issue 750 Billion Yuan in Special Treasury Bonds, Issuance in 2023 Could Hit 1 Trillion Yuan
  • State-owned Media Says “Still No Breakthrough” in Use of Chinese Yuan for Oil Purchases from Saudi Arabia
  • Shanghai Unveils Plan for Capital Market Fintech Innovation Trials
  • Caixin’s Services PMI Comes in Below Growth Threshold for Third Consecutive Month in November
  • China’s Securities Regulator Outlines Core Principles for Further Enhancing Role of Capital Markets
  • Chinese Central Bank Governor Says Inflation Set to Remain Moderate in 2023
  • Guangdong Province Creates “Full Channel” Model for Tax Payments Using Digital Renminbi
  • China’s Securities Regulator Unveils Five Measures to Support Capital Market Financing by Real Estate Enterprises
  • First Group of Beijing Stock Exchange Index Funds Launched
  • Cross-border E-Commerce Pilot Zones Expand to 165, Cover All 31 Chinese Provinces
  • China’s Actually Used Foreign Investment up 14.4% Since Start of 2022
  • Shanghai Invests 1B Yuan in Issuance of Digital Renminbi Consumer Vouchers
  • Special Measures for Market Opening of Shanghai and Yangtze River Delta Unveiled by State Planning Commission
  • Zhong Shanshan, Zhang Yiming and Robin Zeng Top 2022 List of China’s Richest
  • China’s Securities Regulator Flags Greater Support for Private Equity and Venture Capital in Shenzhen’s Tech Sector
  • Shanghai Accounts for over 95% of Foreign Invested Private Equity AUM
  • Beijing’s Green Loan Balance Leaps 42.9%
  • CCP’s Flagship Newspaper Inveighs against Fed’s “Radical” Rate Hikes, Says It Could Cause US Decline
  • State Council’s Financial Work Report Calls for Increasing Share of Direct Financing, Growth in Supply of Long-term Capital
  • Shanghai Issues Implementation Plan for Tech-driven Carbon Neutrality
  • China’s Big Five Brokerages Commit to Support for Real Economy and Tech Innovation Following 20th National CCP Congress
  • 621 A-share Companies Release Stock Incentive Plans in 2022 for over 21% YoY Rise
  • 41 Billion Yuan Pours into A-share ETFs in a Month, Semi-Conductor Sector Finds Favour
  • China’s Pension Wealth Management Products Raise 95B Yuan in Funds
  • Chinese Monetary Policy Will “Increase in Vigour” as Inflation Holds Steady: PBOC Governor Yi Gang
  • Market Entities in China See Net Increase of More than 100 Million over Past Decade
  • Shenzhen to List Its First Digital Economy ETF
  • China’s Foreign Reserves Decline US$25.9B in September
  • PBOC Calls for Further Development of Digital Financial System for Rural Villages
  • China’s Auto Finance Companies Make 271 Billion Yuan in Loans in First Half, Drive over 3 Million in Car Sales
  • Gold Continues to Play Critical Role in China’s Monetary and Financial System: Leading Chinese Economist
  • Chinese Consumer Finance Companies See over 44% Growth in Lending
  • China’s Mobile Internet of Things Connections Hit 1.698 Billion, Exceeds Mobile Phone Users
  • China’s GDP Grew 6.6% Per Annum on Average over Past Decade: NBS
  • China’s State Planning Commission to Launch Encouraged Foreign Investment List
  • Digital Renminbi Will Drive High-Quality Growth of Chinese Economy: People’s Daily
  • PBOC Hopes Central Bank Digital Currency Will Bridge the Digital Divide
  • People’s Daily Calls for Growth in Services Consumption to Stabilise Chinese Economy
  • China’s Securities Regulator Flags Launch of Carbon Market Futures
  • China Merchants Group Grabs Approval to Become First Central SOE Financial Holding Company
  • Shanghai Rises to Sixth Place in List of World’s Top Asset Management Centres
  • China’s Securities Regulator Calls for Improvement to Futures Market Activity
  • Chinese Bond Issuance Exceeds 4.8 Trillion Yuan in July
  • China’s State Council Unveils Follow-up Round of Stimulus Policies
  • Shanghai Data Exchange Launches China’s First Digital Assets Board
  • Ex-Securities Agency Chief Calls for Accelerated Digitisation of Chinese Asset Management
  • Beijing to Provide Fiscal Support for Digital Transformation of Chinese Small Business
  • China’s Planning Authority Hails Growing Influence of Cross-border Renminbi Payments System
  • Chinese Inflation Comes in at 2.7% in July
  • Chinese Foreign Trade up 16.6% YoY in July
  • CBIRC Issues Insurance Asset Management Company Regulations, Cancels Foreign Investment Ceiling
  • China’s First Half Current Account Surplus Exceeds 1 Trillion Yuan
  • A-share IPO Funding Rises over 40% Since Start of 2022
  • PBOC Unveils Plans for Digital Renminbi Legislation
  • China’s Actually Used Foreign Investment Rises over 17% in First Half of 2022
  • Chinese Foreign Trade Hits Record Highs in June
  • China’s Planning Agency Approves 2.4B Yuan in Green and Energy Efficiency Investments
  • Chinese Central Bank Says Digital Renminbi Will Not Provide Full Anonymity
  • SASAC Calls for China’s State-owned Enterprises to Strengthen Digital Technology Drive
  • Greater Bay Emerges as China’s Leading Region for Blockchain Innovation
  • Li Keqiang Commits to Free Trade, Says Opening up of Chinese Economy is “Fundamental National Policy”
  • China’s National Carbon Market Sees Nearly 8.5B Yuan in Trading During First Year of Operation
  • Li Keqiang Says China Will not Engage in Excessive Stimulus Measures to Achieve Growth Targets
  • China’s CPI Growth at 1.7% in First Half, Full Year Inflation Expected to Hit 3%
  • Central State-owned Enterprises Post 6.1% Profit Rise in First Half of 2022
  • China’s GDP Growth Drops to 0.4% in Second Quarter
  • Li Keqiang Flags Further Expansion of Stimulus Measures
  • Chinese A-share Companies See Wave of Stock Buy-back Plans in 2022
  • China’s 5G Mobile Users Hit 428 Million
  • NDRC Cancels Hukou System for Smaller Chinese Cities
  • Chinese Foreign Exchange Reserves Decline 1.8% in June
  • Smaller Chinese Brokerages Make Dash for A-share Listings
  • Financial Opening Drives Renminbi’s Increased Weighting in International Monetary Fund’s SDR’s
  • Cyberspace Administration of China Issues Rules for Offshore Data Transfer
  • Consumption Recovery a Major Challenge for Stabilising China’s Economic Growth: Sheng Songcheng
  • Beijing to Issue 100 Million Yuan in Food and Beverage Vouchers as Part of Consumption Drive
  • China’s Banking Regulator Agrees to Bankruptcy Proceedings for Xinhua Trust
  • Yangtze River Delta Launches Cross-regional Digital Renminbi Trials to Drive Carbon Mitigation Goals
  • Blockchain Sector Sees Boom in China Despite Cryptocurrency Ban
  • Registered Market Entities in China Rise 3.6% in 2022 to 159 Million
  • Chinese Planning Authority Commits to Fulfilling 2022 GDP Targets
  • China Determined to Transform Data Monopolies of Internet Platforms into Data Sharing: NIFD
  • China’s Artificial Intelligence Sector Nears USD$60 Billion in Scale: MIIT
  • Millennials Comprise Vast Majority of China’s New Urban Migrants, Home Financing a Key Priority
  • Chinese Central Government Releases New Payments and Fintech Regulatory Plan
  • Shenzhen Issues Warning against Cryptocurrency Speculation
  • Mobile Payments in China Grow over 200-fold in Space of a Decade
  • China’s Cross-border Capital Flows Maintain Overall Stability in May: SAFE
  • China Launches First Car Insurance Policies Using Digital Renminbi
  • China’s Online Payments Market See Decline in Concentration: PCAC
  • Chinese Consumer Prices up 2.1% at End of May
  • Alibaba and Meituan Account for over 90% of China’s $3 Billion in Antitrust Penalties in 2021
  • State Council Flags Support for Financial Reform and Innovation Trials in Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang
  • China’s Forex Reserves Grow for First Time in 2022
  • MIIT Launches Campaign to Bring Clean Energy Cars to the Chinese Countryside
  • China’s Forex Authority Expands Cross-border Tech Financing Trials to 8 New Areas
  • State Council Unveils Raft of Policies to Stabilise Chinese Economy
  • Xiong’an New District to Issue 50 Million Yuan in Digital Renminbi Consumption Vouchers
  • Beijing Unveils Raft of Fiscal and Credit Measures to Stabilise Chinese Economy
  • Wages at Large-scale Chinese Urban Enterprises Rise over 10%
  • China’s Consumer Finance Market Expected to Hit over $4.2 Trillion by 2025: McKinsey
  • Leading Monetary Policy Economist Calls for China to Stop Buying US Treasuries
  • People’s Daily Convenes Summit on Common Prosperity in Hangzhou
  • ICBC Pioneers Use of Digital Renminbi for Logistics Applications in Zhejiang Province
  • CBIRC Official Calls for Transformation of China’s Trust Sector
  • Chinese Economics Czar Liu He Flags Support for Growth of Tech Platforms and Private Economy
  • Chinese Real Estate Investment Falls 2.7% Since Start of 2022, Commercial Housing Sales Down Nearly 30%
  • Inbound Foreign Investment in China Sees over 20% Growth Since Start of 2022
  • China’s Securities Regulator Commits to Stabilisation of Capital Markets
  • SASAC Calls for Further “Slimming Down” of China’s Central State-owned Enterprises
  • Consumer Lending Tepid in First Quarter as China Grapples with Covid Uncertainty
  • Chinese Regulators Signal Efforts to Resuscitate Real Estate Enterprise Financing
  • Hainan and Shenzhen Issues Digital Renminbi Consumption Vouchers
  • Chinese CPI Expected to Rise to Around 2% in April
  • Green Finance Report Calls for More Tools to Drive China Towards Carbon Neutral Economy
  • China’s Listed Companies Post over 19% Profit Rise in 2021
  • China’s Micro-Loan Companies Continue to Contract
  • PBOC’s First Forex Deposit Reserve Cut Expected to Arrest Declining Renminbi
  • CCP’s Central Financial and Economic Affairs Commission Flags Greater Infrastructure Spending
  • CCP Says China’s Market Unification Policy Does Not Mark Return to Centrally Planned Command Economy
  • Chinese Renminbi Rises as Share of Global Reserves as Greenback Drops to Record Low
  • Israel Adds Chinese Renminbi to Foreign Reserves for the First Time
  • Beijing Stock Exchange Sees Market Capitalisation Approach 183 Billion Yuan
  • Beijing Calls for Greater Digitisation of Government, Reform of Sub-Provincial Fiscal System
  • Shenzhen Now Home to More Billionaires than New York
  • Actually Used Foreign Capital in China Rises Over 25% Since Start of 2022
  • China Launches Satellite to Monitor Air Quality and Climate Change
  • Chinese Foreign Trade Rises 10.7% in Q1 2022
  • China Calls for Creation of “Great National Unified Market”
  • China’s Foreign Reserves Exceed USD$3.18 Trillion at End of March
  • US Goods Exports to China Rise to Record High in 2021
  • China Aims for 20% Non-Fossil Fuel Energy Sources by 2025
  • New Digital Renminbi Trials Will Focus on “Humanisation” and Local Economic Development: PBOC
  • Brazil Quadruples Share of Renminbi in Foreign Reserves
  • Housing Transactions Rise Nearly 50% in Floorspace for Key Chinese Cities
  • China’s Market Regulator Commits to “Top-level Design and Policy Supply” for Internet Platforms
  • UnionPay Touts Innovations in Payments Services to Spur Chinese Consumption
  • Guangdong Releases Action Plan to Stabilise Industrial Growth
  • Huawei Sees over 75% Surge in Net Profits in 2021
  • Profits of China’s State-owned Enterprise Rise 16.8% Since Start of 2022
  • Chengdu Adopts Digital Renminbi for Social Security Payments
  • China’s Private Enterprises Quadruple in Number since Xi Take’s Office
  • China Unveils $236 Billion Tax Refund for 2022
  • Beijing Releases New Urbanization and Urban-Rural Integrated Development Plan for 2022
  • China’s Foreign Reserves Remain above $3.2 Trillion at End of February
  • China’s Inbound Foreign Investment Amount Surges 37.9% Since Start of 2022
  • China Unveils Huge Tax Cuts for Small Businesses
  • Yu Yongding Says Consumption Vouchers of Limited Effect, Infrastructure Investment a Better Growth Tool
  • Beijing Commits to Reform of Internet Giants, Support for Offshore Listing of Chinese Companies
  • China Ranks Itself 12th Globally in Terms of Innovation Capability, R&D Spending Rises over 14% in 2021
  • China’s Finance Authorities Call for Digital Economy to Become New Engine of High-quality Development
  • Added Value of Chinese Manufacturing Accounts for over 27% of GDP in 2021
  • Supreme People’s Procuratorate to Strengthen Anti-Trust Enforcement in 2022, Crack Down on “Sudden Profits”
  • UnionPay Touts Efforts to “Cut Fees and Transfer Profits” at Prompting of Regulators
  • Chinese Exports Rise over 13% Since Start of 2022
  • China Plans to Launch Financial Stability Guarantee Fund
  • Chinese Central Bank Says It Will Keep up the Pressure on Cryptocurrency Speculation, Internet Finance
  • Ex-Statistics Chief Expects Chinese GDP to Grow by over 5% in 2022
  • SASAC Hails “Weight Loss” of China’s State-owned Enterprises
  • State Council Pushes for Growth of Chinese Cross-border E-Commerce with Approval of New Pilot Zones
  • Chinese PMI Edges Higher to 50.2 in February
  • China’s Commerce Ministry Launches National Month to Spur Consumption
  • Chinese R&D Expenditures Rise over 14% in 2021, Account for over 2.4% of GDP
  • Xi Jinping Calls for China to Accelerate Creation of World-class Companies, Improve Financial Inclusion and Talent Development
  • 5G Base Stations in China Expected to Reach 2 Million in 2022: MIIT
  • China to Drive Growth in Market for Data as Factor of Production
  • Chengdu-Chongqing Region to Welcome China’s Third Specialised Financial Court of Law
  • Chinese Supreme Court Targets Use of Cryptocurrency Trading, Online Lending and Aged Care for Illegal Fund-raising
  • China’s Internet Users Exceed 1.03 Billion, Telecommuters Grow 35.7% in 2021
  • China Releases Fiscal Policy Execution Report, Highlights Six Key Focal Points for 2022
  • China’s Sharing Economy Grows over 9.2% in 2021 to Exceed $580 Billion
  • Ministry of Commerce and Sinosure Commit to Credit Insurance Support for Chinese Exporters
  • State Planner and Energy Authority Tackle Coal Price Stability in Northern China
  • China’s Finance Minister Flags Further Tax Cuts, Targeted Spending in 2022
  • State Planning Authority Issues Measures to Support Recovery of China’s Services Sector
  • Chinese Central Bank Commits to “Eradication” of Refusal to Accept Payments in Cash
  • China’s Banking Regulator Warns of Metaverse Investment Peril
  • NDRC and China’s Market Regulator Launch Joint Investigation into Qingdao Iron Ore Market
  • Xi Jinping Calls for Greater Development of Chinese Rule of Law
  • CBIRC Issues New Regulations for Financial Leasing Firms, Gives Greater Role to Local Authorities
  • Chinese Tech Innovation Accelerated by Financial Reform – Regulatory News Outlet
  • DiDi Chuxing Summoned for Disciplinary Regulatory Discussions by Henan Province Authorities
  • China Expected to Coordinate Fiscal and Monetary Policy to Sustain Economic Recovery from COVID-19
  • Renminbi’s Share of Global Payments Hits Record High after Doubling During COVID Pandemic
  • Shanghai to Draft Laws for Artificial Intelligence Sector, Achieving International Financial Hub Status
  • Chinese Consumer Prices up 0.9% YoY in January
  • Chinese Securities the Three Biggest Additions to MSCI Emerging Markets Index
  • Chinese Real Estate Giants Undergo Major Operational Restructurings Following Evergrande Debt Debacle
  • New Rules on Pre-sale Funds Expected to Relieve Pressure on Chinese Cash-strapped Real Estate Companies
  • Individual Industrial and Commercial Registrants Exceed 100 Million, Account for 2/3 of Chinese Market Entities
  • China’s Venture Capital/Private Equity Market Returns to Health in 2021 with 84.5% Growth in Funds Raised
  • China’s Steel Sector Posts Record Profit in 2021 Following 75% Surge
  • China’s Foreign Reserves Edged Lower to USD$3.22 Trillion in January
  • US Senate Banking Committee Member Voices Concern over “Momentous Rollout” of Digital Renminbi for International Use
  • China’s State Planner Forecasts Ongoing Consumption Recovery in 2022
  • China Issues New Modernization Plan for Market Regulation
  • China and Russia Sign Raft of Cooperative Agreements at Beijing Winter Olympics
  • Chinese Government Bond Yields Decline across the Board in 2021
  • Chinese Bond Market Sees Steady Growth in 2021 as External Opening Continues
  • China Saw 1.1 Trillion Yuan in New Tax and Administrative Fee Reductions in 2021
  • Shenzhen Unveils Market Entry Loosening Measures, Targets Data as a Factor of Production
  • China’s Provincial Governments Release 2022 GDP Growth Targets
  • Shanghai and Beijing Top List of China’s Leading Finance Hubs
  • Foreign Investment in China’s Capital Market Posts 34% Per Annum Growth Since 2018: SAFE
  • China Issues New Rules on Internet Platform Economy, Bans Exclusive Payments Arrangements
  • Chinese 5G Mobile Phone Shipments Surge 63.5% in 2021, Domestic Brands Dominate the Market
  • China’s State Planner Outlines Macro-Economic Focal Points for 2022
  • 658.94 Billion Yuan in Chinese Real Estate Company Bonds Set to Mature in 2022, 53% Owed to Offshore Holders
  • China’s GDP Rises 8.1% in 2021, Growth Slows to 4.0% in Fourth Quarter
  • Chinese Online Retail Sales Surge over 14% in 2021, Account for Nearly 1/4 of Consumer Sales
  • Foreign Investment in China Rises Nearly 15% in 2021 to Breach Trillion Yuan Threshold
  • Chinese Foreign Trade Hits Record Level in 2021, Breaches $6 Trillion Threshold
  • Effective Patents of Chinese Enterprises Increase More than 22% in 2021
  • China’s Trillion Yuan Cities Hit 24 in 2021, Beijing’s Becomes First with 4 Trillion Yuan GDP
  • China’s Automotive Sector Bounces Back from Three Years of Consecutive Decline in 2021, Remains Biggest Market for Clean Energy Cars
  • New Tax Cuts Exceed One Trillion Yuan in 2021
  • China Emerges as Innovation Leader via Combined State-Private Strategy: Brookings Institute Paper
  • State Council Releases Trial Plan for Marketisation of Factors of Production, Emphasises Development of Data Infrastructure
  • Shenzhen’s Cross-border Renminbi Settlement Breached 3 Trillion Yuan in 2021
  • China’s Forex Regulator Launches Further Opening Trials for Cross-border Trade and Investment
  • Bank of Communications Applies Digital Renminbi to Smart Salary Management
  • Chinese Consumer Spending Exceeded Half of GDP During 2016 – 2020, Beijing Sets Target of 50 Trillion Yuan by 2025
  • New Foreign Invested Enterprises in China Rise Nearly 30% in 2021
  • 16.8% of Chinese Urbanites Anticipate Home Price Gains This Quarter, 15.2% See Declines: Central Bank Survey
  • China to Build Mega Data Centre Clusters in Renewable Energy Rich Western Provinces
  • MIIT Leads Release of 14th Five Year Smart Manufacturing Development Plan
  • Shell Companies and Fake Business Registration Targeted by PBOC
  • Shanghai Calls for Enterprises to Research Relationship Between Virtual Worlds and Reality
  • China’s Market Regulator Issues Five Year Plan for Strengthening Rule of Law
  • Beijing Issues 1.46T Yuan in New Special Bond Quotas for 2022
  • Chinese Central Bank Calls for Advancing Financial Inclusion to Achieve Common Prosperity
  • China’s Planning Authority to Strengthen Guidance of Data Centre Development
  • JDCloud Launches New Digital Economy Subsidiary in Qinghai
  • China Responds to DiDi’s Decision to Delist in US, SEC’s Heightened Scrutiny of Chinese Companies
  • Ministry of Commerce Flags Prompt Rescue Policies for Chinese Exporters Hit by Supply Chain Disruptions
  • Rental Prices Decline Across Most Chinese Cities in November
  • PBOC Seeks to Quell Concern over Ban on Personal Usage of QR Codes for Businesses Purposes
  • People’s Daily Says New Anti-Monopoly Bureau Will Bring China’s Unrestrained Internet Platforms to Heel
  • Shanghai Data Exchange Officially Opens in Pudong
  • Beijing Moots Legislation to Permit Government Intervention During Excessive Rent Hikes
  • Licensed Market Entities in China Exceed 150 Million Nationwide, Triple over the Past Decade
  • Liu He Says 5G+ Industrial IoT Presents China with Historic Opportunity, Calls for Financial Institutions to Expand Innovation Support
  • China Outlines Five Year Vision for Information and Communication Sectors, Focuses on 5G Development
  • China Officially Launches State-Level Anti-monopoly Bureau
  • Ex-Head of Chinese Central Bank Calls for ESG Finance to “Expand to the Individual”
  • China Plans to Divide Internet Platforms into Three Grades of Increasing Responsibility Based on Scale
  • People’s Daily Calls for Greater Financial Support for Growth of China’s Digital Economy
  • Beijing Stock Exchange Officially Launched
  • Beijing International Big Data Exchange Welcomes First Intermediary Service Providers
  • Cyperspace Administration of China Plans to Launch Category-based Data Protection System
  • Chinese Foreign Trade up 22% since Start of 2021
  • China Aims to Become Great Power for Digital Talent by 2035
  • People’s Daily Calls for Creation of Open Global Economy During Shanghai Import Expo
  • Digital Renminbi Transactions Approach 62 Billion Yuan, PBOC Highlights Three Challenges to Solve Before Official Launch
  • China UnionPay Reduces Processing Fees for Small Businesses
  • China Applies to Join Digital Economy Partnership Agreement
  • Hong Kong Residents Can Now Use Digital Renminbi to Pay Taxes in Shenzhen
  • Shanghai Hopes to Expand Digital Renminbi Applications with New Digital Transformation Plan
  • SASAC and Ministry of Industry Team up to Drive Digital Transformation of Chinese State-owned Enterprises
  • China’s Actually Used Foreign Investment Rises Nearly 20% in 2021, Hainan Free Trade Port Posts 386% Surge
  • State Council Launches Action Plan to Achieve Peak Carbon Before 2030
  • Offline Digital Renminbi Payments Debut in Shanghai Industrial Innovation Zone
  • China’s 14th Five Year Services Trade Development Plan Stresses Cross-border Payments and Financing
  • Disposable Incomes Rise 9.7% in China, Consumer Spending up 15.1%
  • Agricultural Development Bank of China Makes 1.77 Trillion Yuan in Loans in First Three Quarters of 2021
  • Green Industries Will Be Defining Sectors for the Next 40 Years: Standard Chartered China
  • PBOC Says Monetary Policy Approval Rate from Chinese Banks Stands at over 80%
  • Beijing Launches Three Year Action Plan to Develop Internet of Things Infrastructure, Aims for Ten 10B Yuan Enterprises
  • China’s Banking Regulators Convene Real Estate Finance Meeting, Commit to No Short-term Stimulus
  • Alibaba Offers WeChat Pay as an Option Following China’s Anti-trust Onslaught
  • China’s Digital Economy Exceeds USD$6 Trillion, Accounts for Nearly 40% of GDP
  • China Rises Two Spots in WIPO’s Innovation Index for 2021
  • China’s Outbound Foreign Direct Investment Declines 4.3% Since Start of 2021
  • Actually Used Foreign Investment in China Rises 22.3% YoY for January – August
  • Chinese Property Prices Continue to Ease in August
  • Ex-Central Bank Governor Zhou Xiaochuan Warns of Capital “Burning Money” to Chase Monopolies in the Digital Economy
  • Chinese Central Bank Outlines Measures to Realise Xi’s Hopes for Common Prosperity, Stresses Monetary Policy Stability
  • China’s Foreign Reserves Edge Lower in August, Remain above $3.2 Trillion Threshold
  • China’s Top Economic Architect Reiterates Support for the Growth of Private Enterprise
  • China Is Pursuing Rhineland Capitalism, Not Cancelling Markets : Part 1 of a 2 Part Interview with Bert Hofman, Former World Bank Country Director for China
  • China Sets Target of Providing Housing to All Citizens, Caps Annual Rent Increases
  • Chengdu Applies Digital Renminbi to Local Industrial Policy
  • 2021 Lending Expected to Breach 20 Trillion Yuan amidst Post-COVID Financial Inclusion and ESG Drive
  • China Hails Establishment of Unified Market Entity Registration System to Drive Entrepreneurship and Innovation
  • China to Mould New State-owned Enterprise Groups for Strategic Emerging Industries
  • Chinese Bond Data Hints at Successful Efforts to Curb Hidden Local Government Debt
  • Hunan Province City Orders Halt to Housing Price Declines
  • State-owned Enterprise Reform Steps up Role of Chinese Communist Party in Corporate Governance
  • CCP’s Central Financial Commission Reiterates Commitment to Risk Prevention Efforts
  • New Home Price Growth in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou Decelerates in July
  • China Plans to Step up Application of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence to Legal System
  • Citibank China Says Interest from Foreign Investors Still on the Rise Despite Jitters over Heavy-handed Government Actions
  • Chinese Central Bank Outlines Eight Key Missions for Second Half of 2021
  • China’s Cloud Market Surpasses 30B Yuan in First Quarter, Alibaba Cloud, Tencent and Huawei Lead: IDC Report
  • China Construction Bank Commits over $46 Billion in Financing to Suzhou’s Economic Development
  • Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Launches Six Month Crackdown on China’s Internet Sector
  • Foreign Capital Inflows Accelerate in China in First Half of 2021
  • Beijing Touts Creation of Rural Logistics System in China, Supply Chains for Agricultural E-Commerce
  • China Signs Free Trade Agreements with 13 Countries under Belt and Road Initiative, Trains Enterprises up on RCEP
  • China Designates Five Cities as “International Consumption Hubs”
  • Chinese GDP up 12.7% YoY in First Half
  • Alibaba Launches Digital Agriculture Subsidiary
  • China Unveils Three Year Plan for 5G Development, Aims for over 560 Million Users by 2023
  • China’s Foreign Trade Hits Record High in First Half of 2021 Following COVID-19 Recovery
  • China Converts Increasing Number of Rural Credit Societies into Rural Commercial Banks
  • State Council Flags Further Reductions to Reserve Ratio, Says No Shift in Chinese Monetary Policy
  • China Plans to Draft over 100 Industrial Internet of Things Standards by 2025
  • Trio of Top Financial Authorities Stress Risk Prevention, Financial Inclusion and Green Finance at 100th Anniversary of Chinese Communist Party
  • China’s External Debt Exceeds USD$2.5 Trillion
  • New White Paper Sheds Light on Investment Preferences of Chinese Middle Class Households
  • China’s Monetary Policy Committee Convenes Second Quarter Meeting
  • China’s Tech Listings Plunge by 60% in Value after Regulators Step up Pressure
  • Forex Deposits of Chinese Banks Hit Record High of over USD$1.3 Trillion
  • Haier Plans to Sell Third Party Payments Subsidiary to China Commodities City for 450M Yuan
  • China Accounts for around Half of the Planet’s Clean Energy Cars
  • New Foreign Invested Enterprises in China Rise 48.6% for First Five Months of 2021
  • Local Government Land Sale Revenues in China Rose from 50 Billion to 8.4 Trillion Yuan in Just over Two Decades
  • Chinese Central Bank Commits to Normal Monetary Policy on Back of Low Inflation Expectations
  • China’s Labour Force Will Remain Stable until Mid-century under New Definitions: Tsinghua University Report
  • Micro-Enterprises in China Surge as Beijing Flags More Targeted Financial Support
  • Shenzhen and Guangzhou Crack Down on Use of Micro-loan Funds for Illicit Real Estate Investment
  • CITIC Securities Sees China’s Economy Eclipsing US around 2028 Due to “System Advantages”
  • Chinese Central Bank Raises Foreign Deposit Reserve Ratio for First Time in 14 Years to Stem Renminbi Appreciation
  • China’s Banking Regulator Warns of Global Asset Bubble Risks Due to Monetary Policy Missteps
  • China’s State-owned Media Gainsays Calls for Appreciation of the Renminbi
  • Beijing Warns of “Zero Tolerance” for Hoarding and Price Manipulation by Commodities Firms with Clout
  • PBOC Flags Continuation of Ongoing Forex Reforms, “Normalisation” of Bi-directional Movement in Renminbi Exchange Rate
  • PBOC Outlines Plans to Enhance China’s “Twin Pillar” Monetary and Macro-prudential Policy Framework
  • Chinese Millionaires on Track to More Than Double in Number by 2025: HSBC
  • Average Interest Rate for First Home Loans in Chinese Cities at 5.33% in May
  • NDRC Outlines Slew of Measures to Support Growth of Private Enterprises in China
  • Beijing Expresses Concern over Gains in Commodities Prices
  • High Net Worth Individuals in China on Track to Approach 3 Million by End of 2021: CMB Report
  • Huawei Wants to Drive China’s Transformation into the World’s Digital Leader
  • Online Retail Sales in China for First Four Months of 2021 Surge over 27% to Exceed 3.7 Trillion Yuan
  • Industrial Enterprise Profits Rise 107.3% YoY in First Quarter: Chinese Central Bank Survey
  • Renminbi Loans up 12.3% YoY in April, Total Social Financing in China Contracts
  • Chinese Central Bank Flags Focus on Stability, Moderate Expansion in Money Supply to Support “High Quality Growth”
  • Chinese Gold Consumption Rises over 93% in First Quarter
  • China’s Foreign Reserves near $3.2 Trillion at End of April
  • SAFE Releases China’s 2021 Q1 Balance of Payments Data
  • Chinese Central Bank Conducts 10B Yuan in Reverse Repos on 7 May
  • Shenzhen Mainboard-listed Companies Post 38% Rise in Net Profits in 2020
  • China’s Insurance Sector Sees 7.8% Rise in Premium Revenues, over 11% Gain in Total Assets
  • China’s Patent Commercialization Rate at over 34% in 2020
  • Beijing Issues Trial Regulations for China’s Live-Streaming E-Commerce Market
  • China’s Cloud Services Market Posts World’s Fastest Growth to Hit USD$19.38 Billion: IDC
  • National Fiscal Revenues in China Rise over 24% in First Quarter
  • Renminbi Internationalisation and Digitisation Does Not Have the Goal of Supplanting the Greenback: Chinese Central Bank
  • Actually Used Foreign Investment in China Rises Nearly 40% in First Quarter, New Foreign Invested Enterprises up 47.8%
  • China’s Q1 GDP Surges 18.3% YoY, Two Year Average Growth Rate at 5.0%
  • MLF Rates Remain Unchanged for 13th Consecutive Month as Chinese Monetary Policy Stresses Stability
  • Chinese Central Bank Frets over Population Change, Calls for Removal of Family Restrictions and Spurring Fertility Rates
  • Chinese CPI Bounces Back into Positive Territory in March
  • PBOC Commits to Stable Monetary Policy as Enterprise Loan Interest Rates Drop to Record Low, Commercial Lenders See First Profit Decline Since 2003
  • Still No Schedule for Official Launch of Digital Renminbi a Year After Start of Testing: Chinese Central Bank
  • Ex-PBOC Deputy Governor Warns of “Biden’s Overheating” and “Sword of Inflation” After Unveiling of USD$1.9T Stimulus Package
  • Alibaba Hit with $2.78B Anti-Trust Penalty by China’s Market Regulator
  • China’s Services Exports Surge over 20% since Start of 2021, Imports Plunge by More Than 18%
  • Liquidity to Come Under Modest Pressure in April Following Funds Contraction of 30 Billion Yuan in March
  • China Co-chairs G20 Sustainable Finance Study Group with United States
  • China’s Financial Stability and Development Committee Highlights Maintenance of Stable Macro-policy, Focus on Reform of Regional Finance
  • PBOC’s Monetary Policy Committee Commits to Further Reductions in Real Interest Rates for Loans
  • Inbound Foreign Investment in China Surges 81% in 2020 During COVID-19 Pandemic
  • Chinese Fiscal Policy to Remain Active in 2021, Fiscal Deficit Ratio on Track for Small Decline
  • Chinese Central Bank Flags Active Role in Guiding Lenders to Support Real Economy
  • CBIRC Calls for Chinese Banks to Further Expand Small Business Loans, Reduce Financing Costs
  • Basic Research Expenditures in China Nearly Double During 13th Five Year Plan
  • China’s Foreign Debt Exceeds $2.4 Trillion at End of 2020
  • PBOC Survey Finds over 70% of Banks Believe Chinese Economy and Monetary Policy Are Back to Normal
  • Beijing Unveils 12 Trillion Yuan Budget for 2021
  • Beijing Calls for Greater Capital Market Support for Manufacturing Services Sector
  • People’s Daily Calls 2021 the Inaugural Year of Carbon Neutrality in China
  • Beijing Calls for Use of 5G, Blockchain and Big Data to Drive Growth in Smart Manufacturing
  • JD.com to Acquire Majority Stake in Delivery Platform Dada Group
  • Tencent Emerges as China’s Leading Start-up Investor with 40% Surge in 2020
  • Chinese Central Bank Chief Flags Maintenance of Normalised Monetary Policy, Surging Support for Green Finance
  • Huawei to Help Drive Creation of “Digital Yunnan”
  • China’s Automotive Aftermarket Exceeds Trillion Yuan Threshold
  • Xi Jinping Calls for China to Become “Global Scientific Hub” and “Innovation High Ground”
  • China Wants “Digital Economy Core Industries” to Account for a Tenth of GDP by 2025, Flags Focus on Blockchain, AI, Virtual Reality
  • Actually Used Foreign Investment in China Rises 31.5% YoY Since Start of 2021
  • Ant Group Commits to Net Zero Emissions by 2030
  • Tsinghua U Professor Warns of Chinese Capital Market Inflation, Investors Succumbing to “Illusion of Wealth”
  • Central Bank Congressional Delegate Calls for Transformation of Greater Bay Area into International Financial Hub
  • China’s Renminbi Lending Balance up 12.9% at End of February
  • Beijing Sets 30% Growth Target for Lending to Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in 2021, New SME Loans Forecast to Hit 1.45 Trillion Yuan
  • China’s Foreign Trade in Goods Surges 32.2% Since Start of 2021
  • China Sets GDP Growth Target of over 6% for 2021, Aims to Create More than 11 Million New Urban Jobs
  • PBOC Warns of Debt-saddled Private Companies, Calls for Creditors to Have Greater Say in Corporate Governance
  • Chinese Finance Will Focus on Tech Innovation, Green Development, Small Business in 2021: Li Keqiang
  • China Reiterates Commitment to Curbing Speculative Investment in Property
  • China Tops International Patent Filings in 2020 with 16.1% Increase: WIPO
  • Tencent’s Pony Ma Submits Proposal for Greater Regulatory Protections of Online Funds to Chinese Congress
  • Shenzhen Launches China’s First Personal Bankruptcy System
  • China Leads the World in Billionaires, Adds over 200 in 2020 During COVID-19
  • Chinese Grain Production Rises 0.9% in 2020 to 669.49 Million Tonnes
  • Average Disposable Incomes in China Rise 4.7% in 2020 Despite Impact of COVID-19
  • Xi Jinping Hails “Complete Victory” in China’s Efforts to Eradicate Extreme Poverty
  • China to Create 30 “Fully 5G Connected Factories” over Next Three Years as Industrial Internet of Things Enters Rapid Growth Phase
  • China Hopes to Stabilise Foreign Trade in 2021 via E-commerce and Restored US Relations, Mulls Joining CPTPP
  • Assets of China’s Central State-owned Enterprises Breach USD$10 Trillion Threshold During 13th Five Year Plan
  • COVID-19 Is Driving Internationalisation of the Renminbi, Foreign Investment in Chinese Financial Assets: PBOC
  • China’s Current Account Surplus for 2020 Exceeded $310 Billion
  • Beijing Announces “Historic Shift” for China’s Three Rural Issues Policy, Hails Completion of Poverty Alleviation Mission
  • Chinese Central Bank Says to Focus on Rates not Volume When Interpreting Monetary Policy Signals
  • PBOC Issues 25 Billion Yuan in Central Bank Bills on 19 February via Hong Kong
  • Retail, Food & Beverage Companies in China See Near 30% Sales Surge During 2021 Lunar New Year
  • Beijing Says “Houses Are for Occupation, not Speculation,” Flags Complete Ban on Speculative Property Investment in the City
  • China’s M2 Money Supply up 9.4% YoY at End of January, New Loans Hit Record High
  • Phase One Trade Deal between China and US Slammed as Failure
  • China’s New Anti-Trust Measures for Internet Platforms Focus on Exclusive Agreements and Big Data Price Discrimination
  • Hainan Province Sees Tripling in New Foreign Invested Enterprises in 2020
  • China’s Services Exports Rise 6.9% in December
  • China’s Retail E-commerce Market Grows 14.8% in 2020, World’s Largest for Eighth Year Running
  • Chinese Central Bank Flags More of the Same for Monetary Policy in 2021, No “Irrigation-style” Flooding
  • Tencent Makes Foray into Gene Testing with $31 Million Funding Round
  • Huawei Tops List of China’s Leading Companies for Patent Applications in 2020, JD.com Ranks ahead of Alibaba, Tencent
  • Chinese Gold Consumption Drops over 18% in 2020
  • Beijing Calls for Chinese Enterprise to Pursue 5G, Big Data, AI and Blockchain Innovation
  • Six More Chinese Cities Post GDP’s in Excess of One Trillion Yuan in 2020
  • China’s Outbound Foreign Direct Investment Doubles During 13th Five Year Plan
  • China’s Outbound Foreign Investment Rises 3.3% in 2020
  • Didi Chuxing Grabs USD$300 Million in Financing for Driverless Vehicles
  • CBIRC Touts China’s Financial Relief Measures During COVID-11 Pandemic, Outlines Eight Key Work Missions in 2021
  • Beijing, Guangdong, Shanghai All Stress Digital Renminbi, Financial Opening in 2021 Government Work Reports
  • China Authorises 530,000 Patents in 2020, Patent Pledge Financing Rises over 43% YoY
  • Banks in Guangzhou, Shenzhen Reportedly Suspend New Mortgages as Regulators Tighten Restrictions on Property Loans
  • China Emerges as World’s Biggest Destination for Foreign Investment During COVID-19 Pandemic
  • China’s Non-Performing Loan Ratio Declines 0.06 Percentage Points to 1.92% in 2020, Banks Dispose of Record-breaking 3.02T Yuan in Bad Debt
  • China Unlikely to See Real Estate Loan Rates Decline in 2021 as LPR Holds Steady for Ninth Month Straight
  • China’s State-owned Enterprises to Pursue Greater International Cooperation Post-COVID-19
  • Beijing Aims for Internet of Things Security Standards by 2022
  • China’s Loan Prime Rate Unchanged for Nine Straight Months in January
  • Guo Shuqing Denies China Plies State Monopoly Capitalism, Says State-owned Enterprises Bear Twice the Tax Burden of Private Companies
  • NDRC Flags Active Fiscal Policy, Increased Spending on New Infrastructure in 2021
  • China’s GDP Breaches 100 Trillion Yuan Threshold after Posting 2.3% Growth in 2020, Disposable Income up 4.7%
  • PBOC Says Enterprise Interest Rates Fell to Five Year Low in 2020, Hails 1.5 Trillion Yuan “Profit Sacrifice” by Chinese Banks
  • Private Investment the Key to Understanding China’s Economic Future: State-owned Media
  • New Real Estate Lending in China in 2021 Expected to Remain on Par with 2020
  • Chinese Central Bank Releases Financial Data for End of 2020 – Renminbi Loans Increased 19.63 Trillion Yuan Last Year
  • China Set to Contain Regional Debt Risk via Assessment-based Quotas
  • Chinese Tax Cuts Exceed USD$386 Billion in 2020
  • China Launches Legal Measures to Support Chinese Firms Abroad in Response to US Sanctions
  • China’s Housing Minister Flags Eight Key Themes for Real Estate Policy in 2021, Stresses Development of Rental Housing
  • China’s Foreign Reserves Exceed USD$3.2 Trillion at End of 2020
  • Chinese Commerce Minister Reveals Plans to Spur Consumption, Expand Foreign Trade and Opening in 2021
  • Shanghai, Beijing and Shenzhen Top List of China’s Top 50 Cities in Terms of 2020 GDP
  • Beijing Issues Directive to Spur Automobile and Rural Consumption Post-COVID-19
  • 80% of Chinese Cities See Rental Price Levels Decline in 2020
  • China Expected to Open 3700 Kilometres in New Railway Lines in 2021, High-speed Mileage Nearly Doubles During 13th Five Year Plan
  • China on Track to See 430 – 490 A-share IPO’s in 2021 Raising up to 480B Yuan: PWC Report
  • China Loosens Capital Account Restrictions for Renminbi Revenue Usage
  • Chinese Central Bank Targets Concentrations of Real Estate Lending
  • China Touts $368 Billion in Spending on Environmental Protection
  • China Establishes $30 Billion Fund for State-owned Enterprise Mixed-ownership Reforms
  • Chinese Central Bank’s 2020 Q4 Meeting Highlights Support for Post-COVID 19 Recovery, Stable Yet Flexible Monetary Policy
  • PBOC Undertakes 20 Billion Yuan in Reverse Repo Operations on 28 December for Net Injection of 10 Billion Yuan
  • China’s Annual Output of Crude Steel Expected to Exceed One Billion Tonnes
  • China Emerges as World’s Biggest Consumer Market for Real Goods
  • Japanese Economists Expect China to Surpass US in National GDP Before End of the Decade
  • China’s Central Economic Work Conference Outlines 8 Key Missions for 2021
  • China’s 2020 Market Entry Negative List Released
  • Chinese Consumption to Rise 13% in 2021, Drive over 60% of Economic Growth: BOCOM Report
  • Chinese Politburo Sends Seven Signals for Economic Focal Points in 2021
  • Alibaba and Tencent Penalised for Breaches of China’s Anti-Trust Law
  • Growth in Total Social Financing Eases for the First Time in a Year
  • US Dominance of Global Finance System Challenged by China: Hank Paulson
  • China’s Urban Land Sale Revenues Surge to Record Highs in Volume and Growth in 2020
  • Chinese Exports Rise 14.9% in November, Trade up 1.1% for Jan – Nov
  • PBOC Enters Strategic Partnership with UnionPay Merchant Services for Onine and Offline Digital Renminbi Trials
  • China’s Foreign Reserves Rise USD$50.5 Billion in November
  • Tax and Fee Cuts During China’s 13th Five Year Plan Expected to Total USD$1.16 Trillion
  • China’s Credit Agencies under Scrutiny for Inflating Ratings amidst Spate of Bond Defaults
  • 32 County-level Cities in China Have GDP’s in Excess of USD$15 Billion
  • China Expected to Account for over 1/3 of Global GDP Growth in 2021
  • Shanghai and Shenzhen Bourses See over 340 IPO’s in 2020: CSRC
  • China Eclipses US as Leading Overseas Market for Asia-Pacific Companies: HSBC Survey
  • Strategist Advises Investors to Raise Chinese Portfolio Allocations to 20% in Preparation for “New World Order”
  • Meituan Posts 364.6% Profit Growth in Third Quarter of 2020
  • China Expands Foreign Investment Channels with $12.716B in New QDII Quotas Since September
  • Microwave Giant Galanz Sues Guangdong Xinbao Following Industrial Espionage Allegations
  • Bank of China Forecasts 7.5% GDP Growth for China in 2021
  • Chinese Central Bank Won’t Engage in Monetary “Irrigation” Or Leave Market Short of Cash: PBOC Q3 Monetary Execution Report
  • Chinese Central Bank Commits to Financial Opening, Warns of Anti-Globalist Sentiment
  • Liu He Sheds Light on China’s Dual Circulation Development Strategy
  • JD.com Launches JD Explore Academy to Recruit Top Flight International AI, Quantum Computing and Data Sciences Talent
  • Chinese Central Bank and Hong Kong Monetary Authority Expand Currency Swaps Agreement
  • China’s Banking Authority Steps up Regulation of Trust Company Shareholders, Corporate Governance
  • Suzhou to Hold Digital Renminbi Lottery During Double 12 Shopping Festival, Test “Dual Offline” Functionality
  • China Leads World in Cross-border Data Flows with 23% Global Share
  • JDD and Tencent Hail Digitisation as Key Driver of Chinese Economy Post COVID-19
  • China’s Per Capita Income to Leap 56 Places in Global Rankings by 2025, Exceed USD$25,000
  • China’s Leading Economists Calls for Maintaining COVID-19 Stimulus Measures
  • Loan Prime Rate Remains Unchanged for Seventh Consecutive Month in November
  • China’s Banking Chief Slams US for Trade Protectionism and Quantitative Easing, Says Negative Impacts “Hard to Imagine.”
  • Guo Shuqing Hails Efforts to Contain Internet Finance Perils, Warns of Fintech-related Risk
  • Danke Apartment Object of Special Handling Team in Beijing Following Bankruptcy Reports
  • Beijing Flags Release of New Measures to Spur Services Consumption
  • China’s Actually Used Foreign Capital Rises 18.3% in October
  • Wang Qishan Reiterates Commitment to Economic Opening, Says China’s Market Will Become “the World’s Market”
  • Chinese Economy on Track to Grow 8.9% in 2021, Per Capita GDP Could Double by 2035: CITIC Securities Chief Economist
  • Chinese Central Bank Undertakes 800 Billion Yuan in One-year Medium-term Lending Facility Operations on 16 November
  • China Signs World’s Biggest Trade Deal, Encompasses 30% of Global Economy
  • Zhou Xiaochuan Calls for Global Coordination to Deal with Irregular Capital Flows
  • Chinese Imports and Exports Hit Record High for Jan-Oct Period
  • Online Payments in China Hit Fresh Record High During 2020 Double 11 Shopping Festival
  • China Cracks Down on Monopolistic Conduct of Online Tech Giants
  • China’s Third Party Digital Lifestyle and Services Market Continues to See Rapid Growth
  • Greater Bay Area Turns to ABCD’s of Fintech to Integrate Regional Port Operations
  • China’s Wealthy Turn to Family Trusts to Pass on Riches
  • Standard Chartered Teams up with Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Bank of Thailand on Central Bank Digital Currency Trial
  • Chinese Capital Markets Receive “Unprecedented Focus” from Beijing as Reform Commission Approves Key Measures
  • China’s High Net Worth Individuals Shy away from US Investment Post-COVID-19
  • Foreign Investment in China Set to Reach $690B During 13th Five Year Plan
  • 2020 Forbes China Rich List Members See 64% Wealth Boom During COVID-19 Pandemic
  • China to Approach Majority Middle-class Status by 2025: Macro Polo Report
  • Chinese Communist Party Outlines Recommendations for Economic Targets in 14th Five Year Plan, 2035 Vision
  • China Innovation Index Rises 7.8% to Tap New Record High
  • China’s Service Exports Return to Positive Territory in September
  • Alibaba, Tencent and Meituan Top List of China’s 100 Leading Internet Enterprises
  • Chinese Central Bank Calls for Greater Policy Guidance for Tech Sector Financing
  • Chinese Communist Party Commits to Economic Opening, Marketisation and Digital Innovation in 14th Five Year Plan
  • China’s Digital Trade Surplus Rises 46.1%
  • Digital Renminbi Could Evolve into Global Currency: Ex-Bank of China Chief
  • Further Opening of Financial Sector Is Inevitable: Chinese Central Bank Chief
  • Zhou Xiaochuan Denies that Belt and Road Is Debt-trap Diplomacy
  • Beijing Issues New Directive to Support Private Enterprise Growth Post COVID-19
  • Legal Changes Expand Power of Chinese Central Bank, Confer Official Recognition to Digital Renminbi
  • Renminbi Internationalisation Will Be Guided by the Market, Regulators Must Reduce Cross-border Restrictions: Chinese Central Bank Head
  • China’s Elderly Population Will Exceed 300 Million During 14th Five Year Plan
  • China to Increase Qualified Domestic Institutional Investor Quota by around USD$10 Billion
  • Zhou Xiaochuan Weighs in on Internationalisation of the Renminbi at 2020 Financial Street Forum
  • China’s Live Streaming E-commerce Market Set to Breach 1 Trillion Yuan in 2020
  • Chinese Housing Prices Enter the “10,000 Yuan Era”
  • NDRC Is “Confident” Chinese Economy Will Meet Annual Targets for 2020, Says Employment Has Risen Nearly 9M Since Start of Year
  • Chinese GDP Growth Rises to 0.7% in Third Quarter
  • Loan Prime Rate Remains Unchanged for Sixth Consecutive Month in October
  • Chinese Central Bank Digital Currency Seen Driving Cross-border Payments, Renminbi Internationalisation
  • China to Further Lift Macro-Leverage Ratio Following 21 Percentage Point Rise During COVID-19 Lockdowns
  • Foreign Companies Will Not Flee China Despite Impacts of COVID-19 on Global Economy: Deputy IMF Director Zhu Min
  • China’s Most Valuable Brands Dominated by Online Giants and Financial Institutions, Top 100 Approach $1 Trillion in Value
  • Total Social Financing up 13.5% YoY at End of September, M2 Growth Accelerates to 10.9%
  • China Launches 11 New Bases for Development of Hi-tech Sector, Beijing Designated as AI Centre
  • China Only Major Economy to Grow in 2020 amidst 4.4% Global Contraction: IMF
  • SASAC Calls for Strategic Investors to Take 5% + Stakes in China’s State-owned Enterprises
  • PBOC Reduces Foreign Exchange Risk Reserves Ratio from 20% to Zero for Forward Sales and Settlement
  • No Irrigation-style Monetary Policy, Inflation Avoidance the Chief Priority: PBOC
  • Renminbi Receives Boost from Record Foreign Demand for Chinese Assets
  • Chinese Communist Party Touts Commitment to Further Economic Opening in Flagship Newspaper
  • China’s Nationwide Tax and Fee Cuts Total 1.8773 Trillion Yuan for Jan – Aug 2020
  • World Bank Doubles Growth Forecast for Chinese GDP in 2020
  • China’s Foreign Debt Exceeds USD$2.1 Trillion at End of First Half
  • Household Financial Assets in China Rise 7.4% During Spread of COVID-19
  • USD$3.36 Billion QDII Quota Launched to Support Dual Circulation, Financial Opening
  • Chinese Economists Upbeat about COVID-19 Recovery in Q3 2020: CASS Survey
  • Detailed Plans for Free Trade Pilot Zones in Beijing, Hunan and Anhui Unveiled
  • State Council Flags Support for “New Consumption,” Reduction in Payment Processing Fees
  • China Targets 4 “Pain Points” of Cross-border RMB Transactions to Drive Foreign Trade
  • Beijing Set to Unveil New Mixed-ownership Reforms of China’s State-owned Enterprises Before November
  • China’s Outbound Foreign Investment Posts Modest Decline Since Start of 2020
  • Digital Economy Makes 67.7% Contribution to Chinese GDP Growth
  • China Remains Germany’s Biggest Export Market amidst EU Policy Shift
  • Over 80% of the World’s Nations Recipients of Chinese Foreign Investment in 2019
  • Xi Jinping Calls for Greater Guidance of Private Economy by Chinese Communist Party
  • World Economy Needs China Post-COVID-19, Urban Employment to Grow by 9M in 2020: Li Keqiang
  • Domestic Passenger Flights in China Restored to 80% of Same Period Last Year
  • Over 90% of US Companies in China Intent on Staying: Chamber of Commerce Survey
  • China-Europe Railway Express Sees Surging Traffic in August Despite COVID-19
  • Tencent’s 2020 Digital China Report Highlights Pearl River Digitisation, Nationwide Surge in Cloud Usage
  • PBOC Releases Financial Data for August, M2 Money Supply up 10.4% YoY
  • Beijing Officially Launches Big Data-driven Cross-border E-commerce Platform
  • China Researching Development of Digital Transactions Regulatory Framework
  • Renminbi Could Be World’s Third Biggest Reserve Currency by 2030: Morgan Stanley Report
  • ICBC Using Blockchain Technology in Xiong’an, Nanjing and Yunnan Province
  • Beijing Will “Strive” to Achieve Digital Renminbi Breakthroughs, New Free Trade Zone to Have Digital Focus
  • China’s Foreign Reserves Rise for the Fifth Consecutive Month in August to Four Year High
  • Over 1000 Financial Institutions Expected to Join China’s Renminbi Cross-border Payments System by End of 2020
  • China’s Services Exports Returned to Positive Growth in July: MOFCOM
  • Beijing Responds to India’s Banning of 118 Chinese Apps
  • Big Internet Companies in China See 14.9% YoY Earnings Growth in 2020
  • Over 60% of China’s A-share Brokerages See YoY Net Profit Growth Since Start of 2020
  • Moody’s Lifts 2020 GDP Growth Forecast for China to 1.9% from 1%
  • Ex-Bank of China Head Sheds Light on Digital Renminbi Trials and Scheduling
  • Chinese Power Consumption Rises to Record High in August, NDRC Hails Sign of Post-COVID 19 Economic Recovery
  • Still No Release Schedule for China’s Central Bank Digital Currency: PBOC
  • Chatham House Report Seeks to Refute Accusations that China Engages in “Debt-trap Diplomacy”
  • Consumer Finance Customer Numbers in China Rise 52.29% in 2019
  • August Loan Prime Rate Remains Unchanged for Fourth Consecutive Month
  • China’s Tax Revenues for January-July Drop 6.2% Year-on-Year
  • China’s Food Delivery Market Set to Account for over 20% of Food and Beverage Sector in 2020
  • Renmin U. Professor Says US Dollar Credibility Damaged by COVID-19, Outlines Roadmap for Yuan Internationalisation
  • China Has More Companies than the US on the Fortune 500 for the First Time in History
  • Hunan Province Launches 100 Digital “New Infrastructure” Projects Worth $8.2 Billion
  • China Approves New Stamp and Municipal Development Tax Provisions
  • State Council Unveils 15 Policy Measures to Bolster Chinese Foreign Trade and Investment
  • Are China and Russia Pursuing a “Financial Alliance” to Achieve “Dedollarization?”
  • China’s Tax Chief Says Cuts Will “Spur Vitality of Market Actors”
  • Alibaba’s OneTouch and China CITIC Bank Launch New E-commerce Forex System
  • China’s First Half Current Account Surplus at $85.9 Billion: SAFE
  • CCP Says It Stands on “the Right Side of History” with Economic Opening, Ambitions to Create Open World Economy
  • State Council Unveils Policies to Spur Growth of Chinese Semi-conductor Industry via Tax Cuts
  • Ant Group and ByteDance Top 2020 List of Global Unicorns
  • Shenzhen and Beijing Top List of Chinese Cities Ranked by High Quality Growth
  • China Processes $116.31 Billion in Export Tax Rebates in First Half of 2020
  • Online Retail Sales Rise 18.6% YoY in June, China Sees E-commerce as Key Booster of Consumption
  • Chinese Industrial Enterprises See 4.8% YoY Profit Rise in Second Quarter
  • Chongqing’s GDP Surpasses Guangzhou’s in First Half of 2020
  • China’s High-tech Development Zones Account for 12.3% of National GDP, 50% of R&D Spending
  • CCP Membership Hit 91.9 Million in 2019, Accounts for 6.6% of China’s Total Population
  • IMF Should Use SDR General Allocation to Deal with COVID-19: Chinese Central Bank Governor
  • Chinese Provinces See YoY Rise in Per Capita Disposable Incomes in Q2 2020, Hubei Posts 9.4% Plunge
  • Chinese Government Revenues Drop 10.8% in H1 2020, Transfer Payments to Local Governments Rise 12.8% YoY to $1.2 Trillion
  • Three-year Survey Sheds Light on Property Holdings of China’s Rural Collectives
  • Jack Ma Reduces Alibaba Stake to under 5%, Jiang Fan Ousted as Alibaba Partner
  • Financial Stability and Development Committee Declares “Zero Tolerance” for Capital Market Fraud
  • Chinese Central Bank Makes Net Injection of 50 Billion Yuan on 13 July via 7-Day Reverse Repos
  • Harvard Study Finds Chinese Citizens Increasingly Satisfied with Government Performance
  • Guangzhou Launches Three Year Plan for New Infrastructure Development, Outlines USD$37.14 Billion in Initial Investment
  • Chinese University Graduates Had Average Monthly Income of USD$777.30 in 2019
  • China’s Foreign Reserves Rise 0.3% to USD$3.1123 Trillion at End of June
  • Bank of China Forecasts Q2 GDP Growth of 2.8%, Full Year Growth of 2.5% in 2020
  • 228 Chinese Real Estate Companies Go Bankrupt in First Half of 2020
  • Chinese Central Bank Stresses Increase in “Direct Reach” of Monetary Policy
  • Chinese Industrial Profits Rise 6.0% YoY in May
  • Hungary Inks USD$2.1 Billion Loan Agreement with China for First Major Belt and Road Infrastructure Project in Europe
  • Urban Unemployment in China Edges Down to 5.9% in May
  • Outbound Chinese Foreign M&A Deals Plunge Since COVID-19, Inbound Levels Still Robust: Rhodium Report
  • CSRC Official Says Renminbi Internationalisation Needed to Avoid China’s Exclusion from US Dollar System
  • Investment in China’s Transportation Fixed Assets Rises 27% YoY in May
  • China’s Actually Used Foreign Investment Rises 7.5% YoY in May to Reach $9.7 Billion
  • SoftBank Fires CEO of Chinese Chip Designer after He Sets up Independent Rival
  • 2020 Lujiazui Forum Stresses Internationalisation of the Renminbi
  • China’s Tourism Revenues Rise 11.1% in 2019 to Reach USD$936.8 Billion
  • UCF Pay.Com Confirms Embezzlement of USD$211.26 Million in Payments Deposits
  • Shandong Gold Set to Acquire Ghana-focused Cardinal Resources
  • Shanghai Will Continue to Open Capital Account: Chinese Central Bank
  • Sinopharm Says Test Subjects for World’s First COVID-19 Inactivated Vaccine All Produced High Concentrations of Antibodies
  • Great Wall Motors Signs MoU to Invest USD$1 Billion in Indian State of Maharashtra
  • China’s Ministry of Finance Says Budget Revenues to Fall 7.3% YoY Due to COVID-19
  • Washington Think Tank Calls for US to Adopt National Industrial Strategy to Counter Chinese Tech Threat
  • Beijing Cancels over 800 Flights Following New COVID-19 Outbreak
  • Chinese Finance Ministry to Issue USD$9.88 Billion in Anti-Coronavirus Special Sovereign Bonds
  • Chinese GDP Will Need to Grow 3% in 2020 to Satisfy Employment Targets Post-COVID-19: Zhu Min
  • China Must Innovate Independently to Overcome US Challenge: Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
  • Sales of Commercial Vehicles in China Rise over 40% YoY in May
  • Evergrande Plans to Acquire Full Control of Swedish Clean Car Maker NEVS
  • EU’s Top Diplomat Says China Is Not a Threat to World Peace
  • China’s Trust Sector Assets Edge Lower to USD$3.02 Trillion in First Quarter
  • China to Draft First Cross-Border Services Trade List for Hainan Free Trade Port
  • BlackRock Sees China’s Economy Resuming “Near-trend Growth” by End of 2020
  • Greater Bay Area Processes over $2 Trillion in Cross-border Renminbi Settlement
  • China Announces Suspension of Debt Repayments for 77 Developing Nations due to COVID-19
  • Hunan Authorities Threaten Maximum Fine of 2 Million Yuan For Passing off Phenamine as Milk Powder
  • China’s Rail Passenger Volumes Surge 37.6% in May
  • China Development Bank to Extend over $77 Billion in Financing to Jing-Jin-Ji Region
  • China Says That Its COVID-19 Vaccine Will Be a “Public Good”
  • 5G Expected to Drive USD$1.16 Trillion in Chinese Digital Consumption
  • Yangtze River Delta’s GDP Reached USD$3.35 Trillion in 2019, Accounts for Nearly Quarter of National Total
  • HSBC and Standard Chartered Announce Support for China’s National Security Law, Incur Wrath of UK Politicians
  • Night Markets Set to Flourish around China Following Policies to Spur Street Vendor Economies
  • China’s Average Life Expectancy Rises to 77.3
  • Beijing and Shanghai Score Lower on Residential Property Satisfaction Survey of 206 Chinese Cities
  • PMI Data Point to V-shaped Recovery for Chinese Economy after Lifting COVID-19 Lockdown
  • EU Says It Does not Want to Choose Between China and the US
  • China’s Street Vendor Economy to Get a Boost from Internet Giants
  • China’s Outbound Foreign Investment for January – April Rises 0.7% YoY to Approach $33 Billion
  • Trump’s Cancellation of Hong Kong’s Special Customs Status Will Have Minimal Economic Impact: Nicholas Lardy
  • Li Keqiang says 600 Million Chinese Citizens Earn Monthly Incomes of Just USD$140
  • Germany Says It Will Help China and US to Reconcile during EU Presidency
  • China Releases Master Plan for Hainan Free Trade Port
  • China’s National Home Seeker Index Rises 2.1% in May, New and Pre-owned Housing Prices Edge Lower
  • Home Delivery Drives over 70% of Revenue Growth in China’s Food and Beverage Sector
  • Foreign Investment a Focal Point for China’s 2020 Two Sessions Congressional Event
  • EU’s Top Diplomat Says Hong Kong Concerns Will not Impede Investment Ties with China
  • Volkswagen Invests over USD$2 Billion into China’s Electric Vehicle Sector
  • Five COVID-19 Vaccines in China in Stage II Clinical Trials, “Emergency” Solution Ready by End of 2020: Zhong Nanshan
  • Infrastructure REIT’s Expected to Drive Expansion in Effective Investment: Bank of China Economist
  • Sinopharm Chairman Says COVID-19 Vaccine Has Proven Successful after Serving as Test Subject Himself
  • Li Keqiang Commits to no “Irrigation Stimulus” at Close of Two Sessions Despite COVID-19
  • Shenzhen Stock Exchange Warns Four Companies Simultaneously over Foreign Ownership Levels
  • China Adding New 5G Stations at a Clip of over 10,000 per Week: MIIT
  • China’s Total Assets Exceed USD$182 Trillion: NDRC
  • Beijing Flags Multiple Measures to Spur Rebound in Chinese Consumption
  • Private Companies Account for Record Share of Chinese Exports in April at over 51%
  • “New Infrastructure” Will Drive China’s Future Industrial Development: Government Work Report
  • Central Bank Digital Currency Will Not Enable Renminbi to Oust US Dollar as Reserve Currency: Hank Paulson
  • Central Bank Digital Currency Poses a Threat to US Dollar Hegemony: JPMorgan
  • Coronavirus Vaccine Trial in Wuhan Has Proven Successful According to Peer-Reviewed Lancet Report
  • No GDP Target for 2020, Rural Poverty Eradication and Trillion Yuan Deficit Increase: China’s 2020 Government Work Report
  • Tencent’s Pony Ma Touts “New Infrastructure” at China’s 2020 Two Sessions
  • Chinese Central Bank to Enter Data Sharing Arrangement with State Market Regulator
  • UBS Chief China Economist Warns Chinese Central Bank against Money Printing
  • Supreme Court Supports Chinese Parents Seeking Reimbursement for Gaming Fees Paid by Kids Online
  • China Builds World’s Biggest Vaccine Plant,100 Million Dose Capacity to Be Used for COVID-19 Vaccine
  • China’s Total Domestic Debt Hit 317% of GDP by April for Record Quarterly Increase: IFF
  • World Bank Reaffirms China’s Status as Developing Nation Despite Largest GDP in PPP Terms
  • Coronavirus Pandemic Drives up Mutual Hostility Between Chinese and US Consumers, 41% Refuse to Buy “Made in China”
  • Tencent Posts 22% Rise in First Quarter Fintech Revenues Despite COVID-19
  • China’s Fiscal Revenues Drop 14.5% YoY for January-April Period
  • Ex-Finance Minister Calls for Lifting China’s Deficit-to-GDP Ratio to 5.8% to Deal with COVID-19 Impacts
  • State Media Bristles over Trump’s Consideration of GAAP Requirements for Chinese Companies Seeking US IPO’s
  • Stateside IPO’s of Small Chinese Companies Threatened by Tighter Nasdaq Listing Requirements
  • Baidu’s First Quarter Revenues Decline 7% YoY, Core EBITDA up 38%
  • Pentagon Pushes for End to Dependence on China for Rare Earth Minerals
  • Xi Jinping Commits to USD$2 Billion in COVID-19 Aid over Two Years, Creation of “Humanitarian Crisis Response Hub” in China
  • People’s Daily Calls for Suppression of “Political Virus,” Says Wuhan Lab is not Source of COVID-19
  • China’s Actually Utilised Foreign Investment Rises 11.8% YoY in April, Reverses Four Month Decline
  • Commerce Minister Says “Smart Foreign Enterprises” Will Not Abandon the Chinese Market
  • Huawei Exec Says US Is Scared of Losing Its Tech Hegemony
  • Heated Debate over Deficit Monetisation Continues in Chinese Policy Circles
  • China Exports 50.9 Billion Face Masks,72,700 Ventilators Since March
  • Beijing Unveils Bold Plans for Financial Integration of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau “Greater Bay Area”
  • Tencent Cloud Enters Cooperative Agreement with UK’s AVEVA to Drive Industrial Digitisation in China
  • Ant Financial CEO Calls for Converting COVID-19 Consumption Vouchers into a Long-term Policy Tool
  • China’s Finance Minister Says Active Stimulus Policy is “Objectively Necessary” in Wake of COVID-19, Flags Deficit Rise
  • Rural China Host to Over 250 Million Netizens, E-commerce Expands over 8-fold in Five Years
  • Chinese Blockchain Spending Expected to Reach USD$470 Billion in 2020: IDC Report
  • COVID-19 Will Accelerate Digitisation and Private Sector Growth in Chinese Economy: McKinsey Report
  • Trump Administration Calls for Block on Investment of $4 Billion in Federal Retirement Funds into Chinese Equities
  • Women Comprise over Half of Staff at Listed Chinese Banks, Less than 20% of Senior Executives
  • China Issues $2.7 Billion in Consumption Vouchers to Deal with COVID-19’s Blow to Economy
  • China Telecom Says Blockchain Technology Will Become Essential Cornerstone of 5G Ecosystem
  • Chinese Exports Rise 8.2% YoY in April, Officials Warn of Unprecedented Challenges for Foreign Trade
  • China Cancels Restrictions on Foreign Investment in Securities Futures
  • China Uses State-owned Enterprises to Create over 1 Million New Jobs Post-COVID-19
  • Agricultural Bank of China Cooperates with UnionPay on Issuance of Consumption Vouchers
  • Global Supply Chains Won’t Be Leaving China Anytime Soon Despite COVID-19: Morgan Stanley
  • Power Generation in China Sees Modest YoY Rise in April Following First Quarter COVID-19 Plunge
  • Infrastructure REIT Trials Hailed as Milestone Reform of Chinese Property Finance
  • Huawei Teams up with Europe’s STMicroelectronics to Procure Silicon Microchips
  • China Implements Nearly $105 Billion Yuan in Tax and Fee Cuts in First Quarter, Tax Revenues Drop 16.4% YoY
  • Pledge-style Repo Transactions Hit Record High of 5.3 Trillion Yuan Heightening Leveraged Arbitrage Concerns
  • Shenzhen Takes Housing off Market as Advertised Prices Exceed $28,000 per Square Metre
  • Shenzhen Housing Authority Addresses Concerns over Speculative Investment by New Migrants
  • Yangtze River Delta Region to See over $12 Billion in Rail Investment in 2020
  • China’s Baowu Ousts ArcelorMittal as World’s Biggest Producer of Steel
  • Average Household Assets in Beijing and Shanghai Exceed USD$1 Million, Homeownership at 96%: Central Bank Report
  • Starbucks, Subway and McDonald’s to Participate in Trials of China’s Central Bank Digital Currency in Xiong’an
  • China’s Investment in New Infrastructure Could Drive 1.5x Rise in Blockchain Spending
  • First Quarter Disposable Incomes in China Drop 3.9% YoY in Real Terms Following COVID-19 Outbreak
  • China’s Forex Authority Unveils Measures to Support Foreign Trade and Investment
  • Shenzhen Bourse Issues Warning over Interest Rate Arbitrage as Cost of Borrowing Driven Lower
  • Retail Sales of Consumer Goods Drop 19% in First Quarter of 2020
  • Hubei Province GDP Drops Nearly 40% in First Quarter Following COVID-19 Outbreak
  • China’s Full Year Infrastructure Investment in 2020 Set to Exceed $3.6 Trillion Following COVID-19
  • UnionPay Helps Issue over $56 Million in Digital Consumption Vouchers Across China
  • COVID-19 Isn’t Triggering Exodus of US Firms, Yet More View Decoupling from China as Real Possibility
  • China’s GDP Contracts 6.8% in First Quarter as COVID-19 Lockdown Hits Economy
  • China Will Expand Vigour of Counter-cyclical Measures: Financial Stability and Development Committee
  • China Expected to Issue over $7 Billion in Consumption Vouchers Following COVID-19 Outbreak, Small Business Set to Benefit
  • Chinese Central Bank Releases First Quarterly Data Report Since COVID-19 Outbreak
  • Ministry of Commerce Highlights Measures to Stabilise Chinese Foreign Trade Following 9.6% Drop in Jan-Feb
  • Tencent to Dramatically Expand Wuhan Investment After Lifting of COVID-19 Lockdown
  • Chinese State Media Declares Arrival of Low Interest Rate Era Following COVID-19 Outbreak
  • China Becomes Biggest Filer of International Patents in 2019
  • Construction and Urban Infrastructure Work Resumption Rate Hits 85.06% Following COVID-19 Outbreak
  • 17 Chinese Provinces Issue Consumer Vouchers to Deal with COVID-19’s Economic Impacts
  • China Sheds Light on Selection Process for COVID-19 Vaccine Volunteers, Says Product Could be Ready by September
  • Top Chinese Regtech Official Backs Use of Blockchain Technology for Central Bank Digital Currency
  • First Group of COVID-19 Vaccine Test Subjects Return Home in Wuhan
  • China’s National Tax and Fee Reduction Exceeds 400 Billion Yuan for January-February
  • Huawei’s Sales Revenues Rise 19.1% YoY in 2019, Expects 2020 to be “Most Challenging” Year
  • Balance of Basic Medicare Funds in China Exceeds 2.69 Trillion Yuan
  • Number of People Entering China to Drop from 25,000 to 4,000 Per Day: Civil Aviation Authority
  • Ministry of Industry Working on Consumer Policies to Spur Vehicle Ownership
  • Chinese Foreign Investment Exceeds $15 Billion in January-February, Commercial Services Investment up 43.2% YoY
  • Large-scale Industrial Enterprises in China Post 38.3% YoY Decline in Profits amidst COVID-19
  • Ministry of Finance Allocates 25.75 Billion Yuan in COVID-19 Containment Funds
  • State Grid Corporation of China Winds up Its Property Operations
  • “COVID-19 Marks the Start of Global De-dollarisation” – Chinese Communist Party Financial News Outlet
  • MIIT Unveils Six Key Measures for Accelerating Development of China’s Industrial Internet
  • 108 Volunteers Sign up for Stage 1 COVID-19 Vaccine Trials in Wuhan Held by CanSino Bio-B
  • COVID-19 Vaccine Testing Commences in Wuhan
  • Chinese Central Bank Assets Contract by 1.2 Trillion Yuan in February as Coronavirus Hits Credit Demand
  • China to Further Expand Scope of Encouraged Foreign Investment
  • China Establishes Coordinating Mechanisms for Local Financial Regulation
  • Foreign Investors Are Turning to Renminbi Assets as Safe Haven During Coronavirus Outbreak: CBIRC Official
  • Opening of China’s Financial Sector Unaffected by Coronavirus, Shanghai Destined to Become International Finance Centre: PBOC
  • NDRC Outlines China’s Policy Response to Impact of Coronavirus on the Economy
  • Amendments to Central Government Pricing Catalogue Reduces Items by 30%, Scheduled for Implementation on 1 May
  • Domestic Analysts Expect Chinese Central Bank to Refrain from Cuts Following US Fed’s Zero Rate Reduction
  • Property Development Investment Drops 16.3% YoY in January-February, Commercial Housing Sales Floorspace Plunges 39.9%
  • China Touts 50 Trillion Yuan in Infrastructure Spending, Yet Just 7.5 Trillion Scheduled for 2020
  • Beijing Issues New Directive on Mitigating Coronavirus Impacts by Spurring Consumption
  • China to Cancel Foreign Ownership Ceiling for Securities Firms on 1 April: CSRC
  • Xi Jinping Calls for Incorporation of Blockchain, Cloud Technology and IoT into Social Regulation and Coronavirus Containment
  • 16 Chinese Cities Have Populations in Excess of 10 million for Increase of Three since 2018
  • Shanghai Unveils Plan to Facilitate Cross-border Renminbi Payments for Tesla’s Gigafactory 3
  • Alipay Says 39% of Small Vendors Have Seen Trading Levels Return to Normal since Coronavirus Outbreak
  • MYBank Extends 25 Billion Yuan in Low Cost Loans to Small Vendors to Help Weather Coronavirus
  • China’s Financial Authorities Arrange for over 100B Yuan in Anti-coronavirus Funds
  • Nine Chinese Provinces Outline Total Investment of 24 Trillion Yuan in 2020, Yunnan’s Outlay Equal to Twice its GDP
  • China’s Daily Face Mask Production Exceeds 100 Million Units, Non-woven Textiles Rise 5-Fold in Price
  • China Mints 182 New Billionaires in 2019, Beijing the City with Most Billionaires in the World
  • China’s Fintech Sector Draws $962.2 Million in Investment in Second Half of 2019
  • China’s Daily Face Mask Production Capacity Exceeds 70 Million Units
  • Coronavirus-hit Wuhan Sees 130,000 Food Deliveries in a Single Day
  • Mobile Phone Sales in China Drop 38.9% YoY in January
  • State Council Wants More Financial Support for Small Enterprises Resuming Business During Coronavirus Outbreak
  • CBIRC Hints at Changes to Property Financing Policy
  • Sales of Passenger Vehicles in China Plunge 92% in First Half of February
  • Chinese Central Bank Outlines Financial Market Work Tasks for 2020, Highlights Prevention of Online Financial Risk
  • China Launches 20 Blockchain Projects to Help Contain Coronavirus in First Half of February
  • Only 61% of Beijing’s Large-scale Industrial Enterprises Resume Operation as Coronavirus Containment Continues
  • Chinese Central Bank Says Property Will not Be Used for Short-term Economic Stimulus During Coronavirus Outbreak
  • Utilisation Rate of Central State-owned Enterprise Subsidiaries Exceeds 80% During Coronavirus Containment
  • 17 Cities in China Post Trillion Yuan GDP’s in 2019
  • IDC Makes 10 Predictions for China’s Blockchain Sector, 10% of Chinese Cities to Use Digital Currency by 2023
  • UP Fintech Underwrites IPO’s of American Depository Receipts for 12 Chinese Companies in 2019
  • Coronavirus Vaccines Enter Animal Testing Phase: China’s Science Ministry
  • Sinopharm Working on Coronavirus Vaccine, Officials Say Product Could Hit Market in Several Months
  • Exim Bank of China Issues 4 Billion Yuan in Anti-Coronavirus Bonds
  • UBS Sees Chinese Central Bank Cutting Reserve Ratio 100 Basis Points in 2020, Acceleration of Bond Approvals
  • MSCI Alters Selection of Chinese Stocks on Several Indices
  • China’s Tax and Administrative Fee Cuts Exceed 2.3 Trillion Yuan in 2019
  • China’s Service Exports Rise 8.9% in 2019, Imports Dwindle 0.4%
  • Nearly 70% of Listed Film and Television Company Preliminary Reports Point to Losses for 2019
  • Financial Markets Need Greater Policy Support During Coronavirus Outbreak: NDRC Deputy Chair Zeng Gang
  • London Further Cements Its Status as Offshore Renminbi Centre: PBOC Report
  • Coronavirus Dents Consumption, Will Not Change China’s Long-term Economic Trajectory: NDRC
  • China’s Large-scale Industrial Companies Post 3.3% Profit Decline in 2019, Private Enterprises See 2.2% Increase
  • 21 Chinese Provinces Delay Resumption of Standard Working Hours Due to Coronavirus
  • Shanghai Carrefour Faces 2M Yuan Fine After Hiking Fresh Vegetable Prices 692%
  • China’s Securities Regulator Calls for Investors to “Rationally and Objectively” Assess Coronavirus Impacts
  • Per Capita Disposable Income Exceeds 30,000 Yuan in 10 Chinese Provinces, Shanghai Tops List
  • Chinese Gold Demand Dives 13% in 2019, Hits Lowest Level in Three Years
  • Large-scale Chinese Internet Enterprises See 21.4% Growth in Operating Revenues in 2019
  • Consumption the Biggest Driver of China’s Economy for 6th Year Straight, Service Consumption Exceeds 50% for First Time
  • Foreign Investment in China Hits Record High in 2019, Foreign-invested Enterprises Exceed 1 Million: MOFCOM
  • China’s Per Capita GDP Breaches USD$10,000 Threshold
  • SASAC Bans Speculation Using Financial Derivatives by Central State-owned Enterprises
  • CBIRC to Strengthen Coordination of Financial Regulations across Jing-Jin-Ji Region
  • China Added 13.52 Million Urban Jobs in 2019
  • Domestic Private Enterprise Ousts Foreign-invested Enterprise as Chief Driver of Chinese Foreign Trade
  • US Venture Investment in China for 2019 Expected to Drop to Six-year Low
  • State Media Outlines Eight Key Missions for State-owned Enterprise Reforms in 2020
  • Ministry of Commerce Says It Will Further Shrink China’s Foreign Investment Negative List
  • Domestic Brands Account for 90% of Smart Phones Shipped in China in 2019
  • Chinese CPI Sees Full Year YoY Rise of 2.9% in 2019
  • China’s Tax and Administrative Fee Cuts Exceeded 2 Trillion Yuan in 2019
  • New Report Sheds Light on Financial Habits of Chinese Middle-class Households
  • Political Tensions Put Kibosh on Shanghai-London Stock Connect Listings
  • Greatest Risk for China is Failure to Open up Markets: State Council Researcher
  • China’s Net Foreign Financial Assets Exceed USD$2 Trillion
  • Beijing Flags Opening of Power, Telecoms, Rail, Oil and Gas Sectors to Private Competition
  • China Has World’s Highest Wealth Accumulation Rate: Standard Chartered Report
  • China’s Self-sufficiency Rate for Core Manufacturing Technology Just 1/3: Former IT Minister
  • Output of China’s Maritime Economy in First Three Quarters Rises 6.3% YoY
  • China’s Cultural Sector Expected to Account for 5% of GDP by 2022
  • Chinese Foreign Investment up 28% YoY in October
  • Debt Repayment-to-Income Ratio of China’s Young Adults Stands at 12.52%: Nielsen Report
  • China’s Savings Rate Remains World’s Highest, Drives Financialization: Zhou Xiaochuan
  • Chengdu Named China’s Top City in Terms of Economic Performance for 3rd Consecutive Year
  • China Now Home to World’s Second Largest Number of Wealthy Individuals at 2.3 Million in Total
  • 60% of Chinese Household Debt Tied up in Home Loans, Existing Homeowners Dominate Lending: Ant Financial Report
  • China Accounts for Nearly Half of Global Patent Applications
  • China’s Food and Beverage Market Expected to Surpass $650B in 2019
  • Yangtze River Urban Economic Coordination Conference Adds Seven New Cities
  • Retail and Food Sales During China’s National Day Golden Week Rise 8.5% YoY
  • Chinese Central Bank to Survey Debt Levels of 30,000 Households
  • Charitable Cash Donations in China Hit New High of over 100B Yuan in 2018
  • Mixed Ownership Reforms Bring Social Capital to Two Thirds of Central State-owned Enterprises
  • China Emerges as World’s Second Largest Foreign Direct Investor in 2018
  • China Currently Host to Over 36,000 National Standards
  • Outstanding Total Social Financing up 10.7% YoY in August
  • Chinese Foreign Reserves Hit $3.1072 Trillion at End of August, Gold Reserves Rise for Ninth Consecutive Month
  • Beijing Pushes for Completion of Industrial Big Data System in China by 2025
  • Growth in Fixed Capital Investment Averages 15.6% per Annum Since PRC’s Founding
  • 112 A-share Companies Post First Losses Since Listing
  • People’s Daily Calls for Organic Integration of Market and Government Roles
  • China’s Digital Publishing Sector Sees Annual Revenues Rise Nearly 18% YoY in 2018
  • China’s Population Approaches 1.4 Billion, Labour-age Population Close to 900 Million
  • China Will Further Protect the Lawful Rights and Interests of Foreign Investors: Ministry of Commerce
  • China’s Robotics Market Sees Over Twenty Percent Annual Growth
  • Sino-US Investment Drops to Five Year Low in H1 2019
  • Chinese Tourists Make 3.08 Billion Domestic Trips in First Half of 2019
  • China Host to World’s Largest Number of R&D Personnel for Sixth Consecutive Year
  • China’s Services Outsourcing Contracts Rise Nearly 30% in Value in First Half of 2019
  • China’s Per Capita Disposable Income Rises 6.5% YoY in First Half of 2019
  • Beijing Says Rise in Foreign IP Applications Attests to Confidence in China’s Business Environment
  • PBOC Credit Reference Center Becomes World’s Largest Credit Information System
  • China’s Aged Care Sector Set to Hit 7.8 Trillion Yuan in 2020, State Council Launches VAT Exemption
  • “US Should Think of China’s Rare Earth Card”: People’s Daily
  • 89% of 2019 Central Budget Investment Allocated, Expected to Drive Trillions of Yuan in Social Investment
  • Fourth Round of Mixed Ownership Reforms to Encompass 160 State-owned Enterprises, 2.5T Yuan in Assets
  • Nine Provinces in Western China Cooperate on “New Land-Sea Channel” with Singapore
  • Actually Used Foreign Capital in January – April Rises 6.4% YoY
  • China’s Trade Surplus Expands 31.8% YoY for Jan – April
  • Chinese Social Security Funds Have Nearly 3 Trillion Yuan in Assets under Management
  • China’s Consumer Retail Market Expected to Exceed 40 Trillion Yuan in 2019
  • China Launches 60 Billion Yuan”Double Hundred Fund” to Drive SOE Reform Program
  • China’s High-net worth Individuals Hit 1.47M, Personal Investible Financial Assets Reach 147T Yuan
  • China’s Digital Economy Reaches 31 Trillion Yuan in 2018, Accounts for One Third of National GDP
  • Chinese Real Estate Companies Dial Down Growth Targets for 2019
  • Renminbi’s Share of Global Foreign Reserves Hits Record High
  • Shenzhen and Guangzhou Top List of China’s Fastest Growing Cities in 2018
  • Chinese Foreign Debt Approached USD$2 Trillion in 2018
  • China the World’s Second Biggest Producer of Unicorn Start-ups
  • China’s Digital Trade Expected to Hit 37 Trillion Yuan by 2030
  • Infrastructure Development Will Increase to Deal with Easing Economy: China’s Finance Minister
  • China’s Banking and Insurance Regulator Readies New Round of Opening Measures
  • Macro-Leverage Ratio of China’s Real Economy Declines for First Time Since 2011
  • Basic Aged Care Pension to Rise Around 5%, Retired Pensioners in China Expected to Reach 118M in 2019
  • Xiong’an New Area to Launch 7.9B Yuan in Major Infrastructure Projects
  • China’s Electric Car Sales up 98.9% YoY for First Two Months of 2019
  • China’s Insurance Market Will Be World’s Largest by 2030’s: Swiss Re Group
  • Chinese Artificial Intelligence Research on Track to Converge with the US by 2020
  • China’s Public-private Partnership Standards Become Tighter
  • Beijing Launches Private Enterprise Growth Drive, Will Cut Taxes and Fees by Nearly 2 Trillion Yuan
  • UK emerges as Top Destination for Chinese Overseas Students, Students Going Abroad Exceed 600,000 in 2017
  • China’s Agriculture, Mining and Services Sectors on Track for Further Opening in 2019: NDRC
  • 5G Commercial Applications Expected to Drive 8.2 Trillion Yuan in Information Consumption
  • 10 Chinese Consumer Finance Firms Complete Capital Increases Since Start of 2018
  • Rise in Financing Costs Has Been “Initially Contained:” Li Keqiang
  • Shenzhen’s Economy Eclipses Hong Kong’s
  • 83% of Chinese Unicorns See more than 50% Rise in Enterprise Revenues: PwC
  • Central State-owned Enterprises Owed 111.6B Yuan in Late Payments to Private Businesses
  • Chinese Passenger Vehicle Sales Drop 17.7% YoY in January, Clean Cars up 140%
  • Beijing Says 13.86 Million Chinese Lifted out of Rural Poverty in 2018
  • New Foreign Invested Enterprises Drop over 10% in January
  • Chinese Tourists Make Nearly 150M Overseas Trips in 2018, Tourism Accounts for over 11% of China’s GDP
  • China’s Foreign Reserves Rise for Third Consecutive Month, SAFE Anticipates “Stability amidst Volatility”
  • Biometric Payments Spread to Fifth-tier Chinese Cities as IoT Growth Surges
  • Chinese Gold Consumption First in the World for Sixth Consecutive Year
  • Chinese Central Bank Releases Total Social Financing Data by Province
  • Two Chinese Provinces See GDP’s Exceed 9 Trillion Yuan in 2018
  • Chinese Provinces Dial Down 2019 GDP Targets
  • Decline in Chinese Housing Prices on Track to Ease: CASS
  • Chinese Housing Prices Saw Biggest Leap Since Start of Decade in 2018
  • Beijing Steps up Pressure on Chinese P2P Lenders with Call for “Targeted Bomb Disposal”
  • Local Government Bond Issuance to Exceed 250 Billion Yuan in January
  • China Emerges as Global Leader in Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence Patents
  • Chinese Food Couriers Earned $1,140 a Month on Average in 2018
  • Chinese Births Drop to Lowest Level Since Pre-Cultural Revolution, Labour Force Contracts for Seventh Year
  • Foreign Investment in Chinese Bonds Surges Despite Leap in Defaults Last Year
  • China’s Consumer Credit Balance Expected to Exceed 10T Yuan by 2020
  • 1 Trillion Yuan in Foreign Funds Expected to Flow into Chinese A-shares in 2019
  • 29% of Chinese Fiscal Revenues Derived from Land Sales
  • 95% of Chinese Businesses to Benefit from 600B Yuan Inclusive Tax Cut
  • China Claims Import and Export Customs Times Fell over 50% in 2018
  • Central SOE’s See Record High Profits of 1.7T Yuan in 2018
  • State Council Doubles Quota for Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors
  • P2P Platforms in Regular Operation Continue to Fall to Record Lows
  • Chinese Automobile Sales Post Negative Growth for First Time in 28 Years
  • China Sees Leap in World Bank’s 2019 Property Rights Ranking
  • Chinese Trade Surplus Hits Five Year Low as Imports Rise to Record High
  • PBOC Could Delay Visa and Mastercard’s Renminbi Debuts Indefinitely
  • China Host to 2.61M Clean Cars, Over 200M Compact Cars in 2018
  • China’s GDP Expected by State Forecaster to Grow around 6.2% in 2019
  • 17 Chinese Cities Expected to Post 2018 GDP’s of over One Trillion Yuan
  • NDRC Promises Chinese Economy Will Be Kept within “Rational Range”
  • China’s Foreign Reserves Stood at $3.0727T at End of December
  • 11 Central State-owned Enterprises Select for Reform of State-owned Asset Investment Companies
  • China’s Population Could Begin to Shrink as Early as 2027: CASS
  • New Policies in the Works to Drive Chinese Consumption in 2019
  • Foreign Reserves Expected to Remain at Around $3 Trillion in 2019: State Media
  • Chinese Imports Drive 22.5% of Global Import Growth from 2012 – 2017: BNU Report
  • PBOC’s Last Monetary Policy Meeting for 2018 Signals Greater Support for Real Economy
  • China Has USD$17.41 Trillion in Financial Resources to Deal with Risk: CASS
  • Chinese Monetary Policy to Become More Targeted in 2019, Space for Several Reserve Cuts
  • 2019 Tax and Fee Cuts in China Expected to Exceed 1.5 Trillion Yuan
  • Foreign Invested Enterprises in China to be Given Equal Access to Government Procurements
  • No Flood-like Monetary Stimulus in 2019, Further Reserve Cuts Likely: PBOC Adviser
  • China’s Central Economic Work Conference Wraps up on 21 December
  • Chinese Imports Expected to Hit Record High of over $2 Trillion in 2018
  • Chinese Central Bank Undertakes 180B Yuan in Reverse Repos on 19 December
  • China’s Outbound Foreign Investment Hits $104.48B for Jan-Nov
  • Pre-owned Home Prices Fall in Nearly 70% of Key Chinese Cities
  • Chinese Central Bank Holds Off on Reverse Repos for 32 Straight Trading Days
  • China’s Foreign Reserves Rebound to USD$3.0617 Trillion in November
  • Third Party Payments Providers Focus on Micro-retailers, Cross-border Transactions
  • Beijing Commits to Further Reduction of Foreign Investment Negative List
  • Mixed-ownership Reforms of State-owned Enterprises to Increase in Vigour and Depth: SASAC
  • Africa-China Banking Center Opens in Lagos
  • China Won’t Engage in Irrigation-style Stimulus, Will Expand Inbound Foreign Investment: Li Keqiang
  • Central State-owned Enterprises Undertake More Than 3100 Belt and Road Projects
  • PBOC Is Intervening to Prop up Renminbi: US Council on Foreign Relations
  • 14 Chinese Provinces Have Raised Minimum Wages in 2018
  • China Will Further Reduce Tariffs, Increase Convenience of Customs: Xi Jinping
  • Women Control Finances in More than 60% of Chinese Households
  • Private Enterprise and Private Entrepreneurs Are Our Own People: Xi Jinping
  • Chinese Politburo Signals Further Weakening of Deleveraging Campaign: Huatai Macro
  • Overseas Assets of China’s Central State-owned Enterprises Exceeds One Trillion Dollars
  • Total Investment Sum of China’s PPP Project Library Reaches 12.3 Trillion Yuan
  • Chinese Central Bank to Share Personal Info of Absconding P2P Debtors
  • Supreme People’s Court to Establish Intellectual Property Rights Court at Start of 2019
  • Chinese Pension Funds Approach 9 Trillion Yuan, Financial Risk Still Under Control: Banking Regulator
  • PBOC Says It’s Confident and Capable of Keeping RMB Exchange Rate “Fundamentally Steady”
  • New Foreign-invested Enterprises in China Nearly Double Since Start of 2018
  • Housing Prices in China’s First-Tier Cities Post On-month Decline in September
  • Total Social Financing at 15.37 Trillion Yuan for Q1 – Q3 as Off-balance Sheet Credit Recedes
  • Shanghai Tops List of Minimum Wages in China by Province
  • Let China’s State-owned Enterprises Become Independent Market Actors: SASAC
  • Hidden Debt of Chinese Local Government Could Be as High as $5.8 Trillion: S&P
  • Belt and Road Expected to Generate 102 Million Individual Passenger Trips for Chinese Airlines
  • Chinese Companies Are Botching Foreign Investment: Tsinghua U Professor
  • NDRC Calls for 100 Million More Chinese to Be Settled in Cities
  • Level and Vigour of China’s External Opening Will Increase: Li Keqiang
  • China Could Cut Taxes by 5 Trillion Yuan over 5 Years, Enterprise Income Tax Set to Fall to 20%: State Media
  • Beijing Withdraws from Monetary Compensation Policy for Shantytown Overhauls
  • China’s Services Trade for January-August Sees Rapid Growth: MOFCOM
  • China’s Foreign Reserves Post Dip in September
  • Chinese Central Bank Stresses Vigour and Pace of Structural Deleveraging
  • CSRC Plans to Reduce Issuance Examination Committee from 66 to 35 Members
  • State-owned Enterprises See over 20% Profit Growth for January-August, Leverage Edges Lower
  • Chinese Deleveraging Has Gone into Reverse: Bank for International Settlements
  • People’s Daily Hails 664-fold Increase in China’s Imports Since 1978
  • Average Return on Chinese Money Market Funds Drops to 3.356%
  • China Builds Monitoring System for Local Government Debt
  • Beijing Pushes for Greater Consumption to Boost Chinese Economy
  • Chinese Economy Can Only Continue to Open: Commerce Minister
  • 2019 GDP Growth to Drop Beneath 6.5%: Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
  • Leverage Ratio of China’s Real Economy Held Steady at 242.7% in Second Quarter: NIFD
  • Justin Lin Says Chinese Economy Has “Extremely Strong” Potential, Forecasts 6% Growth in Future
  • 428.75 Billion Yuan in Special Bonds Issued by Local Governments in August
  • Chinese Home Prices Post Fastest Growth in Nearly Two Years
  • New Foreign Invested Enterprises in China Rise 102.7% for January-August
  • New Renminbi Loans of 1.28tn Yuan in August, M2 Money Supply Rises 8.2% YoY
  • China’s Information Consumption on Track to Hit 6tn Yuan by 2020
  • Total Investment for Public-private Partnership Projects Hits 11.8tn Yuan
  • Consumption Emerges as Primary Driver of Chinese Economy: Stats Bureau
  • Beijing Cancels Ceiling on Purchase of Local Government Bonds by Underwriting Banks
  • Land Premium Rates Drop to 39 Month Low for 40 Chinese Cities
  • Tech Giants Hope Autonomous Logistics Can Slash Costs
  • Big Data Report Points to 70% Surge in Chinese Telecoms Fraud in 2017
  • China’s Outbound Foreign Investment Sees Near 30% Per Annum Growth for a Decade
  • CBIRC Expected to Cut Senior Positions with Transfer of Vice-Chair Chen Wenhui
  • China’s Services Trade Deficit Posts on Month Rise of 14.5% in July
  • China’s Third Party Payments Sector Sees Boom in Cross-border Transactions
  • “China is Globalisation’s Biggest Winner, Sino-US Trade War Unavoidable”
  • China’s Top 500 Private Enterprises Revealed, Manufacturing Still Dominates
  • China’s Land Finance Model Has Come to an End: Liu Shijin
  • China’s Deficit Ratio Could Rise to 3% Next Year, Public Debt Head to 50% of GDP: Jia Kang
  • Cancellation of One Child Policy Fails to Halt China’s Slowing Birth Rates
  • Chinese Central Bank Says It Won’t “Irrigate” the Economy
  • China’s Statistics Bureau Says Days of Fake Data are Over
  • Beijing Orders Local Governments to Tackle Hidden Debt Pile
  • China’s Shadow Banking Contraction Expected by Moody’s to Moderate
  • China Cuts Coal Output by 80 Million Tonnes since Start of 2018
  • First Half GDP’s of 16 Chinese Provinces Exceed One Trillion Yuan
  • PBOC “Declares War” on Short Sellers with Suspension of Shanghai Free-trade Accounting Unit System
  • Internationalisation of the Renminbi Will Be Decided by the Market: Zhou Xiaochuan
  • Chinese Foreign Trade Has Undergone “Structural Optimisation”: Ministry of Commerce
  • Beijing Flags Acceleration of Local Government Special Bond Issuance
  • Chinese Real Estate Investment up 10.2% YoY for January-July
  • Bad Loans of Chinese Banks Post Biggest Rise in over a Decade
  • China’s Information Consumption Market Set to Hit 6 Trillion Yuan by 2020
  • Plunge in Chinese Birth Rates too Rapid, No Hope for Return to Replacement Rate
  • Chinese Central Bank Releases Q2 Monetary Policy Execution Report
  • Open Clash between PBOC and MOF over Chinese Fiscal Policy Continues
  • Long-term PPP Expenditures Deemed Hidden Local Government Debt
  • GDP of 16 Chinese Provinces Breaches Trillion Yuan Threshold in First Half of 2018
  • Chinese Provinces with Highest Levels of Consumption Revealed
  • China’s Balance of Payments Stable in Second Quarter: Forex Regulator
  • PBOC Launches 20% Reserve Requirement for Forex Settlement to Quell Unsteady Yuan
  • State Media Outlines Six Key Signals of Chinese Politburo’s Latest Economic Work Meeting
  • Five Chinese Cities Restrict Housing Purchases by Companies, Beijing Expected to Follow Suit
  • China’s H2 Fiscal Policy Will Focus on Spurring Domestic Demand and Infrastructure Investment
  • Liu He Signals Acceleration of State-owned Enterprise Mixed-ownership Reforms
  • 28 Chinese Provinces Release GDP Figures for H1 2018, 15 Outpace National Growth Rate
  • China’s GDP Could Be World’s Largest by 2030, Credit Growth Still Too Fast: IMF
  • Beijing Sheds Light on Plans for More Active Fiscal Policy
  • PBOC Loosens Capital Requirements for Certain Banks to Boost Lending
  • Beijing and Shanghai See Average Disposable Incomes Exceed $4,400 in First Half
  • Chinese Urban Employment Rises by 7.52 Million in First Half of 2018
  • China Has No Intention to Devalue Renminbi to Spur Exports: Foreign Ministry
  • State Council Signals More Active Fiscal Policy
  • Local Government Bond Issuance Expected to Peak in Second Half of 2018
  • Beijing Stresses Market Value Management for State-owned Enterprises
  • Beijing Unveils New Guidelines for Development of China’s Industrial Internet
  • Senior Policy Figures Argue over China’s Fiscal Stimulus
  • Chinese Central Bank Bans Mandatory Cashless Payments
  • Six Leading State-owned Enterprises Unveil Fresh Deleveraging Plans
  • China’s Fiscal Policy Set to Become More Active in Second Half
  • China’s GDP Grows 6.8% in First Half of 2018
  • China Files “Unprecedented” Volume of Cybersecurity Patents
  • State Media Says China’s New Patent Law Could Reduce Pharmaceutical Release Time
  • Central State-owned Enterprises Post Declining Debt-Asset Ratio in First Half
  • China and Europe Should Jointly Uphold Rules-based Free Trade System: Chinese Foreign Minister
  • “China Can No Longer Rely Upon Artificial Leverage Gains to Chase High Speed Growth:” Liu Shimian
  • Is Huawei “Fleeing” Shenzhen Due to Sky-high Housing Prices?
  • 8.2 Million Graduates Set to Enter Jobs Market as Unemployment Hits Lowest Level Since 2012
  • Chinese Central Bank Says Renminbi Will Be Kept “Fundamentally Stable”
  • PBOC Says China’s Fiscal System Reason Behind Its Leverage Woes
  • Over Half of Chinese College Grads Aspire to First-Tier Cities, 7116 Yuan Incomes
  • Yangtze River Delta at Core of Cash Compensations for Shantytown Overhauls, Housing Prices Driven Higher
  • Chinese Central Bank Targets Online Gold Trading
  • China’s Industrial Profits Rise 16.5% for January-May, Debt Ratio of SOE’s Declines
  • China Set to Host 30,000km of High-speed Rail by 2020
  • Beijing Plans Fund to Support Development of China’s Industrial Internet
  • SME’s Account for over 60% of China’s GDP, Beijing Mulls Inclusion of Loans as MLF Collateral
  • China Merges Local and National Tax Offices Around the Country
  • Business Confidence in China on The Rise: Central Bank Survey
  • 90% of China’s Artificial Intelligence Firms Incur Losses in 2017
  • Local Government Debt Stood at 16.6 Trillion Yuan as of End of May
  • 40% of Chinese Economists Say Industrial Overcapacity Still “Severe”
  • China Construction Bank, NDRC to Launch $47bn Fund for Strategic Emerging Industries
  • Chinese Internet Companies See Revenues Surge 24.9% in Jan-April
  • Chinese CPI Rises 1.8% in May
  • China Becomes World’s Second Biggest Destination for Foreign Capital Flows
  • Beijing Steps up China’s Smart Manufacturing Ambitions
  • Chinese Vacations and Weekends Now Account for Nearly 1/3 of Days in the Year
  • Hainan Province Establishes Pilot Free Trade District in Haikou
  • Added Value of Chinese Domestic Trade Breaches 10 Trillion Yuan in 2017
  • IT Ministry Pushes for Accelerated Growth of China’s Chip Industry
  • Tianjin Successfully Tests Driverless Vehicle on Tanglang Highway
  • Growth in China’s Sharing Economy Tipped to Stay Above 30% until 2023
  • Deleveraging Campaign Will Drag on China’s Economic Momentum: Fitch
  • Has China’s Clean Vehicle Sector Careened into Overcapacity?
  • Seven Chinese Companies Make Forbes List of World’s Most Innovative Firms
  • Revenues of China’s Software Sector for January-April Rise by over 14%
  • Investment Plans of 10 Chinese Provinces Exceed 1 Trillion Yuan, Role of PPP’s Downplayed
  • Beijing Cuts Income Tax for Technologically Advanced Service Enterprises
  • Profit Growth of Chinese Industrial Enterprises Expected to Stay Above 10%
  • China’s Digital Economy Index Sees Surging Growth Since 2016
  • US Accuses China of “Forced Technology Transfer” at WTO Meeting
  • China Expands Free Trade Pilot Zone Reforms in Fujian, Guangdong, Tianjin
  • Beijing Ties State-Owned Enterprise Pay to Business Performance
  • 10 Chinese Provinces Raise Minimum Wages Levels in 2018
  • State-owned Enterprise Profitability Sees Sharp YoY Rise for January-April
  • Expanding Imports is China’s Firm Long-term Policy: MOFCOM
  • Beijing Says Talk of Belt and Road “Debt Trap” is the “Voice of Envy”
  • Tech Companies Account for 80% of Chinese IPO’s Since 2017
  • Customs Administration Launches Crackdown on Western Junk Smuggling
  • Foreign Opening Drives Reform, Stimulates Market Vitality: Li Keqiang
  • Beijing Wants to Create World-class Chip Industry by 2030
  • MOF Announces Cuts to Vehicle Tariffs as Sino-US Trade Tensions Ease
  • Lenovo Under Fire for Alleged Opposition to China’s Domestic Operating Systems
  • Total Chinese Employment Exceeds 776 Million as of End of 2017
  • Beijing Seeks to Standardise Changes in State Ownership of Listed Companies
  • Satellite Guidance and Positioning Sector Hit $39.9bn in 2017
  • China Construction Bank Offers Private Clients Access to President Trump
  • China’s Accommodation Sharing Market Grew by Over 70% in 2017
  • Beijing Aims to Reduce Enterprise Launch Times from 20 to 8.5 Working Days
  • Six Cities Summoned by Beijing to Discuss Real Estate Controls Ratchet up Policies
  • Air Ticket Purchases Blocked Over 11 Million Times Over Poor Social Credit
  • China’s Animation/Comics Sector Accounts for Quarter of Cultural Industry Output
  • Do New MOF Rules Mark Real Change for China’s Local Government Bonds?
  • Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Forecasts GDP Growth of 6.7% in 2018
  • Revenues of Chinese Government Funds up 33.7% YoY for January-April
  • Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Sees Housing Prices Falling Across 2018
  • PBOC Expected to Further Cut Reserve Ratios, Restrict MLF Use in 2018
  • PBOC Shifts Descriptions of Chinese Macro-leverage and Monetary Policy
  • China’s Movie Market Beats North America’s for Box Office Revenue
  • Xi and Trump Have Reached Important Understandings Over Trade Dispute: MOFCOM
  • Beijing Summons 12 Municipal Governments to Reaffirm Real Estate Controls
  • Chinese CPI Growth Eases to 1.8% in April
  • Beijing Set to Launch New Policies to Boost Domestic Demand
  • Chinese Central Bank Sets Its Sights upon Online Gold Market
  • Nuclear Power Emerges as Key Form of Clean Energy in China
  • China to Enter Bilateral Currency Swap Agreement with Japan
  • Increase the Market-based Pricing of Local Government Bonds: Ministry of Finance
  • China’s Foreign Trade Surplus Shrinks for First Four Months of 2018
  • China’s Foreign Reserves Shrink to $3.12485 Trillion in April
  • Shanghai, Beijing, Zhejiang Top China’s Disposable Income List for Q1 2018
  • Is China Using Belt and Road to Export Its Own Technical Standards?
  • China’s Venture Capital Market World’s Most Active in April with $15.6bn in Funding
  • ADB Head Warns Belt and Road Could Ensnare Emerging Nations in Debt Trap
  • Beijing Will Launch Action Plan to Spur Chinese Consumption
  • Xi Calls for Establishment of World Class Universities With Chinese Characteristics
  • CPI Expected to Rise Around 2.5% in Second Quarter
  • Xiaomi Expected to Apply for IPO on Wednesday, Raise $10bn by July
  • Disreputable Passengers Banned from Boarding Chinese Trains and Planes
  • China Cancels Tariff on Imported Anti-Cancer Drugs
  • “Cut Government’s Role in Market Resource Allocation As Much As Possible” Li Keqiang
  • Sino-Russian Trade Tipped to Hit $100 Billion in 2018
  • People’s Daily Stresses China’s Commitment to Intellectual Property Rights
  • Nationwide Urban Employment Rises by 3.3mn in First Quarter
  • Over Half of China’s Provinces Outpace National GDP Growth in First Quarter
  • State-owned Enterprises Post 16.7% YoY Rise in Total Profits for First Quarter
  • China’s Digital Economy Now World’s Second Largest, Accounts for Third of GDP
  • China’s Audit Office Considers Blockchain for National Data Management
  • MOFCOM Delves into Government Debt with New Accounting Standards
  • State Council Says New Tax Reforms Will Save Chinese Businesses 60bn Yuan
  • Free China’s Tech Sector of Foreign “Chokeholds”: People’s Daily
  • China Wants Foreign Investors for Semiconductor Development Fund
  • Corporate Reform of Central State-owned Enterprises is Complete: SASAC
  • Hainan Province Targets Fake Marriages for Real Estate Speculation Purposes
  • China Scraps Import Duties on Anti-cancer Treatments
  • Chinese Politburo Outlines Key Economic Policy Themes
  • Top Tax Official Says Maximum Personal Income Tax Should Be 25%
  • China’s Voting Rights at World Bank Set to Rise After Capital Increase
  • SASAC Says It Welcomes Foreign Investment in State-owned Enterprises
  • Will Sino-US Trade Frictions Capsize China’s Technological Growth?
  • Internet Control Essential to National Security: Xi Jinping
  • PBOC Expected to Unveil Further Cuts to Required Reserve Ratio
  • Impact of Sino-US Trade War on Chinese Economy Under Control: NDRC
  • Real Estate’s Contribution to Chinese Economic Growth Recedes
  • EU Ambassadors Express Near Unanimous Opposition to Belt and Road
  • World Bank Cuts Lending to China at Trump Administration’s Behest
  • Chair of China’s Biggest Asset Management Company Placed Under Investigation
  • Foreign Investment Restrictions in Automobile Sector Will Be Cancelled by 2022
  • Xiaomi to Apply in May for Hong Kong Listing, Valuation Could Be Hit by Toxic Phones
  • Chinese Analysts Forecast Q1 GDP Growth of 6.8%
  • Beijing Reduces “Three Public Expenditures” Budget by USD$42.48mn for 2018
  • China’s Third Party Payments Providers Will Sever Direct Ties to Banks
  • Beijing Wants Hainan Province to Become Eco-friendly Sports Betting Hub
  • Is Full Interest Rate Liberalisation in China Now Imminent?
  • Trade Protectionism Threatens the World Economy: China’s State-owned Media
  • Hainan Province to be Converted into Free Trade Zone
  • New Lending at 1.12tn Yuan in March, M2 Money Supply Posts YoY Growth of 8.2%
  • Chinese Trade Surplus Contracts 21.8% in Q1 2018
  • SASAC Denies that China’s State-owned Enterprises Are Too Strong
  • Ministry of Finance Says China’s Tax Burden Will Fall by over 1tn Yuan in 2018
  • China’s Official CPI and PPI up 2.1%, 3.1% YoY in March
  • World Bank Chief Economist Says China Will Be Biggest Economy By 2030
  • “China Will Remain Biggest Contributor to Global Economy” Boao Report
  • China Doesn’t Need a Huge Trade Surplus: Former PBOC Head
  • China Sincerely Intends to Reduce Trade Surplus: Government Think Tank
  • China’s Unicorns Concentrated in Four Cities: Ren Zeping
  • Xi to Give “Authoritative Account” of Reform and Opening at 2018 Boao Forum
  • China’s Foreign Reserves Rise to USD$3.143 Trillion Yuan in March
  • Bloomberg Survey Says Chinese Debt on The Decline
  • Can China’s Economy Still Grow Amidst Deleveraging Campaign?
  • Trade War Marks Emergence of New World Order: Chief Chinese Banking Advisor
  • “There is No Trade War with the US”: China’s WTO Negotiator
  • “US Has Missed Best Opportunity for Dialogue:” China’s Foreign Ministry
  • China’s Second-tier Cities on the Verge of Peak Population Growth
  • “US Trade Bullying Will Cause Ten Types of Harm:” Chinese State Media
  • China’s Finance Ministry Addresses Possibility of US Treasuries Sell-off
  • China Files Suit with WTO against US Tariffs
  • Xinjiang Suspends State-funded Infrastructure Projects Amidst Debt Crackdown
  • Beijing, Shanghai Amongst Five Chinese Provinces Posting Negative Population Growth
  • State-owned Enterprises Must Deleverage ASAP: Xi Jinping
  • Fifth Round of Housing Controls Kicks off, Shenzhen Targets Yin-Yang Contracts
  • China’s March PMI Rises to 51.5
  • Chinese Household Debt Surges to Nearly Half of GDP
  • 21 Trillion Yuan Ceiling on Chinese Local Government Debt Set for 2018
  • Total Profits of Chinese Enterprises Above Designated Size Up 16.1% for Jan-Feb
  • “China and the US Will Account for 90% of Breakthrough Artificial Intelligence Firms”
  • Sino-US Trade Tensions Could Trigger “Immediate” Economic Crisis: Nobel Laureate Economist
  • RMB Expected to Remain Within 6.30 – 6.35 Range Until Next Fed Meeting
  • Is Chinese Government Debt Pressure on the Decline?
  • China’s Household Debt Starts to Surge
  • China Eases Residency Restrictions for Small and Medium-sized Cities
  • State Council Proposes Merger of China’s Tax System
  • No Winners in a Sino-US Trade War: Chinese Minister of Commerce
  • China to Further Open up Telecom, Health, Education, Aged Care, Electric Car Industries
  • Chinese Economy on Track to Surpass Eurozone’s in 2018
  • Trade War Is the Wrong Prescription for Sino-US Relations: China’s Foreign Minister
  • Chinese Exports Post YoY Rise of 36.2% in February, Imports Edge Lower 0.2%
  • Supply Side Reforms Must Do Away with Planned Economy Mentality: Lou Jiwei
  • China Must Attract Talent to Drive Innovation and Growth: Xi Jinping
  • China and the US Don’t Want a Trade War: Liu He
  • February Saw China’s Foreign Reserves Decline for First Time in a Year
  • Tax Reforms Will Strengthen Support for SME’s in 2018: Ministry of Finance
  • Ministry of Finance Defends China’s Debt Levels, Says Systemic Risk Under Wraps
  • Chinese Investment Set to Drive 1/3 of Economic Growth in 2018: NDRC
  • Xiong’an New Area Will Be the Model for High Quality Growth: NDRC
  • Personal Income Tax Threshold Expected to Rise to 5000 Yuan
  • Financial Risk Still the Focus, Special Bond Issuance to Hit 1.35tn in 2018: Li Keqiang
  • China Will Pull 10 Million People Out of Rural Poverty in 2018: Li Keqiang
  • China Will Work with Other Nations to Combat Trump’s Tariffs
  • Jiusan Society Calls for Tax on Vacant Properties and Estate Tax Trials
  • Beijing Wants Foreign Talent to Flock to Its Silicon Valley
  • 51% of Economists Surveyed Say China’s Real Estate Bubble is Severe
  • February PMI Slides to 50.3 Due to Chinese New Year Vacation
  • Beijing Hopes Tax Incentives Will Encourage Chinese Companies to Go Abroad
  • R&D Spending in China Rises 14% in 2017, Equals 2.1% of GDP
  • Liu He Will Travel to the US to Soothe Trade Tensions
  • Extension of Xi Jinping’s Term in Office is “Rational”: State-owned Tabloid Media
  • Shanghai, Beijing and Zhejiang Province Top China’s New Per Capita Income List
  • Will the Chinese Communist Party Allow Xi Jinping to Serve a Third Term?
  • Systemic Financial Risk is Still an Issue for China: Huang Yiping
  • China’s cross-border e-commerce trade up 80% in 2017
  • Davos Standout Liu He Expected to Lead Elite Team of Chinese Economic Advisors
  • Beijing Threatens Retaliation Against US Metal Tariffs
  • China’s Outbound M&A’s Plunged in 2017, Yet Tech Buying Still Lively
  • “New Drivers Account for Over 30% of China’s Economic Growth”: NDRC
  • Real Estate on List of China’s “Sensitive Industries” for Restricted Foreign Investment
  • CPI Growth Slides to Half Year Low in January
  • Central Bank Releases 2 Trillion Yuan in Provisional Liquidity Prior to Chinese New Year
  • Are China’s Official Foreign Trade Deals Overhyped?
  • State Media Complains About US Blacklisting of Chinese Tech Firms
  • China’s Foreign Reserves Rise for 12th Consecutive Month in January
  • China Will Increase “Freedom and Convenience” of Cross-border Investment: SAFE
  • Shenzhen’s GDP Outstrips Hong Kong and Singapore’s
  • China Flags Ban on Domestic and Overseas Cryptocurrency Trading Platforms
  • The Financial System Suffers from Severe Distortions: Lou Jiwei
  • Xi Jinping Stresses Scientific Innovation and China’s Need for a “Modern Economic System”
  • China Will Optimise Conditions of Entry for Overseas Firms: Li Keqiang
  • Central Disciplinary Commission Warns of “Hidden Dangers” in Chinese Finance
  • Central Bank Refrains from OMO for Sixth Straight Day
  • China’s January PMI Slips to 51.3, Above Threshold for 18th Consecutive Month
  • China’s Telecoms Sector Posted 76.4% YoY Growth in 2017
  • Hong Kong’s Newspaper of Record Calls for Beijing to Boost Chinese Birthrates
  • Yu Yongding Pessimistic About Growth Due to Fixed Investment Slowdown
  • Beijing Host to China’s Highest Median Home Prices
  • Renminbi Reference Rate Rises 169 Points Against the Dollar
  • State Planning Official Forecasts 6.5 – 6.8% GDP Growth for 2018
  • People’s Daily Unveils List of China’s Economic Figures of the Year for 2017
  • Can Low Household Debt Contain Chinese Real Estate Prices?
  • China Mulls Merger Between Banking and Insurance Regulators
  • Provincial Governments Begin to Dial Down GDP Growth Targets
  • China Commits to Globalization and Economic Opening at Davos
  • Local Governments Set to Accelerate State-owned Enterprise Reforms
  • Baidu President Says There’s a Bubble in Chinese A.I.
  • 2017 GDP Figures for 20 Chinese Provinces Released
  • Shanghai’s GDP Breaches Three Trillion Yuan Threshold
  • Next Round of Chinese Tax Cuts Will Focus on Hi-Tech Manufacturing
  • Trump Administration Expresses Regret Over China’s WTO Membership
  • IMF Lifts China’s Economic Growth Forecasts for 2018/2019
  • Chinese Central Bank Made Net Injection of 20bn Yuan on Monday
  • Only 10% of Beijing Residents Opt for Second Child
  • China Makes 30% Global Growth Contribution Following First GDP Uptick This Decade
  • Chinese Birthrates Decline Despite Launch of Two Child Policy
  • China Posted Its First Ever Outbound Direct Investment Decline in 2017
  • China Posts Official GDP Growth of 6.9% for 2017
  • China Reduces Holdings of US Treasuries in November
  • Leading Chinese Credit Agency Downgrades US Due to Debt Concerns
  • Is China’s GDP Underreported Due to Tax Evasion?
  • Chinese Central Bank Lifts Rate for 63-day Reverse Repos
  • Borders Officially Abolished Around Shenzhen Special Economic Zone
  • Central State-owned Enterprises Post Double-Digit Earnings, Profit Growth in 2017
  • Kweichow Moutai’s Market Capitalisation Equals 85% of Provincial GDP
  • Rising Yuan Provides Outstanding Conditions for RMB Internationalisation
  • Leading Reform Advocate Slams Refusal to Recognise China as Market Economy
  • China’s Iron Ore Supply On Track to Outstrip Demand in 2018
  • China’s Trade Surplus Surges to Near Two Year High
  • China’s GDP Growth Set to Ease to 6.7% in 2018: Bank of Communications
  • Is China Host to the World’s Biggest Middle-income Population?
  • China’s 2017 Full Year CPI Up 1.6%, December CPI Rises 1.8%
  • China’s GDP Expected to Have Grown 6.9% in 2017: Li Keqiang
  • Will China Halt US Treasury Purchases Over Trade Tensions?
  • China Tightens the Screws on Overcapacity Industries
  • State Council Further Opens China’s Free Trade Zones to Foreign Investment
  • Central Government Pushes for Shallow Geothermal Energy as Replacement for Coal
  • Beijing Mulls Yuan-denominated IPO’s in Hong Kong for Blue Chip Belt and Road Projects
  • Chinese Lending Could Exceed 14 Trillion Yuan in 2018
  • Chinese Central Bank Flags Support for Interest Rate Hike
  • Beijing Expected to Retain 6.5% GDP Target for 2018
  • China Lures High End Talent with 10-Year Visas
  • Central Bank Shores Up Cross-border RMB Settlement for Foreign Investors
  • JP MorganChase Lifts GDP Forecast for China in 2018
  • Pakistan’s Central Bank Dumps US Dollar for Trade and Investment with China
  • Think Tank Warns of Impending Chinese Pension Dilemma
  • Chinese Trade Minister Commits to Improved Market Access for Foreign Investors
  • Caixin’s December PMI Rises to 51.5
  • PBOC Chief’s 2012 Speech on Capital Account Convertibility Does the Rounds Once More
  • China to Focus on State-owned Asset Reform in 2018
  • Liquidity Undergoes Structural Tightening in Lead up to 2018
  • China Makes Clean Energy Vehicles Exempt from Purchase Tax for Three More Years
  • PBOC Refrains from Open Market Operations for 4th Successive Trading Session
  • PBOC Director Opposes Benchmark Deposit Rate Hikes
  • Huawei Sales Exec Detained Over Bribery Allegations
  • UK Think Tank Sees Chinese Economy Overtaking US by 2032
  • Is China Using One Belt One Road to Engage in “Creditor Imperialism?”
  • Ministry of Finance on “High Alert” Over Hidden Local Government Debt
  • Xi Jinping Outlines 19 “Must-Do” Economic Missions for 2018
  • Beijing Signals Quality, Not Quantity, to be China’s Economic Growth Focus in 2018
  • World Bank Upgrades China’s 2017 GDP Estimate
  • Bank Foreign Exchange Settlement and Sales Deficit Reaches USD$7.5 Billion in November
  • China Ahead of Russia and America in Terms of Wealth Gap: World Inequality Lab
  • Replace China’s GDP Growth Targets with Employment Stability: Ex-PBOC Research Chief
  • Central Bank Could Combine Interest Rate Hikes with Reserve Ratio Cuts in 2018
  • “High Quality Growth” to Be Key Theme of Central Economic Work Conference
  • Chinese Central Bank Disputes Accuracy of IMF’s Debt Assertions
  • Conditions for Rate Hike by PBOC Not Yet Ripe: Bank of Communications
  • China Will Treat Domestic and Foreign Companies Equally Starting in 2018: PBOC
  • China’s Growth Ambitions Spur Credit Expansion, Undermine Financial Stability: IMF
  • Trump Tax Cuts Will Spur Capital Outflows, Pressure Renminbi: Shenwan Hongyuan
  • Zombie Enterprise Debt Accounts for Smaller Share Than Expected: IMF
  • Chinese State Media Warns of Trump Tax Cut’s Implications for Global Economy
  • Central Bank Uses MLF to Add 9.63tn Yuan to China’s Money Supply in 11 Months
  • German Businesses Threatens to Withdraw from China Over Communist Party Cells
  • State Media Flags Further Opening to Foreign Investment
  • US Denial of Market Economy Status is Costing China Billions
  • Artificial Intelligence Could Take Over 16% of Jobs in China by 2030
  • November PMI Readings Bounce Back
  • Economic Inequality in China on the Decline
  • Senior Banking Official Say Chinese Economy Will Come Under Pressure in 2018
  • Beijing Will Monitor Business and Investment Activities of Chinese Firms Abroad
  • Growth in Chinese Debt Is Unsustainable: S&P Economist
  • Reuters Says China’s Debt Still Rapidly Expanding Despite Deleveraging Drive
  • Record Low Growth in M2 Money Supply Won’t Have Major Negative Impacts: People’s Daily
  • Corporate Leverage Is On The Decline: China’s Statistics Bureau
  • Beijing Hopes to Unveil National Balance Sheet System Prior to 2018
  • Central Bank Advisor Defends China’s Forex Management After Congressional Attack
  • China Will Set GDP Growth Target at 6.5% in 2018: Goldman Sachs
  • China’s Economy Will be Twice the Size of America’s By 2030: David Li Daokui
  • Chinese Central Bank’s New Liquidity Tools Improve Monetary Management: Moody’s
  • Chinese Deleveraging Will Be World Economy’s Chief Uncertainty in 2018: Goldman Sachs
  • China’s New Manufacturing Strategy Seeks to Boost Role of Private Investment
  • 10% of State-owned Enterprise Equity Will Be Used to Plug Pension Fund Gaps
  • China’s Outbound FDI for Jan-Oct Posts 40.9% Year-on-Year Plunge
  • China’s Holdings of US Treasuries Shrank For the First Time This Year in September
  • China’s Millionaires Could Increase to 2.7 Million in Total Over Next Five Years
  • Ailing Investment Drivers Could Continue to Drag on Economic Growth: Morgan Shidan
  • China to Establish Standardised Assessment System for Artificial Intelligence
  • Beijing Economics Professor Expects China to Become High-income Nation by 2021
  • M2 Money Supply Growth Hits New Low in October
  • October CPI Exceeds Expectations with 1.9% YoY Increase
  • China’s Trade Surplus Narrows 17.8% for the First Ten Months of 2017
  • State-owned Enterprises Suspended as Mixed Ownership Reforms Wait in the Wings
  • Beijing Expected to Bolster Yuan Before Visit by Trump
  • Acceleration of State-owned Enterprise Reforms Aims to Create World-Class Companies
  • China Slams US Refusal to View It as Market Economy
  • Stock and Bond Markets Reel Amidst Expectations of Monetary Tightening
  • National Statistics Bureau Will Take Charge of Provincial Accounting Due to GDP Gap
  • Financing Costs for Private Enterprise Still Excessively High: Yu Yongding
  • China’s State Media Invokes Adam Smith and Ancient Philosophy in Defence of Free Trade
  • Has China Been Unfairly Penalised by Ratings Agencies for High Leverage?
  • Mixed-ownership Reform of Local State-owned Enterprises Set to Accelerate in 2018
  • Beijing Hails Success of Deleveraging Campaign at 19th National CCP Congress
  • Average Income Growth Outpaces GDP for First Three Quarters
  • Chinese Communist Party Lambasts Western Protectionism
  • China Ploughs Over $1bn into Artificial Intelligence and Strategic Tech Sectors
  • Chinese Communist Party Endorses the Spirit of Enterprise
  • Beijing Wants to Create “World’s Biggest Social Security Safety Net”
  • China’s Q3 GDP Growth Eases to 6.8%
  • Services Sector Expected to Account for 60% of GDP by 2025
  • Think Tank Calls for More Scientific Scrutiny of China’s Debt Dilemma
  • Central Bank Determined to Drive Internationalisation of the Yuan
  • Bloomberg Says China’s Economy Already World’s Largest
  • Xi Jinping Warns Against Property Speculation in 19th National Congress Report
  • IMF Calls for China to Gradually Wind Down Economic Stimulus
  • Will China Restrict the Role of Free Markets in the Era of “Xinomics?”
  • CCP Sees 19th Party Congress Opening “New Frontier” for Socialism with Chinese Characteristics
  • China Still USA’s Biggest Creditor Following Seventh Month of Increased Treasuries
  • Producer Price Index Growth Ahead of Consensus Expectations
  • Federal Reserve Report Says China’s Economic Rebound Only Temporary
  • September Fiscal Revenues Post 9.2% YoY Increase as Expenditure Growth Slides
  • China Could Become Second Most Powerful IMF Member
  • Jack Ma Slips to 3rd Place on Hurun’s 2017 List of China’s Richest
  • Central State-owned Enterprises Post 19.1 Trillion in Revenue for First Three Quarters of 2017
  • Capital Controls Fail to Stymie Chinese Acquisition of Australian Housing
  • Beijing Wants a Slice of China’s Online Giants
  • 47 Chinese Cities Impose Housing Sales Restrictions as Property Controls Intensify
  • China’s Per Capita Disposable Income Approaches 1970’s US Levels
  • IMF Lifts GDP Forecasts for China Following Supply Side Structural Reforms
  • National Bureau of Statistics Expects China’s GDP to Meet 6.5% Growth Target
  • China’s GDP Set to Grow Due to Change in Statistical Methods
  • SOE Reforms Open Energy, Telecoms and Military Sectors to Private Investment
  • Beijing Will Shore up its Status as America’s Biggest Creditor
  • China’s Housing Prices are Unsustainable: Claude Tiramani
  • Chinese Communist Party Officially Endorses the “Spirit of Enterprise” for the First Time
  • China’s Total Debt Hit 257.8% of GDP in Q1 2017
  • Central Bank Insiders Push for Greater Exchange Rate Flexibility
  • HSBC Sees China Accelerating Opening of Bond Market to Overseas Investment
  • Chinese Economy Needs Innovation to Survive: Renmin University Report
  • Ministry of Finance Says S&P’s Downgrade of China’s Credit Rating “Hard to Comprehend”
  • Standard and Poor’s Downgrades China’s Credit Rating Due to Mounting Debt
  • Stronger Yuan Leads to Easing Growth in Foreign Trade
  • M2 Growth for August Hits Near Two Year Low, Triggers Calls for Reserve Ratio Reduction
  • China’s Economic Growth Will Slow to 5% by 2019: Chicago Mercantile Exchange
  • Fiscal Revenue Growth Eases to 7.2% in August
  • Residential REIT’s Set to Hit China as Beijing Spurs Growth of Home Rental Market
  • Li Keqiang Expects Chinese Economy to Maintain Medium-high Growth in 2017
  • Central Bank Seeks to Contain Renminbi’s Rise
  • China’s Ban on Fossil Fuel Vehicles Unfeasible Until 2025
  • CPI, PPI Rebound Expected to be Short-lived as Central Bank Maintains Restraint
  • China’s Top 500 Companies See Asset-Profit Ratios Drop to 10 Year Low
  • Chinese Foreign Trade for January-August Rises 17.1% Year-on-Year
  • Beijing Wants Foreign Capital to Invest in State-owned Enterprise Reform
  • China’s Foreign Reserves Rise for Seventh Consecutive Month in August
  • Sovereign Wealth Fund Says Chinese Outbound Foreign Investment Still Irrational
  • RMB Central Parity Rate Against US Dollar Rises for Ninth Consecutive Trading Day
  • Is China’s GDP Growth Overstated Due to Lack of Mark-to-Market Accounting?
  • Caixin Services PMI Hits Three Month High
  • China’s Official Manufacturing PMI Beats Expectations in August
  • 560 Billion Yuan in Central Bank Repos Set to Mature This Week
  • Fintech Contributes to 3 Trillion Yuan Decline in Chinese Personal Current Accounts and Cash
  • Large-scale Enterprise Profit Growth Eases for Jan-July Period As Deleveraging Continues
  • China’s Top 500 Private Enterprises for 2017 Unveiled
  • Heavily-indebted State-owned Enterprises the “Priority of Priorities” for China’s Deleveraging
  • State Media Says Regulatory Crackdown Bringing Shadow Banking to Heel
  • Chinese Entrepreneurs View Real Estate Bubble As Biggest Threat to Economy
  • Guangzhou Tops List of China’s Provincial Capitals Ranked by First Half GDP
  • Fintech Operations of Chinese Internet Giants Undermine Credit Ratings: Moody’s
  • China Ousts Japan as Biggest Holder of US Treasuries
  • China’s Debt Fuelled Growth Imperils Mid-Term Health for Short-Term Gain: IMF
  • Chinese IPO’s Raise Over 149.3 Billion Yuan Since Start of 2017
  • Slowing Economy a Key Driver Behind China’s Foreign Policy Ambitions: Andy Xie
  • SOE Reforms See Private Capital Grab Bigger Stakes in China’s State-owned Companies
  • China’s Outbound Real Estate Investment Plunged 82% in the First Half of 2017
  • July Year-on-Year CPI Growth Eases Back to 1.4%
  • China’s Foreign Reserves Rise for Sixth Consecutive Month
  • Central Bank Resumes Net Withdrawals as Overnight Rate Gains Abate
  • Is China’s Deleveraging Campaign Driving Up the Yuan?
  • State-owned Enterprises To Be Held Liable for Foreign Investment Losses
  • Ministry of Finance Bans Use of PPP’s by Local Government to Covertly Increase Debt
  • Offshore RMB Rises to 9 Month High Against the Greenback
  • Chinese Analysts See Economic Momentum Easing in the Second Half
  • Caixin’s PMI Rises to Four Month High in July
  • China Gains Most from the Fed’s Balance Sheet Contractions: Goldman Sachs
  • Top Ranks of China’s Fortune 500 Still Dominated by State-owned Enterprises
  • Caixin Says Expansion of Rental Market Will Decide the Fate of China’s Housing Sector
  • “Irrational” Foreign Investment Effectively Curbed in the First Half: Ministry of Commerce
  • July PMI Slides 0.3 Percentage Points to 51.4%
  • Chinese FDI Favours Europe Over the US: Yukon Huang
  • New Income Data Reveals Stark Wealth Disparities Between Chinese Regions and Sectors
  • Large-scale Industrial Enterprises See 22% YoY Growth in H1 Profits
  • China First “Mortgage Slave Report” Says Rent-Income Ratio Over 50% in Major Cities
  • Chongqing Tops GDP Growth Amongst Chinese Provinces in H1 2017
  • China Launches Reform of 8 Trillion Yuan in Central State-owned Enterprise Assets
  • China’s GDP Expected to Grow 6.8% in Q3 2017: CASS
  • Central Bank Says No Further Tightening of Monetary Policy Lies Ahead
  • Politburo Calls for Curbs on Hidden Debt, More Inbound Foreign Investment
  • Services Sector Contribution to Chinese GDP Growth Rises to 59.1%
  • Beijing Flags Crackdown on Risky Outbound Foreign Investment
  • China’s First Half Nationwide Tax Revenues Up 8.9%
  • Forex Settlement Deficit of Chinese Banks Drops 46% in First Half of 2017
  • Central Bank Makes Net Injections for Fourth Consecutive Session
  • SASAC Will Slash Central State-owned Enterprises from 106 to Just Over 80
  • Financial Work Conference Targets Rampant Growth in Local Government Debt with Life-time Accountability
  • Drop in H1 Chinese Outbound Investment Could Prompt Loosening of Regulatory Controls
  • Central Bank Seen Expanding Liquidity Injections in July As Tax Payments Come Due
  • China’s Holdings of US Treasuries Hit Seven Month High
  • Economic Dependence Upon Property Could Undermine China’s Deleveraging Campaign
  • China Will Avert Debt Crisis, Debt-GDP Ratio Set to Peak in 2030: Morgan Stanley
  • 1st/2nd Tier City Housing Price Growth Continues to Dwindle in June
  • Funds Outstanding for Foreign Exchange Declines Faster in June
  • First Half GDP Up 6.9%, Incomes Rise 7.3%
  • Shanghai, Tianjin Top China’s Latest Minimum Wage List
  • “We Could Be on the Eve of New Bull Market in Bonds”: Ren Zeping
  • Government Revenue Up 9.8% in H1 2017 As Local Bond Issuance Drops by Almost Half
  • Medium-to-Long Term Credit Bounce in June Bodes Well for China’s Real Economy
  • ICBC’s London Affiliate Unveils New Economic Indices for One Belt One Road
  • China’s Trade Surplus Narrows 17.7% As H2 Foreign Trade Leaps 19.6% YoY
  • RMB Property Loans Up 24.2% YoY in June
  • Caixin Survey Sees M2 Money Supply Rising 9.5% in June
  • China’s Urban Population Rate Hit 57.4% at the End of 2016
  • Harvard Sees Growth Shifting from China to India as “Economic Complexity” Lags
  • Caixin Survey Sees CPI Rising 1.5% YoY in June
  • China Remains Firmly Committed to State-owned Enterprise System
  • China’s Central Bank to Keep Monetary Policy Steady
  • Chinese E-Commerce Poised to Enter Multi-channel Era: McKinsey
  • Chinese Monetary Policy Unaffected by Fed Rate Hikes: State Media
  • China’s Official PMI Pushed Higher By Gains in Demand
  • SOE Ownership Reforms the Key to Financial Breakthroughs: Minsheng Investment
  • Chinese Experts Weigh in on Moody’s Downgrade at Davos
  • Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Forecasts 6.8% Growth for Q2
  • Only Digital Currencies Created by Government Will Be Legal Tender: Li Daokui
  • Li Keqiang Commits to Unrestricted Capital Flows for Foreign Investors
  • USD$300bn in Foreign Capital Headed for Chinese A-shares: MSCI Chief
  • Industrial Enterprise Profits Lift Over 22% for January – May Period
  • Local Government Continues to Lift Debt Levels Illegally: National Audit Office
  • China’s Central State-owned Enterprises Rack Up 200bn Yuan in False Revenue
  • China’s Foreign Exchange Authority Pushes for Greater Outbound Investment
  • S&P Says “Real Possibility” of Credit Downgrade for China
  • China Can’t Avoid Painful Deleveraging: Everbright Securities
  • Chinese Manufacturing Retains Competitive Edge By Replacing Workers with Robots
  • Over Third of Chinese Entrepreneurs Think Economy is Cooling According to PBOC Survey
  • Domestic Analysts Expect Moderate Easing in Second Quarter Economic Growth
  • Renmin University Sees Chinese GDP Growth of 6.7% for 2017
  • Overnight SHIBOR Rises to Two Year High, Central Bank Seeks to Preserve Liquidity for Real Economy
  • Urban Unemployment Remains Below 5% in May
  • IMF Lifts 2017 GDP Forecast for China
  • Is China More Concerned by Plunging Bond Issuance Than Fed Rate Hikes?
  • China “the Most Obvious Candidate for Crisis” Due to Bad Debt: Capital Economics
  • Inflation Expected to Be Tepid for Remainder of 2017
  • China’s Gold Imports Seen Leaping 50% As Domestic Stocks and Property Falter
  • China Wants Rio Tinto to Train Executives at State-owned Enterprises
  • China’s Foreign Reserves Hit USD$3.05tn As Financial Liberalisation Takes Effect
  • China’s January-May Trade Surplus Contracts 21% YoY
  • China’s Wealth Inequality Catching up with America: Thomas Piketty
  • Central Bank Pushes for Internationalisation of RMB Via One Belt One Road
  • Chinese Yuan Rises to 7 Month High Against Greenback
  • India’s Snub of One Belt One Road Will Do Little to Diminish Chinese Trade: Morgan Stanley
  • Caixin’s Services Sector PMI Up for the First Time in 2017
  • Fudan U. Professor Questions Whether Regulatory Crackdown Can Cure Chinese Finance
  • 3rd/4th Tier Cities Set to Drive Chinese Consumption Growth: Morgan Stanley
  • Natixis Says Internationalization of RMB Regressing
  • Onshore RMB Breaches 6.8 Against the Greenback
  • Chinese Pension Data Shows Expenditures Rising Faster Than Revenues
  • On the Necessity and Challenge of Chinese Economic Deleveraging
  • IT Sector Beats Out Finance for China’s Highest Average Income
  • Industrial Profits Return to Robust Growth
  • Just How Overleveraged is China’s Economy?
  • Top Demographer Claims China’s Population Estimates Overblown
  • WSJ Claims China Has Re-pegged Yuan to the Dollar
  • Sustained RMB Rise Expected Despite Fed Flagging Rate Hike
  • Have China’s Reforms Hit a Wall Because of Xi Jinping’s Conservatism?
  • Central SOE’s Post Flourishing Profit Growth
  • CCP Eases Restrictions on Foreign Investment
  • Has India Overtaken China in Demographic Terms?
  • China Disputes Moody’s Downgrading of Sovereign Credit Rating
  • Caixin Editor Calls for One Belt One Road to Spur China’s Economic Openness
  • China Over Halfway Towards 2017 Steel Overcapacity Removal Target
  • Chinese Yuan Hits Three Month High Against the Greenback
  • Jack Ma Claims Title of China’s Wealthiest Man
  • Commercial Property Sales Post Sharp Growth Decline
  • CICC Foresees Near-term Economic Weakness Due to Regulatory Tightening
  • We Have the Ability to Maintain China’s Financial Stability: Li Keqiang
  • SOE Debt Levels Could Imperil China’s Finance System
  • China’s Jan. to April Fixed Asset Investment Grew 8.9% YoY
  • Chinese Bond Market Falters in Response to Regulatory Crackdown
  • Foreign Reserves Climb for Third Consecutive Month
  • Chinese Liquidity Set to Tighten Further in May
  • Caixin’s PMI Hits Lowest Point Since September
  • China Academy of Social Sciences Sees L-shaped Economic Recovery
  • PMI Points to Easing Growth in Demand
  • Foreign Fiscal, Monetary Policy Puts China’s Financial Security at Risk: Xi Jinping
  • Fintech to Push Consumer Finance Market to Over $1.74tn by 2020
  • Ma Yun Calls for Beijing to Let Private Enterprise Take the Lead
  • Supply Side Reforms Will Push Chinese Deficit to Record High in 2017
  • Leading Professor Calls for China’s State-owned Enterprises to Pull Back
  • PBOC Expands Injections as Overnight Rates Rise to Two Year High
  • Deutsche Bank Upgrades 2017 GDP Growth Projection to 6.7%
  • Fewer Migrant Workers as More Rural Chinese Opt for Jobs at Home
  • Economists See China Entering L-shaped Recovery After Rail Freight Surge
  • Leading Lenders Penalised over Foreign Exchange Infractions
  • China Unicom Leads 2nd Round of Mixed Ownership SOE Reforms
  • M2 Year-on-Year Growth Expected to Hit 11.2% in March
  • Credit, Liquidity and Property Top CBRC Risk Concerns for 2017
  • Ageing Population Will Drag on China’s Economy Before Decade’s End
  • E-Commerce a Key Driver of Consumer Credit Growth
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  • China’s Securities Regulator Sees Fintech as “Powerful Engine” for the Real Economy, Flags Expansion of Pilot Schemes
  • China Will Allow Foreign Finance Firms to List Domestically “When Conditions Are Ripe”: Former Finance Minister
  • Morgan Stanley’s Chinese Fund Manager Grabs Approval for QDII Status from Securities Regulator
  • Jack Ma to Cede Control of Digital Payments Giant Ant Group
  • Huatai Securities Plans Largest Ever Share Placement by Chinese Brokerage
  • CBIRC Issues Draft Opinions to Drive Growth of Inclusive Insurance in China
  • Supply Chain Fintech Seen as Key Driver of Digitisation of Industry in China
  • China Construction Bank Plans to Launch Consumer Finance Subsidiary with Wangfujing Group
  • Shanghai Financial Prosperity Index Posts 12.9% Rise in 2022
  • Former Party Chief and Chair of China Life Insurance Toppled for Disciplinary Infractions
  • Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges Issue Detailed Rules on Trading of Convertible Bonds
  • PBOC Further Culls Chinese Payments Sector with Cancellation of 17 More Licenses
  • CBIRC Says Chinese Insurers Fully Solvent
  • Beijing Hopes to Transform into International Tech Hub with Heightened Financial Support for Local Innovation
  • China’s Cyberspace Authority Targets Fraudulent Apps Imitating Well-known Online Platforms
  • First Carbon Neutral ETF’s in China Garner Approval in Shanghai
  • China’s Securities Regulator Dispels Speculation of Ant Group IPO, Says Overseas Listing of Internet Platforms Still Supported
  • Bank of Communications Permits Direct Use of Digital Renminbi for Online Payments
  • Beijing Warns against Metaverse, Cryptocurrency and Gaming-related Financial Fraud
  • Chinese Insurance Giants Launch Fintech Subsidiaries in February
  • CBIRC Says Commercial Pension Trials to Expand to Nationwide Scope at Start of March
  • China’s REIT Scope Expands to Include Clean Energy Projects
  • People’s Insurance Company of China Invests 400M Yuan in Insurtech Subsidiary
  • Shenzhen to Explore Use of Digital Renminbi for Supply Chain Finance Settlement
  • Evergrande Group Seeks Aid of CICC and Bank of China in Disposing of Debt Risk
  • Offshore Institutions Hold 4 Trillion Yuan in Bonds on China’s Interbank Market
  • HSBC Becomes First Foreign Bank to Assist Overseas Investors with Trading on Beijing Stock Exchange
  • CBIRC Issues New Rules on Financial Leasing Companies
  • China Sees Record Breaking Number of New Mutual Fund Products in 2021
  • Local Asset Management Company in Guangxi Becomes First to Integrate with PBOC’s Credit System
  • State-owned Chinese Asset Manager Grabs 24% Stake in Ant Group’s Consumer Finance Spinoff
  • ByteDance Surpasses Ant Group to Become World’s Most Valuable Unicorn Company
  • Securities Regulator Launches On-site Inspection of China’s Financial Assets Exchanges
  • Chinese Central Bank Releases Bond Market Data for November
  • China’s Banking Regulator Targets Disorder on Credit Card Market
  • UBS in Discussions with China Life for Majority Owned Asset Management Joint-venture
  • China’s Securities Regulator Commits to Greater Use of Big Data and Blockchain
  • PBOC Lifts Forex Reserve Ratio as Renminbi Appreciates Rapidly
  • Multiple Chinese Insurers to Suspend Online Insurance Operations
  • CBIRC Issues New Administrative Measures for Insurance Groups
  • Ant Group Teams up with State-owned Enterprise to Apply with PBOC for Personal Credit Score License
  • CBIRC Adjusts Bond Investment Conditions for Chinese Insurance Companies
  • Du Xiaoman Teams up with China’s SME Body to Provide Low Interest Loans to Small Business
  • Digital Renminbi Securities Sector Applications Included in Beijing’s First Round of Capital Market Fintech Innovation Trials
  • Tearing Down the Walls Between Alipay and WeChat Pay Is Only the Start of China’s Payments Integration: Dong Ximiao
  • Shanghai Slashes Payments Processing Fees as Part of Financial Inclusion Drive
  • Tencent’s WeBank Teams up with UTrust to Drive 5B Yuan in SME Lending in Guangdong Province
  • China’s Personal Information Law to Profoundly Impact Credit Fintechs, Experts Call for Algorithms to Be Included under Anti-trust Regulation
  • Cross-border Online Brokerages Declared Illegal by Chinese Central Bank, UP Fintech and Futu Holdings Targeted
  • Bund Summit Calls for China to Establish Central Government Data Department
  • Yi Gang Outlines Key Work Areas for Upcoming Green Finance Work in China
  • Chinese Central Bank and Hong Kong Monetary Authority to Cooperate on Fintech Sandbox Trials in Greater Bay
  • Qualified Foreign Investors Allowed to Trade in Greater Range of Financial Derivatives by CSRC
  • China’s Forex Authority Flags Coordinated Push for Capital Account Opening, Financial Market Opening and Renminbi Internationalisation
  • Common Prosperity Targets Will Provide China’s Asset Management Sector with “New Direction” BOC President
  • PBOC Demands Banks Loosen Account Opening Conditions for Chinese Small Businesses
  • KPMG Signs Strategic Cooperative Framework Agreement with Dalian’s New Tech District
  • PBOC Governor Calls for Further Development of Green Finance, Support for Low Carbon Development
  • Shenzhen and Guangdong Become First Local Governments in China to Issue Renminbi Bonds in Offshore Markets
  • China’s Active Funds Beat out Passive Funds in First Three Quarters of 2021
  • China’s Cryptocurrency Ban Will Have Positive Impacts: Moody’s
  • ICBC Issues 10B Yuan in Green Finance Bonds on Interbank Market
  • Chinese Central Bank’s Third Quarter Monetary Policy Meeting Mentions Real Estate for the First Time in over Ten Years
  • Small Business ABS Issuance Surges in 2020 amidst Financial Inclusion Drive
  • Renminbi Cross-border Payments and Receipts Surge over 44%: Central Bank Report
  • Beijing Stock Exchange to Set Half Million Yuan, Two Year Trading Requirements for Personal Investors
  • Over 5.7 Trillion Yuan in Bonds Issued in August: PBOC
  • China’s Securities Regulator Launches Strike Team Targeting Capital Market Malfeasance
  • Guangdong Issues Directive Calling for Use of Fintech and Data Sharing to Drive Financial Inclusion, ESG Investment and Tech Lending
  • South Bound Leg of Bond Connect to Commence Operation on 24 September, Granting Mainland Investors to Hong Kong Debt Market
  • Evergrande Group Enlists Houlihan Lokey and Admiralty Harbour to Help Deal with Debt Crisis
  • Beijing Deputy Mayor Says New Stock Exchange Will Be Integrated with Regional Equity Markets, Private Equity Platforms
  • Financial Literacy of Chinese Consumers Still Wanting, Basic Knowledge Lags International Levels: Central Bank Report
  • Securities Regulator Sheds Light on Beijing Stock Market Plans, New Third Board OTC Market to Provide the Foundations
  • Hainan to Launch Cross-border Asset Management and Qualified Foreign Limited Partnership Trials
  • Xi Jinping Says Launch of Beijing Stock Exchange Will Drive Innovative Small Enterprise Development
  • China’s Biggest Insurer Reportedly Under Investigation by CBIRC over Property Investments
  • Non-performing Assets in China Hit 5.21 Trillion Yuan, Rise over 62% at Non-Bank Financial Institutions: PwC Report
  • Huarong Asset Management’s Long-delayed Results Highlight Reversal of 2020 Losses in First Half
  • Chinese Central Bank Calls for More Specialist Legislation to Strengthen Protections for Finance Consumers
  • Ant Group’s MYBank Leads Online Lending Campaign to Support Chinese Employment Levels
  • Tencent Cloud Inks Strategic Cooperative Agreement with China’s Financial Certification Authority on Blockchain, Digital Transformation
  • Local Government Bond Issuance for January – July Period Approaches 4 Trillion Yuan
  • China Cracks Down on Tax Evasion by Wealthy Citizens, Hits TV Actress Zheng Shuang with 299 Million Yuan Fine
  • ESG Wealth Management Products See Issuance Volume Triple in First Half, Total Scale Exceed 40 Billion Yuan
  • Shanghai Issues Policy Blueprint for Transformation into International Financial Centre by 2035
  • IMF Appoints Chinese Central Bank Deputy Governor, Former Chongqing Mayor Li Bo as Deputy Managing Director
  • PBOC Issues 25B Yuan in Renminbi Central Bank Bills in Hong Kong
  • Chinese Banks to Jointly Launch 11.15B Yuan Pension Fund via Wealth Management Vehicles
  • Evergrande Group Meets with Chinese Regulators, Commits to “Disposing of Debt Risk with Maximum Determination and Strength”
  • China Mobile’s A-share Debut Expected to Be Biggest Listing in Nearly 10 Years
  • China Will Keep Liquidity Rationally Ample, Guide Financial Sector in Supporting Recovery of Real Economy: NDRC
  • ByteDance Denies Speculation It Plans to Launch Venture Capital Fund
  • Shanghai to Create “Global Renminbi Asset Allocation Centre” in Lujiazui During 14th Five Year Plan
  • China’s Banking Sector Warns of Widespread Malfeasance in Online Insurance Sector
  • PBOC Issues Directive to Drive Development of Credit Ratings for Chinese Bond Market
  • PBOC Expected to Keep Liquidity “Rationally Ample” in August
  • Local Asset Management Companies Set for New Rules to Address Regulatory Gaps
  • Xiong’an New Area to Step up Financial Infrastructure Development, Establish Fintech Hub
  • Chinese Consumer Finance Set for Reshuffle amidst Window Guidance Pressure on Rates
  • Foreign Holdings of Chinese Stocks Hit 3.76 Trillion Yuan at End of June
  • CBIRC Cracks Down on Trust Company Use of Non-financial Subsidiaries
  • Shanghai Launches Global Asset Management Partnership Push, Local Sector Host to 106 Foreign-invested Firms
  • Chinese Central Bank Says Carbon Market Essential to Achieving Sustainable, Low Carbon Development
  • China Development Bank, ICBC Both See Green Loan Balances Exceed 2 Trillion Yuan
  • Beijing Financial Court Launches Fintech Legal Research Centre
  • PBOC Flags Trial Opening of Capital Account in Shanghai Free Trade Zone
  • CBIRC Issues New Rules for Non-bank Financial Institution Licensing
  • State Investors Hope to Sell off Collapsed Anbang Empire for USD$5.2 Billion
  • CSRC Says It Will “Continually Optimise” Mergers and Restructuring Mechanisms
  • CSRC Commits to Expansion of Fund Investment Advisory Trials
  • Privately Offered Funds See Average Return of 7.25% in First Half of 2021
  • Banking Regulators to Maintain Focus on Macro-leverage and Online Financial Activity: CASS Report
  • Beijing Encourages Banks to Issue Bonds to Support Loans for Welfare Rental Accommodation
  • China’s Securities Regulator Mandates Inclusion of Debt Financing and Carbon Mitigation Measures in Financial Reports
  • ETF’s in China Breach 500 Threshold, Total Assets Exceed 1.2 Trillion Yuan
  • Shanghai’s STAR Market Host to 282 Listed Companies, Total Market Capitalisation Exceeds 4 Trillion Yuan
  • Shenzhen Hopes to Attract More Corporate Headquarters, Offers Awards of up to 1.5M Yuan for Senior Execs, 50M Yuan Subsidy for Office Purchases
  • China’s Overhaul of Financial Licensing Regime to Kick off on First of July
  • Consumer Loans in China Expected to Double to 29 Trillion Yuan by 2025: McKinsey Report
  • Registered Insurance Asset Management Products in China Rise to over USD$15.43 Billion in May
  • China’s Carbon Market Primed for Launch as Shanghai Environment Energy Exchange Confirms Trading Methods
  • China’s ESG Mutual Funds Exceed USD$23 Billion
  • PBOC to Issue 5 Billion Yuan in 6-month Central Bank Bills on 24 June in Hong Kong
  • Ping An Bank Makes Mutual Fund Products Available via Mobile Banking App
  • Securities Sector Growth in China Will Be Spurred by Share Registration Reforms: Chinese Central Bank Media
  • China to Draft New Legislation for Non-Depository Lending Institutions, Privately Offered Investment Funds
  • Hang Seng Bank Becomes First Foreign Invested Lender in China to Provide Green Mortgage Services
  • China’s Top Banking Regulator Highlights Five Focal Areas for Financial Risk Prevention in Future
  • Chinese Central Bank Seeks to Standardise Cross-border Renminbi Payments, Reportedly Reduces Processing Costs by 70% with New CIPS Transceiver
  • Chinese Central Bank Hails Growth of Green Finance in China
  • China’s Tax Authorities to Take over Collection of State-owned Land Transfer Revenues
  • China Everbright Group and CITIC Group Apply for Conversion into Financial Holding Companies
  • China’s Forex Authority Grants Record-breaking USD$10.3B Foreign Investment Quota to 17 Domestic Institutions
  • China’s First Publicly Offered REIT’s Prove Wildly Popular
  • Tencent Reportedly Ordered by Chinese Authorities to Convert into Financial Holding Company
  • A Brief Guide to China’s Financial Opening Since 2018
  • CBIRC Unveils New Rules on Sale of Wealth Management Products
  • Chinese Debt Market Sees $910 Billion in Issues in April
  • Bank of China Enters First Renminbi and Forex Derivatives Agreements with Offshore Institutions
  • Hainan Calls for Regional Enterprises to Seek Financing Via Overseas IPO’s, Sale of Government Bonds to Global Investors
  • BlackRock Grabs Approval from Chinese Regulators for Majority-owned Wealth Management Joint Venture
  • China’s Open-ended Mutual Funds Market Takes First Place in Asia at $2.81 Trillion, Fifth Place Globally
  • Wealth Management Connect on Track for Early Launch as International Investors Accelerate Renminbi Asset Allocations: HKMA
  • China Issues Draft Version of Futures Law for Public Feedback
  • CBIRC Flags Heavy Pressure on Affiliate Transactions and Shareholder Irregularities of Banks and Insurers
  • 20 Chinese Companies Pursue US Listings in First Quarter of 2021, Funds Raised Surge over 10-Fold Despite Sino-US Tensions
  • Will Chinese Overseas Bond Issues Be Imperilled by Concerns over Huarong Asset Management?
  • Shanghai STAR Market Board Sees Barring of Real Estate and Financial Companies, Restrictions on Listing of Fintech Concerns
  • Micro-loan Companies, Consumer Finance Platforms, Wealth Management Subsidiaries Included by PBOC under Money Laundering Regulation
  • CBIRC Drafting New Regulations on the Sale of Life Insurance, Targets Live Streaming E-commerce
  • Beijing Cracks Down on Local Finance Platforms, Demands “Peeling Away” of Government Funding Role, Bankruptcies for Insolvent Firms
  • Shanghai Approves Development of International Financial Assets Trading Platform
  • Chinese Central Bank Takes Leading Role in NGFS Initiative to Investigate Relationship Between Biodiversity and Financial Stability
  • China Construction Bank Teams up with HKUST to Provide New Fintech and MBA Programs, Improve Ties with Hong Kong
  • China Issues Additional Capital Requirements for Systemically Important Banks
  • JD Technology Cancels Plans for STAR Market Listing in Shanghai
  • PBOC Requires All Loan Products to Clearly Display Real Annualized Interest Rates
  • Beijing Calls for Reductions in Payments Costs, Accelerated Use of Digital Renminbi to Drive New Forms of Consumption
  • Calls Emerge for Green Finance Standards in China as Carbon Neutral Products Rush to Market
  • Xiaomi Consumer Finance Applies for Payments and Loan Trademarks
  • China’s Peak Body for Institutional Investors Issues Clarification Notice on Carbon Bonds
  • Three Chinese Banks Launch Emissions Reductions Products Including World’s Biggest Issue of Carbon Neutrality Bonds
  • Bank of China Underwrites China’s First Carbon Neutrality Securitised Product and Interbank Bond
  • Tencent and SoftBank Lead USD$300 Million Series E Funding Round in AI Services Platform PatSnap
  • Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Launches Campaign to Improve Financial Risk Awareness of Elderly Customers
  • Beijing Sheds Light on Plans for New Municipal Financial Court
  • JD.com Reportedly Plans Acquisition of Sinolink Securities for USD$1.5 Billion
  • Chinese Supreme Court Says “Zero Tolerance” for Insider Trading
  • Trust Companies Sees 20% Profit Drop Amidst Squeeze on Chinese Shadow Banking
  • PBOC Calls for Stricter Regulation of China’s Wholesale Finance Markets
  • Shanghai’s Pudong New District Opens Its First “Credit Village”
  • Foreign Holdings of Chinese Bonds Rise for 27th Consecutive Month in February
  • Shenzhen’s State-owned Assets Authority Grabs 23% Stake in Suning.com
  • China’s Loan Prime Rate Unchanged for Tenth Straight Month after Lunar New Year
  • Chinese STAR Market Stocks Make Their Debut on Global Benchmarks
  • China to Launch Crackdown on Illegal Fundraising Activity at Start of May
  • Chinese Central Bank Calls for “Leaping Growth” in Green Finance, Commits to Peak Carbon and Carbon Neutrality Targets
  • China Emerges as World’s Biggest Supplier of Green Loans in 2020
  • Chinese Hedge Funds Outperform Global Peers in 2020 with 30% Returns on Average
  • China Advances Cross-border Wealth Management Connect Initiative in Greater Bay Area
  • Shenzhen Stock Exchange Grabs Approval for Merger of Main and SME Boards
  • CBIRC Highlights Corporate Governance Problems with Four Types of Non-bank Financial Institutions
  • Postal Savings Bank of China Plans to Raise $4.6 Billion via Private Placement with China Post Group
  • New Tax and Fee Reductions for Chinese Enterprises Exceeded 2.5 Trillion Yuan in 2020: MOF
  • China Construction Bank Issues over $3 Billion in Small Business Loan Bonds
  • Chinese Central Bank’s Credit Reference Center Amasses Data on over 1.1 Billion People
  • China Issued USD$8.87 Trillion in Bonds in 2020 for YoY rise of over 26%: PBOC
  • Chinese Central Bank Chief Flags Possibility of “Good Results” for Relaunch of Ant Group IPO
  • Automaker Geely Establishes Fintech Investment Vehicle
  • China’s Insurance Regulator Issues New Requirements for Solvency Levels
  • China’s Financial Sector Saw Added Value Gain of 7% in 2020 to Hit USD$1.3 Trillion
  • Shenzhen Finance Sector Sees Total Deposits Exceed 10 Trillion Yuan
  • ByteDance Launches Factoring Company in Hainan
  • CBIRC to Directly Regulate 39 Chinese Life Insurance Companies
  • China Removes Restrictions on Credit Card Overdraft Rates for over 700 Million Card Holders
  • China Will Vie for Title of World’s Financial Centre, Renminbi Could Become Global Reserve Currency: Ray Dalio
  • JPMorgan Mulls Wealth Management Venture with China Merchants Bank
  • China Frees up Overseas Lending for Domestic Enterprises, Targets Core Technologies Abroad
  • Pengyuan Credit Hit with Record Penalty by Chinese Central Bank for Unlicensed Operation
  • Chair of Huarong Asset Management Lai Xiaomin Sentenced to Death for Bribery, Bigamy, Corruption
  • Beijing Lifts Equity Investment Ceiling for Chinese Annuity Funds, Expected to Add USD$46 Billion to Capital Markets
  • PBOC Releases Draft Version of Amended Anti-money Laundering, Anti-terrorist Financing Regulations
  • China to Establish Specialized Financial Court in Beijing
  • 86% of Danke-related Rental Loans Already Settled: WeBank Chair Gu Min
  • Local Governments Issue $6.4 Billion in Capital Supplementation Special Bonds to Support Smaller Chinese Banks
  • CBIRC Warns Chinese Insurers against Arbitrary Expansion of Their Services Scope
  • Chinese Central Bank Flags “Zero Tolerance” for Illegal Conduct on Bond Market Following Spate of Defaults
  • China’s Securities Authority Flags “Non-interference, Zero Tolerance” as Key Regulatory Themes for 2021
  • CBIRC to Push Chinese Wealth Management Companies to Lift Equity Investments, Allow Insurance Funds to Buy ChiNext, STAR Market Stocks
  • Debenture Bonds Will Remain Confined to Interbank Market: Chinese Central Bank
  • Funds Raised by Chinese Companies via US IPO’s Rise to Six Year Peak in 2020
  • Loan Prime Rate Remains Unchanged for Eighth Consecutive Month in December
  • China Approves Fifth Nationwide Asset Management Company
  • Li Keqiang Hopes to Drive Financial Inclusion in China with Unification of Movable Property Registration under Central Bank
  • Over 138 Billion Yuan in Bond Issues Cancelled Since November Following Wave of Defaults by Chinese SOE’s
  • China Curbs Diversified Operations and Affiliate Transactions of State-owned Financial Institutions
  • “Substitute Data,” Blockchain and Big Data Play Key Role in Creation of Society-spanning Credit System: Chinese Central Bank
  • UnionPay Expands International Card Acceptance, Enters Deal with Russian Retail Giant Magnit
  • PBOC Calls for Stronger Regulation of Bond Ratings Agencies, China Expected to Further Open Sector to Foreign Entrants
  • 21 Chinese Companies Will Be Dropped from S&P DJI Indices Following Trump Ban on US Investment
  • Bank of Communications Becomes First Nationwide Bank in China to Launch Fund Investment Advisory Platform
  • Shanghai Clearing House and Euroclear Bank Launch Yulan Bond to Connect Chinese Issuers with Global Investors
  • China UnionPay Launches Cloud Platform for Financial Services
  • China Issues First Special Bond to Support Beleaguered Regional Banks
  • New Copper Futures Expected to Drive Internationalisation of the Renminbi
  • Shanghai’s STAR Market Board Notches 200th IPO Just a Year After Launch
  • Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen Top 2020 List of China’s 31 Leading Financial Centres
  • PBOC on Track to Issue China’s Second Personal Credit Ratings License to JDD, Xiaomi-Invested Company
  • China Wants Greater Say in Formulation of International Standards for Mobile Payments and Digital Currency
  • Qualified Domestic Institutional Investor Funds Post Bumper Performance in 2020
  • Kuaishou Could Acquire Payments License, Joins Ranks of Chinese Tech Giants Making Forays into Finance
  • PBOC Steps up Pressure on Chinese Payments Platforms with Doubling of Penalty Amounts
  • 10 State-owned Enterprises with $15.7B in Outstanding Bonds Default on or Rollover Their Debt in Second Half: CITIC Analysts
  • Financial Stability and Development Committee Warns of More Bond Defaults to Come Following Yongcheng Coal Debacle
  • China Issues Euro-denominated Sovereign Bond with First Negative Yield
  • China’s Banking Chief Says Finance Determines the Fate of Empires, Strengthening of CCP Leadership Will Be Key Post-COVID-19
  • Industrial Bank and Everbright Bank Under Investigation over Bond Default of State-owned Coal Enterprise Yongcheng
  • CBIRC Will Amend Trust Law to Drive Growth of Aged Care Trusts
  • Chinese Banks See Spike in Non-performing Credit Card Debt Since COVID-19
  • Financial Innovations Must Not Lead to Oligopoly Formation: China’s Banking Regulator
  • Ant Group Offers Refund for Exclusive Investment Funds That Prompted Accusations of Underwriting Own IPO
  • CBIRC Loosens Consumer Finance Regulations, Reduces Provisions Coverage Ratio to 130%
  • Chinese Central Bank Highlights Renminbi Internationalisation, Belt and Road as Focal Points for Financial Sector Opening
  • Ant Group’s IPO Scuppered by China’s Launch of New Online Micro-loan Rules, Will Face Major Re-valuation as a Consequence: Analysts
  • Cross-border Renminbi Trade Finance Platform Kicks off Operation, Covers 15 Countries and Regions
  • Ant Group’s Record-breaking IPO Suspended as Jack Ma Summoned for Discussions by Chinese Authorities
  • Senior Execs of Financial Holding Companies in China Required to Have Eight Years of Financial Work Experience
  • Ant Group Breaks Record for IPO Retail Demand with $3 Trillion in Bids from Shanghai
  • Shenzhen the Stage for Further Chinese Depository Receipt Reforms as China Drives Capital Market Internationalisation
  • Beijing Unveils New Measures for Improving Quality of China’s Listed Companies
  • Ant Group Comes under Scrutiny for Exclusive Online Fund Sales, Denies”Underwriting Its Own IPO”
  • Shenzhen Set for More Digital Renminbi, Renminbi Internationalisation Trials as Part of Municipal Reform Program
  • CBIRC Cancels Registration Regulation for Investment Management Capabilities of Chinese Insurance Agencies
  • Lufax’s NYSE Listing Could Be Biggest Chinese IPO in the US Since Alibaba’s Debut
  • France’s Amundi Launches China’s First Foreign-invested Wealth Management JV
  • Structured Deposits Drop Below 10 Trillion Yuan, Crimping Liquidity, as Regulators Step up Pressure
  • Ant Group IPO Prompts Online Brokerages in Hong Kong to Offer 20x Leverage to Investors, Allow Them to Purchase Stocks with US Dollars
  • New QFII/RQFII Rules Unify Qualifications and Regulations, Reduce Entry Thresholds, Expand Investment Scope
  • Ant Group Launches Blockchain-driven International Trade and Financial Services Platform “Trusple”
  • STAR Market’s First ETF’s Gives Retail Investors Access to Chinese Tech Giants
  • Chinese Government Bonds Included in FTSE World Government Bond Index
  • Chinese Consumer Finance Companies Hit by COVID-19 in First Half
  • Chinese Bank Cards Increase 8.9% YoY in 2019 to 8.53 Billion
  • China Steps up Scrutiny of Supply Chain Financing
  • China Sees Issuance of 6 Trillion Yuan in Bonds in August
  • CBIRC Warns of Fraudulent, High Yield Products During September Financial Literacy Campaign
  • PBOC Seeks to Drive Participation of Foreign Institutional Investors in Chinese Bond Market
  • Ant Group Obtains IPO Approval from Shanghai Bourse, Reportedly Lifts Fund-raising Target to USD$35 Billion
  • Loan Prime Rate for September Remains Unchanged
  • Chinese Central Bank Leads Launch of New Protections for Consumers of Financial Services
  • China Issues First 5G Technology Asset-backed Securities
  • Chinese Brokerages See Net Profits Drop 50% On-month in August
  • CBIRC Steps up Pressure on Use of Microloan Funds for Investment in Stocks and Derivatives
  • 94% of China’s Personal Home Loans Now Priced Based on Loan Prime Rate
  • PBOC Unveils Plans for Financial Inclusion Trials at Cities in Jiangxi and Shandong Province
  • China Officially Launches New Regulations on Financial Holding Companies
  • China Drives Progress on Publicly Offered Infrastructure REIT Trials
  • Xiamen Bank Issues Prospectus for A-share Listing
  • Regtech in China Shifts from Compliance Management to “Active Control”: Government Report
  • Beijing Flags Development of Secondary Market for Privately Offered Equity
  • CBIRC Commits to Further Opening of Financial Sector, Guidance of Wealth Management and Insurance Funds into Capital Markets
  • Chinese Banks Hope to Sell USD$29 Billion in Bonds in September to Shore up Capital Standing
  • CBIRC Greenlights Ueda Yagi Tanshi for Establishment of China’s First Wholly Foreign Invested Currency Brokerage
  • JPMorgan to Raise Equity Stake in Chinese Securities Joint-venture from 51% to 71%
  • PBOC Makes Net Injection of $2.92 Billion via OMO on 3 September
  • Beijing Unveils Measures for Further Opening of Chinese Bond Market
  • Shenzhen’s Qianhai New District Flags Cancellation of Entry Restrictions for Foreign Investors
  • State Council Launches New Requirements for Establishment of Financial Holding Companies
  • UnionPay Merchant Service Prepares for Listing on Shanghai STAR Market
  • Maximum Rate for Private Loans in China Shifts from 36% to 4-Times Loan Prime Rate
  • $283.2 Billion in Chinese Corporate Bonds Issued Since Start of 2020, CSRC Adjusts Issuance Requirements
  • China’s Banking Regulator Calls for Further Growth of Capital Markets and Direct Financing
  • ByteDance Reportedly Applies for Five Financial Licenses in Hong Kong, Virtual Banking License in Singapore
  • Local Government Bond Issuance for August Expected to Exceed 1 Trillion Yuan
  • Beijing Fintech Sandbox Unveils Second Batch of 11 Registered Trial Projects
  • China Flags Reform of Cross-border Investment for Privately Offered Equity Funds
  • Bank of Beijing Teams up with JD.com’s Fintech Subsidiary to Launch Joint Credit Card
  • China’s Infrastructure REIT Trials to Focus on Strategic and New Infrastructure, Exclude Offices and Apartments
  • Bank of China Report Calls for Shift from SWIFT to CIPS for Cross-border Settlement Due to Concern over US Sanctions
  • PBOC Conducts 5 Billion Yuan in Central Bank Bill Swap Operations on 30 July
  • Beijing to Set Minimum Core Solvency Adequacy Ratio of 50% for Chinese Insurers
  • China Development Bank to Issue up to USD$1.43 Billion in Climate Change Green Bonds
  • Shanlin Finance Founder Sentenced to Life in Prison for 70B Yuan P2P Ponzi Scheme
  • RMB Internationalisation and Financial Opening are China’s Key Reform Goals: Wu Xiaoqiu
  • Baihang Credit Amasses Data on 130 Million Borrowers in China
  • Chinese Supreme Court Flags Reduction in 24% – 36% Protected Maximum Rate for Private Loans
  • China to Integrate Interbank and Exchange Bond Markets
  • China Steps up Government Bond Issuance in 2020 to Deal with COVID-19 Impacts
  • China’s Financial Authorities Take over Nine Insurers, Trust Companies and Brokers
  • Baihang Credit Becomes Only Credit Agency in China to Hold Both Personal and Enterprise Credit Licenses
  • China Cancels Key Restrictions on Investment of Insurance Funds
  • Chinese Supreme Court Issues Key Summary of Bond Dispute Cases
  • Chinese Banks Double Issuance of Micro-Finance Bonds in First Half of 2020
  • Tsinghua University Report Calls for China to Extend Transitional Period for New Asset Management Rules until 2022
  • Xiaomi Finance Grapples with Online Fraud and Trademark Infringement in China’s Fintech Sector
  • Foreign Institutional Investors Make $14.38 Billion in Net Bond Purchases in June
  • Ping An’s Trio of Co-CEO’s Have Average Age of 47 as It Seeks to Drive Fintech Adoption
  • CBIRC Releases Trial Measures for Regulatory Assessment of Financial Leasing Firms
  • Improvements to Corporate Governance the Top Priority for Chinese Financial Reform: Guo Shuqing
  • China’s Bond Market Currently World’s Second Largest at USD$15.28 Trillion: PBOC
  • Shanghai’s STAR Market Set to Welcome First Listing of a Fintech Unicorn in the form of JD Digits
  • Greater Bay Area on Track to Launch Wealth Management Connect Trials
  • PBOC Makes Creation of “Credit System Covering All of Society” a Core Development Goal
  • Chinese Central Bank Issues Standardised Bill Administrative Measures to Drive SME Financing
  • China Issuing USD$33.91 Billion in Anti-Coronavirus Special Sovereign Bonds in June and July
  • China’s IPO Market Maintains Robust Growth in First Half of 2020 Despite COVID-19: EY
  • Liu He Highlights Five Key Work Points for China’s Financial System at 2020 Lujiazui Forum
  • JPMorgan Grabs Approval for China’s First Fully Foreign-owned Futures Firm
  • Beijing Bans Lending of Operating Licenses by Local Financial Institutions
  • JD.com Set to List in Hong Kong on 18 June, Retail Shares Oversubscribed 179 Fold
  • CSRC to Loosen Requirements for Key Shareholders in Chinese Securities Companies
  • Shanghai’s STAR Market Raises $17.36 Billion for Chinese Tech Companies in First Year
  • American Express Becomes First Foreign Payments Network to Grab Approval to Operate in China
  • Is China’s National Security Law the Nail in the Coffin for Hong Kong as Global Financial Hub?
  • China’s Securities Authority Establishes Big-data Regtech Department
  • Dada Nexus Makes Nasdaq Debut Despite US Plans to Curb Stateside IPO’s by Chinese Firms
  • Foreign Institutional Investors Hold 2.43 Trillion Yuan in Chinese Bonds as of End of May
  • JD.com Passes Hong Kong Stock Exchange IPO Hearing, Hopes to Raise USD$3.75 Billion
  • Hong Kong’s Status as International Financial Centre Will Not Weaken or Waver: China’s Banking Regulator
  • CSRC to Facilitate Transfer of Over-the-Counter SME’s onto the Main Boards of Chinese Bourses
  • Local Government Bond Issuance Hits Record High of 1.3 Trillion Yuan in the Month of May
  • NetEase Hopes to Raise up to HKD$12.6 Billion via Mid-June Listing in Hong Kong
  • Over 270 Billion Yuan in Micro-and-Small Enterprise Bonds Issued in 2020, Application Requirements Expected to Be Reduced
  • Financial Stability and Development Committee Outlines 11-Point Reform Program for Chinese Finance
  • US Senate Passes Bill That Seeks to Exclude Chinese Companies from American Bourses for “Cheating”
  • Forex Authority Loosens China’s Cross-border Payments Restrictions for E-commerce
  • NetEase Could List in Hong Kong by June, Raise up to USD$2 Billion
  • China Sees Issuance of $680 Billion in Bonds in April, 42.23% Rise in Interbank Money Market Transactions
  • Huawei Executes Strategic Cooperative Agreement with China UnionPay
  • JD.com’s Dada Nexus Plans USD$500 Million Stateside IPO
  • Trading Volume on China’s Futures Markets Rises 51.62% in First Four Months of 2020
  • China Allows Financial Asset Investment Companies to Engage in Asset Management Operations
  • Renmin U. Fintech Professor Says Libra Poses a Threat to China, Domestic Companies Should Issue Their Own Digital Currencies
  • Bank of China Calls for CME Probe into Crude Oil Futures Debacle
  • JD.com Seek USD$3B Hong Kong Listing, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, UBS to Be Principal Underwriters
  • Shenzhen Bourses’s ChiNext Board Set for Major Reform Agenda
  • China’s One Year Loan Prime Rate Drops to 3.85%
  • Bank of China Grabs Approval for Financial Leasing Firm in Chongqing
  • New Development Bank Issues Five Billion Yuan in Coronavirus-Combating Bonds on China’s Interbank Market
  • Chinese Market Issues $1.69 Trillion in Bonds in First Quarter for 14% YoY Increase
  • JPMorgan Set to Become First Foreign Bank to Fully Own Mutual Fund Vehicle in China
  • Ant Financial Teams up with Vanguard Group to Provide Low-cost Fund Investment Advice
  • Shanghai Emerges as World’s Leading IPO Destination in the First Quarter of 2020
  • Chinese Politburo Flags New Special Sovereign Bond Issuance after 13 Year Absence; Increase in Fiscal Deficit Ratio
  • Ant Financial Launches Corporate Credit Rating Company
  • Shanghai Surpasses Hong Kong in Rankings of Global Financial Centres
  • CBIRC Releases New Asset Management Rules for Insurance Sector
  • SAFE Expands Trials for Cross-border Financing by Small Tech Firms to Shanghai and Hubei
  • Assets under Management of China’s 68 Trust Companies Drop 4.85% YoY in 2019
  • China’s Finance Sector Sees 1137 COVID-19 Infections, 42 Deaths: PBOC
  • Local Government Special Bond Issuance on Track to Soon Breach One Trillion Yuan
  • Bank of China’s Securities Vehicle Grabs Baidu Big Data Exec as Chief Science Officer
  • CreditEase Fintech Investment Fund Invests in Corporate Expense Management Start-up Fenbeitong
  • PBOC, SAFE Seek to Facilitate Cross-border Financing for China’s Small and Privately Run Firms
  • China’s Peak Payments Body Outlines 8 Targeted Forms of Illegal Conduct in 2020
  • MOF Flags “Rational” Adjustments to State-Ownership of Chinese Financial Institutions
  • China Issues New Plan for Regulation of Key Financial Infrastructure
  • ICBC, China Merchants, Ping An Become First Banks to Participate in Mutual Fund Advisory Trials
  • Local Government Bond Issuance Exceeds 1.2 Trillion Yuan for January – February
  • Foreign Institutional Investors Participating in Bond Connect Initiative Reach 1729
  • National Debt Association of China Releases Self-regulatory Guidelines for Local Government Bond Credit Ratings
  • STAR Market Board Sees 20 New Listings since Start of 2020
  • Chinese Central Bank Establishes Work Team for Peking U’s Floundering Founder Group
  • Oaktree Capital Establishes First Wholly Foreign Owned Distressed Debt Manager in China
  • Mastercard Grabs Approval to Make Preparations for Entry into Chinese Payments Market
  • Mutual Funds under Bank Custodianship in China Rise 782.8 Billion Yuan in a Year
  • NDRC Says It Will “Maximise” Simplification of Enterprise Bond Procedures During Coronavirus Outbreak
  • PBOC Establishes “Green Pipeline” for Issuance of Bonds by Chinese Financial Institutions During Coronavirus Outbreak
  • Kangmei Pharmaceutical Becomes First Listed Firm to Default on Bonds in Year of the Rat
  • Sinatay Life Insurance Posts 33.5% YoY Rise in Compensation Pay Outs in 2019
  • Direct Financing Needs to Expand, A-shares Warrant Foreign Investment: Chinese Securities Regulator
  • UnionPay International and PayPal Enter Global Partnership
  • Xiaomi Grabs Approval for Consumer Finance Company in Chongqing Municipality
  • Publicly Offered Funds See Assets Increase 13% in 2019 as China Pushes for Greater Long-term Investment
  • Foreign Holdings of Chinese Bonds Exceeded 2 Trillion Yuan in 2019
  • JPMorgan Applies for Full Control of Guangdong-based Futures Joint Venture
  • MOF Pushes for Foreign Banks to Underwrite Local Government Bonds
  • CBIRC Releases New Rules for Financial Leasing Companies
  • China Issues 4.36T Yuan in Local Government Bonds in 2019, Issuance Expected to Accelerate and Expand in 2020
  • Chinese Central Bank Revokes Business Filings for Wanda Credit, Three Other Credit Firms in Shanghai
  • Hong Kong Leads Global IPO Market in 2019: KPMG China
  • JPMorgan Becomes First US Bank Approved for Majority-owned Securities Venture in China
  • Hong Kong Protests Prompt Withdrawal of USD$5 Billion in Investment Funds: Bank of England
  • Ant Financial Teams up with Vanguard to Provide Financially Inclusive Wealth Management Services from Just 800 Yuan
  • Total Assets of Chinese Financial Sector Institutions Exceeds $44 Trillion: PBOC Data
  • Foreign Investors Allowed Full Ownership of Chinese Life Insurance Companies in 2020
  • Opening of China’s Financial Sector Has Hit a “Bottleneck”: Huang Qifan
  • 2019 Set to Be Another Record Year for Chinese Onshore Bond Defaults
  • Over 1 Trillion Yuan in New Investment Funds Launched in China in 2019, Bond Funds Account for over 56%
  • Alibaba Could Resume Hong Kong Listing Ambitions as Early as November
  • CBIRC Caps Leverage Multiple for Factoring Companies at Ten
  • PBOC Report Highlights Accelerated Growth in Financial Inclusion Loans
  • STAR Market Stocks See Average Rise of 97.88% in Opening Quarter
  • High Concentration of Chinese Private Equity Sector Triggers Risk Concerns
  • Beijing Sets Timeframe for Cancellation of Foreign Investment Ceilings for Chinese Securities Firms
  • China International Capital Teams up with Tencent on Fintech Subsidiary
  • Nearly 400 Chinese Insurance Intermediaries Have Licenses Revoked since Start of 2019
  • PBOC’s Official News Outlet Highlights Steady Monetary Policy Following Reserve Cuts
  • CBIRC to Set 500M Yuan Minimum on Net Capital of Bank Wealth Management Subsidiaries
  • China Life Tipped to Launch First Internet-based Life Insurance Company
  • CSRC Unveils 12 Key Missions for Reform of Chinese Capital Markets
  • Beijing Cancels Investment Ceiling for Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors
  • Beijing Drives Reform of Key Financial Infrastructure
  • CBIRC Targets Affiliate Transactions in Insurance Sector, Use of Insurers as “ATM’s”
  • Over 2100 Foreign Institutional Investors on China’s Interbank Bond Market
  • Chinese Credit Card Issuance Drops in First Half, Delinquency Rates Rise
  • Chinese Authorities Investigate 1890 Organised “Taolu” Loan Cases, Seize 16.176B Yuan in Assets
  • Financial Stability and Development Committee Commits to “Raising Cost” of Capital Market Legal Infractions
  • Huawei Tops Latest List of China’s 500 Leading Private Enterprises, JD.com Takes 6th Place
  • IMF Says Yuan Is Fairly Valued, China Has Not Intervened in Forex Market
  • WeBank Lauded by People’s Daily for “Exemplary Digital Financial Inclusion in China”
  • CBIRC Issues “Insurance Assets and Liabilities Management and Regulation Provisional Measures”
  • Chinese Central Bank Says US Currency Manipulation Accusation is “Ruining International Financial Order”
  • IPO Financing by Chinese Enterprises Drops over 20% YoY in First Half of 2019
  • Over 210 Billion Yuan in Real Estate Bonds Set to Mature Before End of 2019
  • Chinese Central Bank Releases 2019 Financial Literacy Report
  • SAFE Says China Will Continue to Drive Capital Account Opening
  • Chinese Gold Reserves Rise for Seventh Consecutive Month
  • Chinese Fiscal Policy Blue Paper Highlights Acceleration of Tax Reforms
  • Chinese Microloan Companies Dwindle to Less than 8000 in First Half of 2019
  • Transfer of State-owned Assets to Chinese Social Security Funds Expected to Hit 660B Yuan
  • Chinese Local Governments Issue 2.8372T Yuan in Bonds in First Half of 2019
  • State Council Proposes New Credit Repair Mechanisms for Market Entities
  • Beijing Launches 11 Measures for Further Opening of China’s Financial Sector, Interbank Bond Market the Focus
  • PBOC Implements 3rd Rural Reserve Ratio Cut, Injects 200B Yuan via Medium-term Lending Facilities
  • Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Membership Expands to 100, Lending Hits $8.5 Billion in Total
  • Beijing Places Restrictions on Foreign Bonds of Chinese Real Estate Companies
  • Dajia Insurance Group Garners Approval from CBIRC, Will Absorb Anbang Insurance Group’s Operations
  • Total Social Financing Increases 13.23T Yuan in H1 2019, up 3.18T Yuan YoY
  • Actually Used Foreign Capital in China Up 7.2% YoY for First Half of 2019
  • China Host to 11,808 Business Incubators Nationwide: Ministry of Science and Technology
  • Belt and Road, SDR Inclusion to Drive Renminbi Internationalisation in 2019: China Construction Bank
  • Xiaomi VP Resigns over Breaches of Public Security Law, Detained for Five Days over Obscene Behaviour
  • Tencent Leads $250M Financing Round in Travel Website Mafengwo
  • Zhuhai Seeks Greater Cross-border Fintech Cooperation with Hong Kong and Macau
  • Home Credit Emerges as China’s Most Profitable Consumer Finance Company in 2018
  • Online Microloan Companies in China Set to Come under Unified Regulation
  • JPMorgan Chase Frets over China’s Fintech Progress
  • State Council Flags More Targeted Reserve Ratio Cuts to Improve Financial Inclusion
  • Chinese Bonds on Track for Inclusion in More Global Indices
  • Shanghai’s New Tech Board Gives Green Light to First Group of Nine Companies
  • Chinese Online Lending Platforms See 14.21% Rise in Overdue Loans, 17 Plan Benign Exits
  • Chinese Financial Authorities Flag Focus on Financing Challenges of Small and Micro-enterprises
  • Chinese Central Bank Says Transit the Focus for Mobile Payments Expansion in 2019
  • PBOC Steps Up Offsite Monitoring of Payments Organisations, Mandates Reporting of Management and Equity Shifts
  • Beijing Tops Fintech Investment in China in 2018
  • Ant Financial Unveils Blockchain Subsidiary in Shanghai
  • Ant Financial Helps Apple Provide Chinese Consumers with Interest-free iPhone Financing
  • Hong Kong Stock Exchange Plans to Acquire Fintech Subsidiary of Shenzhen Jinzheng Technology
  • Tencent’s Surging Fintech Growth Driven by Online Wealth Management
  • Chinese Fintech App Downloads Breach 100 Billion, Exceed E-commerce Apps
  • PBOC Launches New Macro-prudential Management Department amidst Structural and Functional Shift
  • KPMG China Releases Report on Leading Chinese Fintech Companies
  • Local Government Bond Issuance Hits Single Day High at End of January
  • Local Government Bond Issuance to Exceed 400B Yuan in January, Beijing Dials Down Yield Guidance
  • Private Funds in China Post 1.68T Yuan Expansion in 2018 Despite Heavy Liquidations
  • China Construction Bank to Trial Facial Scan Payments on Shanghai Trams
  • State of Chinese Mobile Payments Revealed by New Report from Peak Industry Body
  • Renminbi Loans Rise 16.17T Yuan in 2018, M2 Money Supply Expands 8.1% YoY
  • 76.9% of Chinese Use Electronic Payments, over 45% Invest in WMP’s
  • Capital Travails of Chinese Banks to Put Pressure on Convertible Bonds
  • Use of Securities as Collateral Plunges amidst Chinese Capital Market Deleveraging
  • Non-performing Loan Ratio of Chinese Banks Hits Decade-long High
  • PBOC Flags Stable Monetary Policy, Focus on China’s Real Economy and Financial Inclusion
  • Peak in Bond Repayments Expected to Put Pressure on Chinese Real Estate Firms
  • China Approves 14 Pension Target Funds Just as Market Valuations Bottom Out
  • Aspiring Licensees Line Up in Anticipation of Consumer Finance Boom
  • Local Government Bond Issuance Approaches 4.17 Trillion Yuan in 2018
  • Banks Set to Remain Major Force in Chinese Consumer Finance
  • PBOC’s New Financial Stability Chief Stresses Payments Risk, Comprehensive Statistics
  • Chinese Central Bank Says No Deluge of Monetary Stimulus in 2019
  • Local Government Bond Issuance Expected to Accelerate to 3 Trillion Yuan in 2019
  • A-share IPO Approval Rate Hits Ten Year Low in 2018
  • Mortgage Rates Show Signs of Decline across Multiple Chinese Cities
  • Balance Sheets of Chinese Banks Continue to Expand in November
  • China Fintech and Digital Financial Inclusion Report Highlights Eight Major Growth Trends
  • PBOC Launches Targeted Medium-term Lending Facilities Following 4th Fed Rate Hike
  • 4 Trillion Yuan in Bonds Issued in November
  • Blockchain Smart Contract Security White Paper for 2018 Released
  • Chinese Mutual Funds Capsize in Record Numbers Amidst Shadow Banking Crackdown
  • Local Government Bond Issuance for 2018 Set to Hit 4.3T Yuan
  • Hong Kong-China ETF Connect Initiative Runs Aground on “Technical Issues”
  • Chinese Micro-Finance Report Says Fintech Driving Dramatic Rise in Financial Inclusion
  • Standard Chartered Becomes First Foreign Bank to Launch Full Banking and Payments App
  • Surging Consumer Finance Growth Draws Unprecedented License Applications
  • Six Banks Fined over USD$22M for Wealth Management Product, Lending Violations
  • Non-Original Shares on China’s New Third Board Temporarily Exempt from Personal Income Tax
  • Local Financial Regulatory Department Signs Appear in Over 10 Chinese Provinces
  • UBS to Become First Foreign Bank to Obtain Full Control of Chinese Securities Firm
  • Consortium Loans by Chinese Banks Rise 8.87% to Hit 6.97T Yuan
  • Chinese Holdings of Overseas Securities Hit $518.3B at End of June
  • Non-performing Loans of Chinese Commercial Banks Rise for Third Straight Quarter
  • Beijing to Categorise More Financial Institutions as Too Big to Fail
  • Beijing Will Allow Foreign Banks in China to Amass More Debt from Abroad
  • Chinese Central Bank Flags Stricter Regulation of Financial Holding Companies
  • China’s Local Government Special Bond Issuance Expected to Exceed 1.35T in 2019
  • China Deploys over 300 Billion Yuan in Bailout Funds for Private Enterprise
  • Yields on Bank Wealth Management Products Drop to 18 Month Low
  • Retail Investors Allowed to Purchase Local Government Bonds at Chinese Banks
  • Local Government Bond Issuance for Jan-Oct Exceeds 4 Trillion Yuan
  • American Express on Track to Become First US Card Network to Crack Chinese Market
  • Third Party Payments Licenses See Prices Drop 50% in Six Months
  • PBOC to Support Equity Financing by Private Enterprise with “Initial Guidance Capital”
  • China’s Venture Capital Market Continues to See Robust Growth
  • Chinese Credit Cards See “Great Leap Forward” Since Start of 2017
  • Shanghai Stock Exchange Commits to Further Opening of China’s Capital Markets Following Agreement with Japan
  • Nine Chinese Payments Providers Summoned to Discuss Regulatory Breaches and Risk Issues
  • Ant Financial Launches Online Mutual Insurance Service with Trust Mutual Life
  • Chinese Central Bank Continues to Hit Payments Sector with Hefty Fines
  • Over 30% of Private Fund Institutions in Breach of Law: China’s Securities Regulator
  • CBIRC Expects China’s Life Insurance Sector to See Double Digit Growth for Two Decades
  • Chengdu Plans to Host World’s Largest Fintech Hackerspace by 2019
  • Active Fiscal Policy Set to Become More Active: China’s Finance Minister
  • Alibaba’s Damo Academy Unveils Blockchain Laboratory
  • Corporate Bond Issuance for Jan – Sept Drops by over Half
  • China Will “Comprehensively” Open up Financial Sector: Central Bank Chief
  • Loans to Small and Micro-enterprises Made Exempt from Value-added Tax
  • Insurers Hit with Nearly 35mn Yuan in Fines over July and August
  • Local Government Debt Issuance Hits Two Year High on Special Bond Surge
  • Shanghai-London Stock Connect Set to Be Key Proving Ground for Chinese Depository Receipts
  • Beijing Rescinds Caps on Foreign Ownership of Chinese Banks
  • US Banks Fret over Impact of Trade War on Middle Kingdom Ambitions
  • Offshore Financial Institutions Distribute Chinese Local Government Bonds for the First Time
  • Shenzhen Restaurant Issues China’s First Blockchain-based E-Fapiao
  • China Emerges as Leading Player in Supergiant Venture Capital
  • China’s Securities Regulator Commits to Further Opening and Reform, Eyes FTSE Russell
  • Senior Officials Desert China’s Ministry of Commerce for Plum Private Sector Posts
  • China’s Banking Regulator Dials Down Risk Requirements for Debt-Equity Swaps
  • Yields on Bank Wealth Management Products Drop to Nine Month Low
  • July Lending Expected to Reach 1.2 Trillion Yuan, M2 YoY Growth at 8.3%: State Media
  • China’s P2P Crackdown Drives Exodus of Talent to Blockchain Sector
  • Issuance of Real Estate Asset-backed Securities in China Hits Record High in First Half
  • New Recognition Standards Will Boost Non-performing Loans of Chinese Banks
  • Banking Regulator Wants to Cut Financing Costs for Micro-Enterprises and Private Business
  • Over Half a Billion Chinese Made Mobile Payments in 2017
  • New Internet Report Highlights China’s Ambitions to Become Blockchain Leader
  • Chinese Banks Ordered to “Significantly Cut” Rates for Lending to Small Businesses in Third Quarter
  • Over a Third of China’s Trust Fund Capital Enters Real Estate Sector in First Half
  • Members of China’s Financial Stability and Development Committee Revealed
  • Chinese Corporate Bond Defaults Set to Rise to Record High in 2018
  • Bond Connect Helps Drive Foreign Holdings of Chinese Debt to over 1.2 Trillion Yuan
  • Online Lending Platforms in China Staged World Cup Promotional Events to Draw Investors
  • Offshore Bond Issuance by Real Estate Companies Restricted to Debt Repayments
  • Ministry of Finance to Issue 10bn Yuan in Renminbi Government Bonds Via Hong Kong
  • Alipay Uses Blockchain to Provide Cheaper International Money Transfers
  • PBOC Research Head Calls for Shift Towards Price-based Monetary Policy
  • Chinese Depository Receipts Hit a Roadblock with Xiaomi’s Indefinite Delay
  • China PPP Fund Invests 90% of Capital in Wealth Management Products
  • China’s Securities Regulator Steps up Crackdown on the Market’s “Black Mouths”
  • Online Finance Will Trigger Next Financial Crisis: Bank of China Chief
  • Chinese Banking Regulator Warns Yields in Excess of 10% Mean Automatic Loss for Investors
  • State-owned Chinese Banks Obtain Extra Credit Quotas to Shore up Liquidity
  • Total Social Financing Shrinks in May as Shadow Banking Crackdown Takes Effect
  • SAFE Relaxes Restrictions on Remittance by Foreign Institutional Investors
  • Share of Chinese Bonds Held by Foreign Investors Hits Record High
  • Xiaomi Becomes First Company to Apply for Chinese Depository Receipts
  • Standard Chartered Becomes First Foreign Bank to Apply for Fund Custodian Status in China
  • Online Lending Platforms Struggle to Provide Compensation Post-Liquidation
  • Beijing Steps up Scrutiny of Deposit Levels and Canvassing by Chinese Banks
  • China’s Foreign Reserves Post Second Consecutive Month of Decline in May
  • Plunging Stocks Could Trigger Wave of Margin Calls for Controlling Shareholders
  • Chinese Banks Dodge Deleveraging Campaign Using Negotiable Certificates of Deposit: UBS
  • Jiangsu, Guangdong, Hebei Obtain Biggest Quotas for Local Government Debt
  • Six New Funds Will Use Chinese Depository Receipts to Invest in Unicorns
  • Bond Defaults Could Prompt Further Cuts to China’s Reserve Ratio Before Year’s End
  • Xiaomi Plans to Raise $3bn Via Chinese Depository Receipts
  • Will Chinese Monetary Policy Shift towards Reserve Ratio Cuts + MLF + Rate Hikes?
  • Chinese Fund Liquidations Surge Since Start of 2018
  • China’s Foreign Investments Surged by $138 Billion in 2017
  • China’s IPO Pass Rate for January – May Hits 53.5%
  • Xiaomi Will Be First Company to Issue Chinese Depository Receipts: Domestic Media
  • We’ve Seen the Beginning of Completely Open Chinese Capital Markets: Securities Regulator
  • Beijing Targets Use of China’s Sharing Economy Platforms for Illegal Fund-raising
  • China’s Foreign Reserves Position a Victim of Economic Success
  • Chinese Central Bank Lifts 28-day Reverse Repo Rate 5 Bps to 2.85%
  • Half of Investment Funds that Chase Unicorns Sustain Losses
  • China’s Best Paid Financial Executives Revealed
  • CBIRC Targets Chinese Bank Liquidity Risk with Trio of New Indicators
  • Fake Insurance Agents Sell Wealth Management Products to Chinese Consumers
  • Alibaba’s Ant Financial Helps Traditional Bank with Fintech Overhaul
  • China Banking 2030 Report Says Fintech and Global Expansion Essential to Competitiveness
  • Deleveraging Campaign the Culprit Behind China’s Latest Wave of Bond Defaults
  • China Will Maintain Deleveraging Campaign Under 2016 – 2020 Five Year Plan
  • PBOC Puts Pressure on Third Party Payments with over 30 Fines in 2018
  • Chinese State TV Warns of Burgeoning Cryptocurrency Bubble
  • Tsinghua Launches Blockchain Research Center with Help of Tencent
  • RMB Robust Despite Stronger Dollar, Foreign Holdings of Chinese Debt Hit Record High
  • China’s Publicly Offered Funds Paid 1.71tn Yuan in Dividends by End of 2017
  • Revival of QDII Quota Growth Expected to Accelerate Chinese Foreign Investment
  • Beijing Streamlines Procedures for Establishing Foreign-invested Companies
  • Harvard Study Warns of China’s “Debtbook Diplomacy” in Asia
  • Third Party Payments Provider Dinpay Hit with 41.52 million Yuan in Penalties
  • CBIRC Prepares Massive Organisational Overhaul, Could Slash Departments to 26
  • China’s Holdings of US Treasuries Hit Five Month High in March
  • Will Regulators Target Switch from WMP’s to Structured Deposits by Banks?
  • SOE Merger and Restructuring Deals Since Start of 2017 Exceed 1 Trillion Yuan
  • IT, STEM, Finance Top Chinese Urban Incomes by Industry
  • 27% of Public-Private Partnerships at Risk of Removal from Project Library
  • JPMorgan Chase Seeks to Establish Majority-owned Securities Joint-venture
  • 630 Listed Chinese Companies Have Debt-Asset Ratios In Excess of 60%
  • Local Government Debt Swaps Set to Accelerate Following New Bond Rules
  • New Asset Securitisation Rules Strengthen Information Disclosures
  • Beijing Moves to Curb Speculation in Chinese Depository Receipts
  • Xi Calls for Stronger Constraints on State-owned Enterprise Debt
  • New RMB Lending at 1.18tn Yuan in April, M2 YoY Growth at 8.3%
  • Regulators Crack Down on Unlicensed Operators in Asset Management Sector
  • Chinese Bond Market Sees Spate of Defaults in 2018
  • Ex-Anbang Insurance Chair Sentenced to 18 Years Imprisonment
  • China’s Market for Used Car Financing Set to Hit a Trillion Yuan by 2022
  • CBIRC Puts an End to Cross-province Paper Bill Transactions
  • Two Foreign Banks Apply for Controlling Stakes in Joint-venture Securities Companies
  • Central Bank Tackles Risk in Relation to Financial Holding Companies
  • Chinese Central Bank Cracks Down on Privacy Intrusions by Credit Information Apps
  • 12 of China’s Listed Banks Unrolled Blockchain Initiatives Last Year
  • 1.2 Trillion Yuan in Chinese Public-private Partnerships Scrapped Since December
  • Assets of Middle-class Chinese Households Shrink in Q1 2018 on Ailing Stocks
  • Issuance of Local Government Debt Quotas Set to Accelerate: MOF
  • UBS Wants Majority Stake in Chinese Joint-venture as Permitted by New Regulations
  • Will China’s Large Denomination CD’s Rival Wealth Management Products?
  • MOF Cuts 84 Public-Private Partnerships from Demonstration Project List
  • China’s Low IPO Approval Rate Expected to Persist
  • Small Regional Banks Are the Achille’s Heel for China’s Financial System
  • Capital Market Opening Will Follow China’s Financial Maturation: CSRC
  • Baidu Sells Majority Stake in Financial Services Unit for $1.9bn
  • CSRC Allows Foreign Control of Joint-venture Securities Firms
  • Shanghai Stock Exchange Boosts ABS Market with Tri-party Repo Rules
  • SAFE Raises Shanghai/Shenzhen Outbound Investment Quota to $10bn
  • Hong Kong Launches Dual Class Shares to Vie for Tech Giants
  • Overseas Investment Banks Say China’s Financial Opening Still Uncertain
  • HNA Group Wants $1.5bn For New Offshore Acquisitions Fund
  • Shanghai Stock Exchange Will Step Up Scrutiny of Irregular Transactions
  • Increase the Role of Direct Financing to Combat Debt: Chinese Central Bank
  • Will Chinese Depository Receipts Lure Tech Giants Back to Domestic Bourses?
  • PBOC Governor Says China’s Financial Risk “Broadly Contained”
  • Chinese Banks Lift Rates on Large-denomination Certificates of Deposit
  • Shadow Banking Still a Major Threat to China’s Financial System: IMF
  • Bond Financing by Chinese Firms Hits Highest Level in 19 Months
  • China’s IPO Pass Rate Plunges to under Half
  • Chinese Banks are Hiding Bad Loans: China Orient Asset Management
  • Outstanding Total Social Financing Up 10.5% at End of March
  • Is China’s Commitment to Economic Opening a Response to Sino-US Trade War?
  • PBOC Governor Outlines Six Key Measures for Opening of Chinese Finance Sector
  • Local Governments Will Issue Special Bonds for Shanty Town Upgrades
  • 2.39 Trillion Yuan in Public-Private Partnership Projects Shelved
  • Securities Regulator Calls for Further Opening of Chinese Capital Markets
  • New Asset Management Rules Will Boost Fortunes of Net Asset Value WMP’s
  • Foreign Investors Stand to Benefit from China’s Crackdown on Bad Debt of Banks
  • China’s Publicly Offered Funds Post Profits of 558.5bn in 2017
  • Chinese Depository Receipts Expected to Spur Listing by Innovative Tech Firms
  • Pass Rate for Chinese IPO Applications Drops to 47.06% in First Quarter
  • State-owned Enterprises Banned From Financing Chinese Local Government
  • Debt-for-Equity Swaps Expected to Accelerate with New Policies in First Half
  • Risky Borrowers Elude Deleveraging Campaign Via Offshore Bond Market
  • Crude Oil Futures Make Their Debut in China
  • PBOC Paves the Way for Paypal to Enter Chinese Market
  • Securities Commission Will Stay Intact Amidst China’s Financial Regulatory Shake-up
  • China Can Prevent Systemic Financial Risk: Li Keqiang
  • Shadow Bankers Search for Provincial Authorities to Dodge Regulatory Crackdown
  • PBOC Outlines Changes to Regulatory System After Banking and Insurance Merger
  • Securities Regulator Hits Bei Ba Dao Group with Record Fine for Stock Manipulation
  • “Raise the Ability of Exchange-traded Bond Market to Service Real Economy:” China’s State Media
  • PBOC’s Role Set to Expand Following Merger of China’s Banking and Insurance Authorities
  • Official Plans for Consolidation of Banking and Insurance Authorities Unveiled
  • Official Document Reveals China’s Plans to Merge Banking and Insurance Authorities
  • PBOC Resumes Net Injections with 90bn Yuan in Repos
  • Cumulative Issuance of Asset-backed Securities in China Doubled Last Year
  • China’s Stock Market Leverage Drops 60%
  • Prevent Leverage and Asset Bubble Risk from Overlapping: Congressional Member
  • Beijing Considers Amalgamation of Banking and Insurance Regulators
  • Bank of China Unveils Biggest Dim Sum Bond Offering in More Than Two Years
  • Regulators Take Over Anbang Insurance Group
  • Beijing Tells Insurance Sector Not to Covertly Fund Local Governments
  • PPP Bond Growth Could Trigger Systemic Financial Risk: Government Analyst
  • Local Government Bond Issuance Expected to Remain Around 4 Trillion Yuan in 2018
  • Forex Regulator Permits Cash Settlement of Forwards Contracts
  • Securities Regulator Launches Three Month Crackdown on Privately Offered Funds
  • Central Bank Says It Will Cement Hong Kong’s Position as RMB Hub
  • Beijing Plans to Raise Personal Contributions to Age Pension Funds
  • China on Track to Become World’s Biggest Issuer of Local Government Bonds
  • State Media Warns Against Speculation in Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain Stocks
  • Fines Issued by China’s Financial Regulators Surged in 2017
  • Chinese Local Governments Issued 4.36 Trillion Yuan in Bonds Last Year
  • Top Regulators Push for Financial Inclusion in China’s Impoverished Areas
  • Securities Regulator Wants “High Quality” Bond Market Growth in 2018
  • CBRC Bans Asset Management, Trust Plans from Serving as Controlling Shareholders
  • Big Banks Cut Back on Financing of Public Private Partnerships
  • Collective Asset Management Plans Banned from Investing in Entrusted Loans
  • Provincial Governments Step Up Regulation of Public-Private Partnerships
  • Securities Regulator Points to Imminent Reform of Chinese Capital Markets
  • Provincial Authorities Intent on Squeezing Local Government Debt in 2018
  • Deleveraging Campaign Puts Kibosh on Consumer Loan Securitisation Binge
  • Beijing Cracks Down on Leveraged, Under-the-Table Bond Trades
  • China’s Deleveraging Campaign Sets Its Sights on Bond Trading
  • China to Build USD$2.1 Billion Artificial Intelligence Research Park in Beijing
  • Ant Financial’s Bid for MoneyGram Blocked on National Security Grounds
  • Chinese Central Bank Tipped to Raise Money Market Rates Moderately in 2018
  • Credit Stimulus No Longer Effective at Shoring up Chinese Growth: IMF
  • Financial Work Conference Flags Greater Scrutiny of Local Government Debt in 2018
  • Regulators Caution Trust Companies as Shadow Banking Crackdown Continues
  • Central Bank Pushes for Standardisation of China’s Green Bonds Market
  • Local Government Bond Issuance Falls Short of 7 Trillion Yuan Forecast for 2017
  • Housing Prices Need to Decline for China to Successfully Deleverage: Everbright Securities
  • 428 Chinese Companies Launch IPO’s in 2017, Raise Over 220 Billion Yuan
  • Money Market Fund Assets Rise to Record High
  • China’s Monetary Policy to Shift from Adjustment to Control of the “Sluice Gate”
  • Beijing Bans “False” Foreign Investment by Private Enterprise
  • Securities Regulator Quashes Record Volume of IPO’s
  • Beijing Has Second Thoughts About Asset Management Regulations
  • China’s Vice-Premier Praises Globalisation and Opening Before Audience of Multi-national Execs
  • Capital Markets Are Key to Achieving the Chinese Dream: Securities Chief
  • China Could Invest USD$10 Trillion in Belt and Road Infrastructure
  • Full Information Disclosure Lies at Core of China’s Capital Market Growth: Securities Regulator
  • Securities Regulator Denies All IPO Approvals on a Single Day for the First Time
  • Offshore Financing by Property Firms on Track to Hit Record High
  • China’s Debt-GDP Ratio Expected to Rise to 327% Over Next Five Years
  • China’s Capital Efficiency Posts First Improvement in Over a Decade: Moody’s
  • Beijing Hopes to Crack Implicit Guarantees in Asset Management Sector
  • Property Developers Return to Offshore Debt Market with a Vengeance
  • China’s Asset Management Sector Set to Become World’s Second Biggest by 2030
  • Is China’s Deleveraging Campaign Behind Bond Market Dive?
  • 10 Year Sovereign Bond Yield Breaches 4% Threshold for First Time in Three Years
  • Will Trump Visit Spur Greater Opening of China’s Finance Sector?
  • Financial Risk Needed to Achieve Stable, Sustainable Growth: Xia Bin
  • China’s Financial Stability and Development Committee Officially Launches
  • Local Government to Blame for China’s Financial Instability: Zhou Xiaochuan
  • Public-Private Partnerships Riddled with “Hidden Risk” in the Wake of Breakneck Growth
  • China’s Capital Markets Must Become Hub for Global Resource Allocation: Shenzhen Stock Exchange
  • Bond Markets Have Overreacted, Chinese Economy Set to Weaken: Haitong Securities
  • Mortgage Loans Tighten as Chinese Banks Claim Lending Quotas Exhausted
  • China’s Economic Growth Model is Unsustainable: Caixin Chief Editor
  • Ex-PIMCO CEO Says China Can Avoid Minsky Moment Crash
  • Chinese Asset Management Sees Robust Growth Despite Global Revenue Decline
  • Will the Chinese Debt Dilemma Outlast the Xi Administration?
  • Shenzhen Banks Suspend Consumer Loans Due to Real Estate Speculation Concerns
  • Beijing Set to Issue First Sovereign Dollar Bond in 13 Years
  • Will Debt-for-Equity Swaps Fail to Achieve Deleveraging?
  • PBOC’s Reserve Ratio Cut Will Release 1 Trillion Yuan in Liquidity: CICC
  • Assets under Management by Private Funds Exceed 10 Trillion Yuan
  • China’s Bitcoin Ban Won’t Affect Blockchains: Central Bank
  • Ex-head of China’s Insurance Regulator Investigated for “Trading Power for Money and Sex”
  • China’s Belt and Road Initiative is Credit Positive for All Participants Says Moody’s
  • Opening of Chinese Bond Market Could be a Milestone for International Finance
  • Beijing to Give Foreign Investors Greater Access to Finance, Clean Energy Vehicles
  • China’s Total Public-Private Partnership Investment Set to Rise to $2.45 Trillion
  • Central Bank Says Property Market Creating Major Risk for Financial Sector
  • Social Security Funds Could Play Greater Role in SOE Reforms
  • Liquidity Expected to Remain Stable As Fiscal Expenditures Offset PBOC Repos
  • SASAC Wants State-owned Enterprises to Use Asset Securitisation, Debt Swaps, IPO’s to Deleverage
  • China’s Money Market Fund Assets Expand to Record-breaking $880 Billion
  • Rollover of 600bn Yuan in Special Treasury Bonds Won’t Impact Liquidity: PBOC
  • China’s Zombie State-owned Enterprises Benefit from Surge in Debt-Equity Swaps
  • NDRC Has Approved $33 Billion in Corporate Special Bonds Since 2015
  • Central Bank’s Top Economist Says Xiong’an Needs $150bn in Green Finance
  • Maturation of 600bn Yuan in Special Treasury Bonds Puts Chinese Monetary Policy to the Test
  • IMF Says China’s Central Bank Needs More Independent Sway Over Rates
  • Has Stabilising the Yuan Undermined Ambitions for Its Internationalization?
  • Beijing Steps Up Crackdown on Outbound Investment
  • New Debt Ceiling Directive Lets Local Government Borrow Extra 940bn Yuan in 2017
  • Guodian and Shenhua Unveil Ambitions to Become China’s Biggest Energy Producer
  • Crackdown on Leverage and Capital Flight is Not About China’s Long-term Financial Health: Andy Xie
  • Are Financing Costs Easing for Chinese Enterprise?
  • Ministry of Finance Claims Success in Curbing Local Government Debt
  • Private Investment Growth Surpasses 10% in 11 Out of 34 Chinese Provinces
  • China’s Economy is Already Over Financialized: Vice-head of NPC Standing Committee
  • Citibank Sees Chinese GDP Growing 6.8% in 2017
  • Improved Regulatory Environment the Cure for Excess Capital Outflows: Yu Yongding
  • Local Government Bond Issuance Expected to Accelerate As PBOC Frees up Liquidity
  • Caixin’s Hu Shuli Says China’s Economic Stability Means the Time is Ripe for Reform
  • 11 Financial Regulators Slated to Attend 19th National Congress of the CCP
  • Chinese Banks Set to Accelerate Disposal of NPL’s, Debt-Equity Swaps of Limited Effect
  • 90% of Consumer Loan Asset Backed Securities Issued by Unlicensed Institutions
  • Chinese A-share IPO Approvals up 221% YoY
  • Chinese Economists Forecast Q2 GDP Growth of 6.8%
  • Derivatives Heighten Lustre of Chinese Debt for Offshore Investors
  • Local Government Bond Issuance Set to Accelerate in Second Half of 2017
  • China’s Debt Exceeds 300% of GDP: Institute of International Finance
  • PBOC Financial Stability Report Warns of Excessive Property Lending
  • Beijing Cracks Down on Local Government Finance Under Guise of Service Purchases
  • Chinese Corporations Leap Aboard Bond Connect
  • Deleveraging Drive Could Boost Corporate Bond Defaults
  • Inverted Yield Curve Makes China’s Long-term Debt “Buy of the Year”:UBS
  • PBOC Research Chief Weighs in on China’s Regulatory Challenges
  • Chinese A Shares Win Inclusion on MSCI Emerging Markets Index
  • Central Bank Officials Say Equity Remains Chief Shortcoming of Chinese Finance
  • Have Financial Regulators Brought an End to China’s Deleveraging Drive?
  • China’s Tightening Internet Security Law Will Hit Foreign Companies Hard
  • Caixin Calls for Caution While Deleveraging in Order to Avert Liquidity Crunch
  • Chinese A Shares Expected to Join MSCI Global Emerging Markets Index
  • Chinese Property Developers Confront Stark Capital Drought
  • CSRC Flags Crackdown on Shadow Banking “Channel Operations”
  • MSCI China Index Hits Two Year High As Chinese Tech Stocks Flourish
  • PBOC Says Banking System Liquidity Levels Back at Appropriate Levels
  • AliPay Claims Active Daily Users Doubled in 2016
  • One Belt One Road to Increase International Clout of China’s Payments Sector: PBOC
  • Mobile Payments Beat Online Payments in China for the First Time Last Year
  • Access to Offshore Dollar Bonds Dries up for Property Developers
  • China UnionPay Expands Services to Type II, III Bank Accounts
  • Dongguan Securities IPO Scuppered by Bribery Allegations
  • Authorities Sound Alarm Over Illegal Fundraising
• Category: Fintech
  • Fintech Must Become the Biggest Driver of Chinese Financial Inclusion: China’s Banking Regulator
  • Lufax Holding Hopes to List in Hong Kong to Attract Global Investors
  • Beijing Fintech Centre Set to Commence Operation in September
  • Chinese E-commerce Giants See 12-fold Growth in Digital Renminbi Usage During 2023 Spring Festival
  • Bank of Changsha Officially Launches Use of Virtual Staff
  • China’s Regional Governments Strongly Signal that Crackdown on Internet Giants Is over
  • Android Phones Support Digital Renminbi Transactions Even While Completely Out of Power
  • China to Open 2023 with Launch of Digital Assets Exchange
  • China Southern Power Grid Uses Big Data to Drive “Power Bill Financing” for Small Businesses
  • Tencent Cloud Unveils Comprehensive Financial Digitisation Solutions Plan
  • AliPay’s Launches New Feature Permitting Transfers to WeChat Users via QR Codes
  • JD.com’s Fintech Vehicle Launches New Supply Chain Strategy Targeting Small Businesses
  • WeChat Targets Fraudulent Financial Promotions
  • Chinese Central Bank Applies for Digital Renminbi ATM/CDM Patent
  • Digital Renminbi Embraced by Guangzhou for Zero Payments Costs
  • Hong Kong Monetary Authority Calls for Regulation of Cryptocurrencies
  • Chinese Central Bank Say It’s Yet to Process Ant Group’s Financial Holding Company Application
  • Industrial Bank Co. Enters Strategic Cooperative Agreement with Huawei for Fintech R&D
  • Big State-owned Banks Re-open Their Shanghai Branches
  • Hong Kong IPO of JD.com’s Fintech Subsidiary Put on Hold by China’s Securities Regulator
  • Shenzhen Launches China’s First Digital Renminbi Prepayments Platform
  • Shanghai High Court Declares Bitcoin a Virtual Asset Protected by Law
  • Zhejiang Province Launches Digital Renminbi Tax Payments Across Multiple Cities
  • Tencent to Grab Stake in UK Payments Start-up Previse
  • CBIRC’s Crack Down on P2P Lending Platforms Continues
  • Bank of Communications Helps Hunan Province to Bring Digital Payments to Government Canteens
  • Tianjin Launches Digital Renminbi Trials in Hexi District with Help of China Construction Bank
  • Alipay Disposes of over 10,000 Internet Fraud Accounts at Prompting of Chinese Authorities
  • China’s Peak Internet Finance Body Calls for Curbs on NFT’s
  • Wenzhou Becomes First City in Zhejiang Province to Use Digital Renminbi for Tax Payments
  • Suzhou Launches Digital Renminbi Payments for Immovable Property Registration
  • DiDi Chuxing Pulls the Plug on Consumer Finance Product “DiDi Yuefu”
  • Digital Renminbi Trials Set to Expand to 11 More Cities: PBOC
  • Mobile Banking Accounts with China’s Big State-owned Banks Exceed 1.8 Billion
  • China Mobile Establishes Fully Owned Fintech Subsidiary
  • ZhongAn Insurance Posts First Underwriting Profits Since Founding
  • Jiangxi Province Unveils Two New Fintech Sandbox Projects
  • Ant Group Sells off Stake in 36kr Following Anti-trust Crackdown
  • Shanghai Fintech Sandbox Announces New Batch of Innovation Projects
  • Ex-Securities Chief Calls for Chinese Fintech Companies to Appoint “Chief Ethical Officers”
  • Beijing’s New Fintech Sandbox Project Seeks to Reduce Carbon Emissions
  • China’s Banking Regulator Says Rectification of Online Finance Platforms Still not Over
  • ICBC Launches China’s First Digital Renminbi Smart Contract for Rural Village Payments in Chengdu
  • WeChat Pay and AliPay Address Concerns over Personal QR Code Obsolescence
  • China Issues Standards for Open Internet Platforms in the Commercial Banking Sector
  • Xi’an Host to Nearly 28 Million Personal Digital Renminbi Wallets
  • Xiaomi Consumer Finance Takes over Personal Consumer Lending Operations of Airstar
  • Guangdong Province Applies Blockchain Technology to Enterprise Social Credit
  • Hainan Opens over 10 Million Personal Digital Renminbi Wallets, Nearly 350,000 Pilot Sites
  • China Unveils List of State Blockchain Innovation Application Trials across 15 Cities
  • Sichuan Province’s Fintech Sandbox Launches Third Round of Projects, Focus on Rural Villages and Carbon Mitigation
  • Zhejiang Province Plans to Transform Hangzhou into International Fintech Hub, Launch Cross-border Investment Trials
  • Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange Uses Blockchain to Facilitate Futures Delivery
  • Digital Renminbi Trial Application Sites Exceed 8 Million at End of 2021, Personal Wallets Surpass 250 Million in Total
  • Digital Renminbi App Downloads Exceed 12 Million Since Making Debut on Major Platforms
  • Cinda Opts to Withdraw from Investment in Ant Group’s New Consumer Finance Company
  • Cryptocurrency Mining Declared Obsolete by China’s State Economic Planner
  • Tencent Launches WeBank/ WeChat Pay Digital Renminbi Wallet
  • Digital Renminbi Used for Solar Energy Smart Contracts in Xiong’an New District
  • Bank of China Teams up with Easy Pay on Applications of Digital Renminbi to Air Travel
  • China Restricts Offshore Listing of Online Platforms with Data on More than 1 Million Users
  • Chinese Central Bank’s Shanghai Office Flags Further Reform and Opening in 2022
  • Bank of Communications Pioneers Use of Digital Renminbi for Flight Payments in Hunan province
  • Chongqing to Launch State-level Blockchain Development Zone
  • Meituan Uses Digital Renminbi to Drive Carbon Neutrality
  • Beijing Court Declares Bitcoin Mining Contract Invalid
  • China Everbright Bank Sees Users of Cloud Utilities Payments Platform Double in 2021
  • Fintech Energises Small Businesses via Multiple Vectors: Chinese Think Tank
  • OneConnect Tops Global Top Ten List for Fintech Patent Quality
  • Digital Renminbi Testing Commences in Hong Kong with Selected Banks and Businesses: PBOC
  • Foreign Tourists in Hainan No Longer Need Chinese Bank Cards for Digital Payments
  • China Sees Exodus of Cryptocurrency Exchanges as 2021 Draws to a Close
  • Chinese Central Bank Hails Integration of Blockchain Technology with Digital Renminbi
  • Experts Casts Doubt upon Legality of NFT Trading in China
  • Beijing Kicks off New Renminbi Trial with Focus on 2022 Winter Olympics
  • China Construction Bank Helps Changsha Launch Digital Renminbi Night Market
  • China Wants Big Data Sector to Triple in Size by 2025
  • Blockchain Used to Facilitate Purchase Order Financing in Xiong’an New District
  • State Council Calls for Launch of Digital Asset Exchange, More Digital Renminbi Trials in Beijing Municipal Administrative Centre
  • WeChat, Alipay Personal QR Codes Banned for Business Usage Starting from March
  • Nearly 70% of Smaller Chinese Lenders Prioritise Mobile and Online Banking
  • Ant Group to Split apart Huabei Consumer Finance Brand
  • WeChat Pay Connects Directly with UnionPay, Multiple Chinese Banking Apps
  • Beijing International Big Data Exchange Use Blockchain to Underpin Digital Transaction Contracts
  • China Accounts for over 60% of Global Blockchain Patent Applications
  • App Numbers in China Plunge as Regulatory Pressure on Internet Sector Intensifies
  • Trials for Use of Digital Renminbi for Tax Payments Kick off in Cities around China
  • Chinese Central Bank Calls for Greater International Cooperation in Regulation of Personal Data
  • Agricultural Bank of China Pioneers Use of Data Assets to Facilitate Business Loans
  • WeBank Favours Distributed Data Transfer Protocols for Achieving Right to Data Portability
  • Chinese Supreme Court Threatens Strict Punishment for Big Data Profiteering and Monopoly Conduct by Internet Platforms
  • WeBank Tech Head Calls for Using Blockchain to Expedite China’s Legal Right to Data Portability
  • Beijing to Launch National Fintech Risk Monitoring Centre with PBOC Support
  • Shenzhen Launches First City-wide Digital Renminbi Lottery Giveaway, Hopes to Spur Cultural Consumption
  • Chinese Central Bank Flags Mass Standardisation Drive for Fintech and Digital Renminbi
  • 2022 Winter Olympics Set to Be Biggest Stress Test for Digital Renminbi, Number of Application Sites in Beijing Set to Hit 1 Million
  • Senior Central Bank Official Says Fintech the Key to Bridging China’s Digital Divides
  • Shanghai’s New Data Regulations Could Create Compliance Risk for Big Data Usage
  • China to Review New Laws Targeting Online Finance Fraud
  • Changsha Launches Development of Special Digital Renminbi Demonstration Zone
  • Ant Group’s MYBank Launches “Wild Goose” Digital Supply Chain Finance Solution
  • Beijing Orders Removal of 96 Apps, Highlights Problems with ByteDance and Tencent Software Kits
  • State Grid Uses Blockchain to Facilitate Utilities Payments in the Digital Renminbi
  • Cryptocurrency Mining Included on China’s Latest List of Obsolete Industries
  • Ant Group Increases Registered Capital by 47%
  • China’s Fintech Sandbox Projects Approach 120 in Number, 16 Local Governments Launch Trials
  • JD.com’s Fintech Vehicle Highlights Provision of Digital Renminbi Services to Bank
  • Will Alibaba’s Taote Incorporate WeChat Pay as Part of Payments Diversification?
  • China’s Central Bank Governor Says Fintech Anti-trust Campaign Will Continue, Targets Discriminatory Algorithms
  • Chinese Central Bank’s New Credit Ratings Rules Target Big Data of Online Platforms
  • Four Projects from China’s Fintech Sandbox Initiatives Successfully Complete Testing
  • Tencent Announces Greater Integration with China UnionPay in Payments
  • Digital Renminbi Used to Facilitate Rural Village Property Rights Transfers
  • Peak Body for Chinese Payments Sector Commits to Fee Reductions for Small Businesses to Drive Financial Inclusion
  • Shenzhen’s Fintech Sandbox Completes Testing of Baihang Credit Innovation
  • Cyberspace Administration of China Targets Illegal Algorithms
  • Ant Group and Tencent Top Chinese Blockchain Patents List for 2021
  • Chinese Central Bank Actively Exploring Application of Blockchain to Digital Renminbi Systems: Di Gang
  • Chinese Central Bank Steps up Ban on Cryptocurrency Trading Due to Speculation Concerns
  • Digital Renminbi Trials Will Drive Financial Inclusion, Maintain Competitive Payments Market: Central Bank Research Chief
  • Ant Group’s Huabei Delivers Big Data to Chinese Central Bank’s Credit System
  • Xi’an Transforms Datang Everbright City into Digital Renminbi Demonstration Zone
  • OneConnect Launches “Cloud Rights” SaaS Platform to Drive Digitisation of Commercial Bank Retail Operations
  • PBOC Outlines Areas Where Digital Renminbi Still Needs to Improve
  • Chinese Central Bank Flags Launch of New Fintech Development Plan
  • Blockchain Technology Is the Key to Solving Supply Chain Finance Challenges: Chinese Official
  • Beijing Designates Lize Financial Business District as Digital Renminbi Pilot Zone
  • Bank of China Teams up with BestPay to Launch Digital Renminbi Wallets
  • ICBC Teams up with Jinjiang Hotels to Provide Digital Renminbi Payments
  • Chinese Central Bank Calls for Greater Haste in Remedying Fintech Regulatory Gaps, All Encompassing Prudential Regulation
  • Standard Chartered Teams up with Shenzhen’s Linklogis on Blockchain-powered Trade Finance Platform
  • People’s Daily Calls for Tackling Sale of Private Data by Illicit Vendors
  • ICBC Wins Top Honours for Digital Banking from Global Finance Magazine
  • Bitcoin Has No Real Value: Chinese Central Bank
  • Hong Kong Monetary Authority to Work with BIS Innovation Hub on Use of Blockchain Technology for Tokenization of Green Bonds
  • CITIC aiBank Sees over 76% Profit Growth in First Half, Ongoing Focus on Digitally Driven Financial Inclusion
  • Shandong Supreme Court Declares Cryptocurrency Is “Not Money in the Real Sense,” Not Protected by Chinese Law
  • Guangzhou’s Second Group of Fintech Sandbox Projects Commence Official Operation
  • China’s Internet Giants Lift Registered Capital for Micro-loan Vehicles in Bid to Maintain Foothold in Finance
  • Digital Renminbi Trials Expand to Include China’s Municipal and Rural Commercial Banks
  • Lufax Posts 53% Profit Surge in Second Quarter, P2P Business Squashed Completely
  • Three Year De-financialization Drive Behind Regulatory Pressure on Chinese Internet Giants
  • Chinese Experts Lead Drafting of New ISO Standards on Third Party Payments
  • Licensed Use of Public Data Will Bring Chinese Government New Source of Revenue
  • Shanghai Taxis Commence Acceptance of Digital Renminbi for Payment
  • Bank of Communications Teams up with JD.com on 20M Yuan Digital Renminbi Giveaway in Shanghai and Suzhou
  • Chinese Central Bank Flags Greater Cooperation with Kazakhstan on Payments and Finance
  • Qingdao Offers 5M Yuan Subsidies for Fintech Companies to Set up Shop Locally
  • Qingdao to Create Digital Renminbi Ecosystem
  • Ex-Bank of China Chief Warns Libra, Diem Could Strengthen US dollar “Hegemony,” Highlights Challenges of Decentralised Finance
  • Pudong District of Shanghai Launches China’s First Financial Data Harbour
  • China’s Cloud Computing Market Grew over 56% in 2020: CAICT White Paper
  • Shenzhen Uses Blockchain Technology to Expedite Processing of Export Tax Rebates
  • Central Bank Raises Information Disclosure Requirements for Chinese Non-bank Payments Platforms
  • Baidu Invests 1.5B Yuan in New Data Subsidiary
  • China’s Blockchain Market Hits USD$479 Million in 2020, Five Years after Alibaba and Tencent Launch Research Efforts
  • Ningbo Invests $92 Million in More than 90 Blockchain Projects
  • Shanghai’s Pudong District Set to Emerge as Leading Pilot Zone for Blockchain Fintech Applications
  • Digital Renminbi Trial Sites Exceed 1.32 Million, Transactions Breach 34.5B Yuan – PBOC Says Still No Timetable for Official Release
  • China Must Exercise Greater Caution in Choosing Its Fintech Future: Zhou Xiaochuan
  • China’s Cybersecurity Authority Leads Investigation into DiDi Chuxing
  • Hong Kong Makes Arrests in City’s First Ever Cryptocurrency Money Laundering Case
  • Anhui Becomes Latest Chinese Province to Target Cryptocurrency Mining
  • China’s Blockchain Sector Grew 33.7% in 2020
  • Qingdao Issuing 10 Million Yuan in Digital Renminbi to Local Residents as Part of Beer Festival
  • PBOC Touts Digital Renminbi Trials at Beijing Winter Olympics
  • China Establishes National Data Trading League to Maximise Use of Data as a “Factor of Production”
  • Chinese Banks Must Learn How to Apply and Price Data Assets: BOCOM Head
  • Digital Finance Platform Provides over 100B Yuan in Funds to Small Enterprises in Hangzhou Area
  • Ant Group Anti-trust Measures Will Apply to Other Major Payments Providers: Chinese Central Bank
  • Stablecoin Is a Speculative Tool that Threatens Financial Stability: Chinese Central Bank
  • Finance and Fintech Recruitment See 50% Growth in First Half of 2021
  • Chinese Central Bank Shuts Down Beijing Company for Abetting Cryptocurrency Trades
  • Beijing Hopes to Accelerate Economic Digitisation with “Million Industrial Apps” Campaign
  • Chinese Cryptocurrency Speculators Become Targets of Fraudulent Online Platforms
  • Guangzhou Plans to Make Data “Key Factor of Production” in New Digital Economy
  • ByteDance Launches New “Smart Tech” Company in Hefei
  • China’s Heightened Pressure on Fintech Won’t “Take the Wings off” Private Enterprise: Andy Rothman
  • Digital Renminbi Used to Incentivise Physical Activity by Pedestrians in Xiong’an New Area
  • Tencent Cloud Teams up with Shenzhen TECHO on “Financial Distributed Core” Joint Plan
  • PBOC’s Official News Outlet Calls for Digitisation of Small Business Finance
  • Hong Kong Virtual Lender Airstar Bank Appoints New Chairman to Replace Outgoing Xiaomi CEO
  • Beijing Subway Accepts Digital Renminbi for Fare Payments
  • The 2.5 Tiers of China’s Digital Renminbi Explained
  • China’s Big Data Market Exceeded $104 Billion in 2020
  • PBOC Issues Order for Further Reductions in Chinese Payments Fees, Forecasts over $3.7B in Savings for General Public
  • Lenovo Enters Partnership with China Minsheng Bank to Develop New Fintech Ecosystem
  • Nanjing Online Fraud Case Highlights Problems with China’s Consumer Finance Sector
  • Ant Group Reportedly in Talks with Chinese State-owned Enterprises to Launch New Credit Scoring Agency Using Alipay Data
  • Shanghai Fintech Sandbox Officially Launches Third Round of Innovation Projects
  • China Registers 223 New Blockchain Services, Beijing Emerges as Leading R&D Centre
  • Sichuan Province Ban Expected to Spell “De-Chinafication” of Cryptocurrency Mining
  • Alibaba Invests USD$15 million in Launch of “Smart Finance” Digital Subsidiary
  • Bank of China Commits to Development of New Blockchain Applications
  • Guangxi Rural Credit Society Becomes 14th Chinese Bank to Establish Fintech Subsidiary
  • Chinese Central Bank Calls for Greater Adoption of Legal Entity Identifiers as Part of Financial Digitisation and Opening
  • Xi’an Host to over 70,000 Digital Renminbi Application Scenarios
  • ATM’s in Beijing Offer Digital Renminbi Exchange Services
  • China CITIC Bank Hails Success of Blockchain Payments Platform in Xiong’an New Area
  • Alibaba Cloud to Serve as Key Support for Alibaba Group’s Market Value: CITIC Securities
  • China’s First On-Chain Digital Renminbi Salaries Paid to Workers in Xiong’an New District
  • Golden Share System Better than Direct State Ownership for Controlling Systemically Important Fintech Companies: Top Chinese Central Banker
  • China’s Fintech Sandboxes Set to Further Expand to Dalian, Guizhou, Hubei, Shanxi and Xinjiang
  • Ant Group’s Blockchain Subsidiary to Immortalise Top Scorer’s Performance at UEFA EURO 2020 After Entering Five Year Global Partnership
  • Tsinghua University Calls for Establishment of “Personal Data Account” System to Balance Privacy Protections with Big Data Applications
  • Use of Cryptocurrency for Criminal Activity in China on the Rise: Peak Domestic Payments Body
  • 360 DigiTech Commits to Beijing’s Carbon Mitigation Targets, Fintech-driven Green Finance Growth
  • HKMA Will Work on Digital Hong Kong Dollar as Part of Fintech 2025 Strategy
  • China’s Peak Internet Finance Body Calls for Crackdown on Credit for Cosmetic Procedures
  • Shenzhen Will Allow Foreign Companies to Obtain Payments Licenses as Part of Ambitious Financial Opening Plans
  • Tencent Applies for New Fintech Trademark for Consumer Finance Platform Similar to Ant Group’s Huabei
  • China Aspires to Global Blockchain Leadership by 2025
  • Digital Renminbi Makes Its Debut at Aged Care Facilities in Sichuan Province
  • Shanghai Becomes Latest City in China to Hold Digital Renminbi Lottery
  • Data Protection the Most Urgent Priority for Chinese Finance: Sichuan Province Fintech Association
  • Guangzhou’s Fintech Sandbox Unveils Second Batch of Innovation Projects
  • Alibaba Cloud Emerges as Leading Provider of Financial Cloud Computing Services in China with over 18% Market Share: IDC Report
  • Ant Group’s Consumer Finance Company Grabs Approval from Chongqing Regulators to Kick off Operation, Take over Huabei and Jiebei
  • China Uses Blockchain Technology to Shore up Copyright Protections for Digital Works
  • Ray Dalio Says Digital Renminbi More Competitive than Digital Greenback, Expects Chinese Yuan to Become Leading Reserve Currency
  • Suzhou Free Trade Zone Launches China’s First Electronic Payments Tool for Foreign Nationals on Short-term Stays
  • Beijing to Hold 40 Million Yuan Digital Renminbi Lottery in June
  • Xforceplus Joins Ranks of Chinese Fintech Unicorns Following USD$200M Series C-round Funding
  • Postal Savings Bank of China Holds Its Own 2021 Fintech Week
  • P2P Lender Edai Placed Under Investigation by Chengdu Police
  • China’s Banking Regulator Calls for Expanded Use of Fintech in Tandem with Enhanced Regulation
  • Alibaba Cloud Enters Strategic Cooperative Relationship with ZY Bank
  • Chinese Central Bank Launches Trials for Integrated Application of Financial Data Using AI and IoT
  • Ant Group’s Huabei, Jiebei Consumer Finance Platforms Suspend over $2.8 Billion in Asset-backed Securities
  • The Digital Renminbi Is Not for Ousting the US Dollar or Replacing Third Party Payments: Zhou Xiaochuan
  • Changsha Holds Digital Renminbi Lottery to Distribute 40 Million Yuan in Prize Money
  • China’s Top Financial Authority Calls for Crackdown on Bitcoin Mining and Trading
  • Inner Mongolia Steps up Crack Down on Cryptocurrency Mining with Specialised Reporting Platform
  • Chinese Industry Bodies Issue New Ban on Finance and Payments Organisations Engaging in Cryptocurrency-Related Operations
  • China’s Cross-Border Renminbi Payments Infrastructure Covers Nearly 200 Countries, over 3400 Banking Sector Financial Institutions
  • Bank of China Leads Trials for Insurance Policy Financing Using Cross-border Blockchain Platform
  • China Accounts for over 80% of Global 5G Connections, over 70% of 5G Base Stations
  • Hong Kong to Expand Trials for Cross-border Payments Using Digital Renminbi
  • AntChain Launches First International Standard for Blockchain Privacy
  • Chinese Central Bank Aids in Development of Two New Blockchain Standards
  • Chinese Investors Can Now Buy Government Savings Bonds Using Their Mobile Phones
  • Alipay Trials Digital Renminbi Account Transfers Using MYBank Wallet
  • PSBC to Create Digital Renminbi “Demonstration Village” in Dalian, Provide Payments Capability to Agricultural Market
  • Five of Shanghai’s Second Batch of Fintech Sandbox Projects Wrap up Registration
  • China’s Financial Regulators Summon Tencent, Du Xiaoman, JD.com and ByteDance for Anti-trust “Regulatory Discussions”
  • Shenzhen Trials Use of Digital Renminbi to Channel 196 Million Yuan in Enterprise and Employment Stabilization Funds
  • Chinese Central Bank and Ant Group Enter Strategic Cooperative Agreement for Development of Digital Renminbi Platform
  • Ant Group’s Ties Come under Scrutiny over Hasty Approvals for Scuppered IPO
  • Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen Top List of China’s Leading Fintech Centres
  • Digital Renminbi Cannot Be Refused for Payments by Individuals and Institutions in China: PBOC Digital Currency Team
  • China’s Banking Regulator Highlights Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Risk as Part of Campaign against Illegal Financing
  • Zhou Xiaochuan Says Digital Renminbi Will Not Create “Severe” Shock for Global Financial System
  • Ant Group’s Yu’e Bao Money Market Fund Posts over 18% Contraction in First Quarter
  • Tencent Launches 4th Generation Big Data Platform
  • Chinese Central Bank Researching New Cryptocurrency and Stablecoin Regulations
  • China Launches Digital Renminbi Trials in 11 Cities, Stages Seven Digital Renminbi Lotteries in Year Following Start of Testing
  • Jack Ma Reportedly Being Ousted from Ant Group by Chinese Authorities
  • PBOC Reiterates Commitment to Anti-trust Enforcement in Chinese Payments Sector, Development of Cross-border Payments
  • Ant Group Summoned for Another Round of Discussions with Chinese Authorities, Pan Gongsheng Outlines Key Regulatory Plans
  • JD Technology Expected to Join Ant Group in Adoption of Financial Holding Company Form
  • Paypal Founder Peter Thiel Worries Bitcoin Could Be Financial Weapon for China Despite Domestic Ban
  • Digital Renminbi Makes Its Debut on Renmin University Campus
  • JD Technology’s IPO Application Terminated by Shanghai Stock Exchange
  • Shenzhen and Hong Kong Commence Digital Renminbi Cross-border Payments Trials
  • China Launches Its First Big Data Exchange in Beijing
  • ICBC’s Fintech Unit Launches Subsidiary in Beijing, Enters Strategic Agreement with Municipal Regulators
  • Big Six Chinese Banks All Launch Digital Renminbi Wallets, Trial Initiatives for CBDC Accelerate
  • China’s Banking Sector Sees Launch of 13th Fintech Subsidiary
  • Curbs on Data Collection by Chinese Fintech Apps Set to Come into Effect at Start of May
  • PBOC to Accelerate Digital Renminbi Deployment to “Back up” China’s Alipay, WeChat Dominated Payments System
  • Huawei Grabs Payments License via Acquisition of Shenzhen Payments Company
  • Tencent Says Cooperation with Regulators Is the Focus of Its Fintech Strategy as Revenues Surge Nearly 30%
  • Sina Withdraws from Nasdaq, Converts into Financial Holding Company
  • Chinese Central Bank Sheds Further Light on Joint-venture with SWIFT
  • DBS Bank China Issues Tier-2 Capital Bonds with Help from Blockchain Technology
  • China’s Top Prosecutor Highlights Role of Bitcoin in Cross Border Money-laundering
  • Digital Renminbi Provides Highest Level of Privacy Protection to Users But Anonymity Can Only Ever Be Partial: Chinese Central Bank
  • Hangzhou Unveils Blockchain Innovation Centre with Support from AntChain
  • Ant Group Outlines Self-Regulatory Measures for Online Finance Platforms, Calls for Greater Focus on “Ethical Duties”
  • Online Lender XWBank Accused of Levying Excessive Services Fees for Vehicle Loans
  • China Leads Drafting of First International Standard on Internet of Things Fintech
  • Chinese Cities Take Four Out of Top Ten Spots on Ranking of World’s International Finance Centres
  • China Cracks Down on “Harvesting” of College Student Consumer Loans by Online Finance Platforms
  • Interview with PIIE Senior Fellow Martin Chorzempa on the Launch of China’s Digital Renminbi
  • Chinese Central Bank’s Digital Currency Unit Enters Cooperative Agreement with Zhengyuan Zhihui
  • Fintech Sandboxes Spread to Nine Chinese Cities in One Year, Project Numbers Rise to 86
  • Chinese Communist Party Commits to Regulation of All Forms of Financial Activity, Highlights Problems with Online Finance
  • Chinese Central Bank Commences Work on New Payments Data Centre in Guizhou Province
  • Tencent Venture Company Takes Stake in Beijing Tech Start-up
  • Ant Group Replaces Hu Xiaoming with Jing Xiandong as CEO, Unveils Disciplinary Standards for Fintech Platforms
  • Blockchain Technology and Digital Social Regulation Emerge as Key Themes at China’s Two Sessions in 2021
  • Chongqing Launches Its First Regional Blockchain Standards
  • JD’s Fintech Unit Expected to Cancel IPO Plans in Shanghai Due to Regulatory Pressure
  • Chinese Central Bank Issues New Guidelines on Development of Data Capabilities in Financial Sector
  • Does China’s Digital Renminbi Pose “Biggest Risk” to Bitcoin Market?
  • China UnionPay Enters Agreement with Malaysian Local Government on Mobile Payments Tool
  • Data Emerges as Key Topic at China’s 2021 Two Sessions Meeting, Delegates Call for National Data Platform, Data Sharing by Tech Giants
  • China’s Market for Government Blockchain Projects Booms
  • Digital Renminbi to Integrate with Chinese Blockchain System “Chang’an Chain”
  • ByteDance Applies for Registration of “BytePay” Trademark
  • Tech Investments of Chinese Banks Rose 20% in 2020
  • Ant Group IPO Cancellation No Surprise Given China’s Long-standing Plans to Tighten Fintech Regulation: Ping An Chief
  • China Concerned over Return of Cryptocurrency Trading Following Bitcoin Price Spike
  • Over 20 Chinese Provinces Include Blockchain Development Goals in 2021 Government Work Reports
  • Chinese Mobile Internet Users Hit 986 Million
  • ByteDance Shuffles Senior Execs at Toutiao and TikTok
  • ByteDance Adds New Online Purchasing Function to TikTok’s Chinese Counterpart
  • Ant Group Plans to Merge Huge Micro-Loan Business with New Consumer Finance Unit: Sources
  • Tencent Cloud Helps Guangzhou Rural Commercial Bank to Create Full Stack Financial Cloud Platform
  • Chengdu Launches 40 Million Yuan Digital Renminbi Lottery with JD.com’s Assistance
  • Shanghai Metro Vending Machines Accept Digital Renminbi for Payments
  • Ex-Bank of China Chief Says Digital Renminbi Will Transform Global Monetary System, Warns of Strategic Threat of Digital Greenback
  • China Unveils Second Cohort of Artificial Intelligence Innovation Zones
  • ByteDance Affiliate in Beijing Applies for Patent on Electronic Money Account Methods
  • China Tightens Regulation of Online Lending by Commercial Banks with Slew of New Restrictions
  • Anhui Province Debuts China’s First Quantum Computer Operating System
  • Huawei’s Acquisition of Chinese Payments License Could Break Dual Dominance of Alipay and Tencent
  • Alibaba Cloud Teams up with Bank of Pingdingshan on Mobile Platform Development
  • Interoperability and Cross-border Transactions Essential to the Success of Central Bank Digital Currencies: Interview with Cypherium CEO Sky Guo
  • Beijing Intellectual Property Court Agrees to Hear ByteDance’s Anti-trust Lawsuit against Tencent
  • Chinese Central Bank Calls for Stronger Regulation of Large-scale Online Finance Platforms
  • SWIFT Launches Joint-venture in Beijing with Chinese Central Bank’s Digital Currency Research Institute
  • Suzhou and JD.com Hold 30 Million Yuan Digital Renminbi Lottery in February
  • 98% of Survey Respondents in China Say Mobile Their Most Commonly Used Form of Payment
  • Ant Group Reportedly Reaches Agreement with Regulators for Full Conversion into Financial Holding Company
  • China to Drive Growth in Market for Data in 2021
  • Zhuhai Hopes to Launch Cross-border Digital Renminbi Trials in Conjunction with Macau
  • Legal Battle Breaks Out Between ByteDance and Tencent over Exclusion of Douyin Content from WeChat
  • Chinese Central Bank Outlines Six Key Points for Fintech Work in 2021
  • Beijing Uses Big Data to Analyse Illicit Flows of Bank Funds into Local Property Market
  • Chinese Central Bank Wants International Cooperation on Fintech Regulation, Antitrust Measures
  • Ant Group Allows Users to Adjust Credit Quotas on Consumer Finance Platforms Huabei and Jiebei
  • Ant Group Submits Blueprint for Conversion into Financial Holding Company to Chinese Authorities
  • Banks Behind over 90% of China’s 80 Fintech Sandbox Projects
  • Alipay, JD.com Remove All Bank Deposit Products from Sale via Online Platforms
  • ByteDance’s Douyin to Serve as China Central Television’s Spring Festival Broadcast Partner for 2nd Year Running
  • China UnionPay Establishes Commanding Presence in South-east Asia’s Digital Payments Market
  • Virtual Lender ZA Bank Obtains Insurance Agency License in Hong Kong
  • Chengdu to Issue 50M Yuan in Digital Renminbi via Record-sized Lottery
  • Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Opens Fintech Research Facility in Singapore to Focus on Blockchain, AI and API Development
  • Tencent Drops Advertising Veteran Lau Seng Yee from Roster of Top Executives
  • Ant Group and Others Engage in Monopoly Conduct, But “Regulatory Discussions” Will Not Affect Normal Development: CBIRC
  • Tencent Expects Cloud Computing to Be Essential Infrastructure for Finance, Domestic Market to Soon Hit 80B Yuan
  • Users of Everbright’s Cloud-Driven Utilities Payment Platform Exceeded Half a Billion in 2020
  • Chinese Central Bank Unveils Anti-Trust Measures Permitting Break up of Third-Party Payments Platforms
  • Pinduoduo Owner Applies for Payments Trademark
  • KPMG Releases List of China’s Top 50 Fintech Companies in 2020
  • TikTok’s Chinese Counterpart Confirms Addition of Online Payments Function
  • Chinese Central Bank Hails Eradication of P2P Lending, “Orderly Disposal” of High-risk Financial Institutions
  • China Bans Banks from Selling Depository Products via Third Party Online Platforms
  • Ant Group Has Established Rectification Team for Business Overhaul: Chinese Central Bank
  • Nearly 3/4 of Chinese Mobile Payments Customers Were Daily Users in 2020
  • Shenzhen Fintech Sandbox Announces Second Round of Innovation Projects
  • Tencent’s WeBank Wins Award for Supporting COVID-19 Containment Efforts in China
  • Beijing Releases Industrial Internet Campaign Plan for 2021 – 2023, Focus on 5G Applications
  • China Sees 93% Surge in Registration of Online Insurance Companies in 2020, CBIRC Mandates Full Licensing
  • China’s Internet of Things Market Expected to Reach USD$300 Billion by 2024, Account for 27% Global Share
  • JD.com Merges JDD into New Tech Subsidiary
  • PayPal Acquires Full Ownership of Chinese Third Party Payments Platform GoPay
  • China Holds 3rd Digital Renminbi Lottery in Shenzhen, Issues 20 Million Yuan to Consumers
  • TikTok Is Just the Beachhead for ByteDance’s Global Ambitions: “Story of TikTok” Author Matthew Brennan
  • Beijing Responds to Trump’s Plans to Ban Transactions with Eight Chinese Apps
  • Chinese Central Bank Issues Slew of Fintech Awards to the China Financial Certification Authority
  • Chinese Central Bank Calls for Stronger Macro-prudential Regulation of Online Finance at Inaugural Work Meeting for 2021
  • Shanghai Tongren Hospital Trials Use of China’s First Digital Renminbi “Smart Card”
  • Trump Administration Bans Transactions with Alipay and WeChat Pay
  • China’s Greater Bay Area Hopes to Attract More “Tech Immigrants,” Allow Foreign Citizens to Found Tech Enterprises
  • Beijing Trials Use of Digital Renminbi in Wearable Devices on Metro System
  • Ant Group Should Serve as a Lesson for Other Online Tech Giants: China’s Banking Regulator
  • Guangzhou’s PPmoney Withdraws from All Online Lending Operations
  • Shenzhen Unveils China’s First “Comprehensive” Data Legislation, Requires Express Consent for Gathering of Personal Data
  • Beijing Launches First Digital Renminbi Trial at Cafe in Fengtai District
  • Big State-owned Bank Reportedly Launches Digital Renminbi Wallet Trials in Shanghai
  • Financial Holding Companies Are Way of the Future for Regulation of China’s Online Fintech Giants: PBOC
  • Beijing Unveils Third Round of Projects for Its Fintech Sandbox
  • Chinese Regulators Demand Ant Group “Return” to Payments During Official Talks Following Launch of Anti-trust Probe into Alibaba
  • Ant Group Announces “Rectification Plan” Following Launch of Anti-trust Probe into Alibaba and Official Sit Down with Regulators
  • Chinese Central Bank Flags Further Steady, Controlled Testing of the Digital Renminbi in 2021
  • Ant Group Slashes Credit Quotas for Younger Users of Huabei Consumer Finance Product
  • Alipay Grabs Greenlight for Payments Operations in Indonesia
  • Beijing Launches Anti-trust Probe into Jack Ma’s Alibaba
  • Tencent’s WeBank Reduces Maximum Ceiling for Microloans by 1/3 in Response to CBIRC Directive
  • Postal Savings Bank of China Plans to Launch China’s Third Online Direct Bank
  • China’s Ex-Finance Minister Warns against Fintech Platforms Becoming “Too Big to Fail” Following Ant Group IPO Debacle
  • JD.com, Du Xiaoman and Tencent Join Alipay in Withdrawing Online Deposit Products After Chinese Central Bank Calls Them “Illegal Financial Activity”
  • Ant Group Withdraws Online Deposit Products in Response to Requests from Chinese Regulators
  • DiDi Chuxing Trials Payments on Credit, Analysts Predict Further Expansion of its Financial Services
  • Yillion Bank Grabs Fintech Innovation Prize at 18th China Financial Annual Champion Awards
  • China Host to 350 Million Active Mobile Banking Users
  • Chinese Central Bank Tackles Refusal to Accept Cash Payments in the Wake of COVID-19
  • Data Monopolies Impede Fair Competition in China’s Finance Sector: Former Banking Official
  • Former Head of Chinese Central Bank Highlights Four Key Points for Regulation of Internet Finance
  • Digitisation of Chinese Finance Drives Closure of over 2800 Brick-and-Mortar Bank Branches in 2020
  • JD.com Teams up with China Merchants Bank to Launch Digital Online Lender
  • CBIRC Issues New Rules for Internet Insurance Operations, Encourages Big Data and Blockchain Usage
  • Chinese Central Bank Launches Its Fifth Fintech Subsidiary in Shenzhen
  • Suzhou Issues 20 Million Yuan in Digital Renminbi During Double 12 Shopping Festival
  • China’s Banking Regulator Warns of Data-driven Fintech Monopolies, Payments Giants Becoming “Too Big to Fail”
  • Ant Group Grabs Approval for Digital Banking License in Singapore
  • China’s Cyperspace Regulator Unveils New Personal Data Standards for Fintech Apps Following Harassment Issues
  • Online Lender CITIC aiBank Receives 2 Billion Yuan Investment from China CITIC Bank
  • JD.com Becomes First E-commerce Platform to Accept Digital Renminbi
  • Cross-border Digital Renminbi Payments Technology Undergoes Testing in Hong Kong
  • Baidu is China’s Leader in Artificial Intelligence Patents: Government Report
  • China’s P2P Lending Sector Crushed out of Existence Completely
  • Mobile Payments Operations Rise 35.57% YoY in Q3 2020: Chinese Central Bank Report
  • Beijing Municipal Authorities to Establish More Digital Renminbi Testing Zones, Digital Finance System and Data Trading Regulations
  • Ningbo Launches Trials of Blockchain-driven Insurance Claims System
  • China Construction Bank Withdraws from Digital Bond Issuance Due to “Over-excitement” in Cryptocurrency Circles
  • Ant Group Grabs Approval for over $3 Billion in ABS Financing for Huabei and Jiebei Platforms
  • Digital Renminbi Will Break Big Data Monopolies, Replace All Forms of Traditional Money: Bank of China Senior Exec
  • Digital Yuan Will Account for 15% of All Consumer Payments within a Decade, Give Banks Fighting Chance against Fintech Rivals: Goldman Sachs
  • Chinese Central Bank’s Fintech Division Recruits Blockchain and Big Data Talent
  • Financial Cloud Market in China Hit USD$1.91 Billion in First Half of 2020: IDC Report
  • ByteDance Conducts Internal Testing of Online Consumer Finance Product
  • Pinduoduo Posts First Profitable Quarter During COVID-19 Pandemic
  • JD.com Sees Active Users Increase by 100 Million During COVID-19 Pandemic
  • Private Banks in China Use Online Platforms to Offer Annualised Rates of up to 7.35%
  • Shanghai Flags Launch of Digital Renminbi Trials
  • China Construction Bank Helps Issue Blockchain-based Digital Bonds in Malaysia, Denies Acceptance of Bitcoins for Transactions
  • Double 11 Sales Festival Tests Blockchain and Cloud Computing Capabilities of Chinese E-commerce Giants
  • Sina Converts P2P Platform into Micro-loan Subsidiary Despite Tightening of Online Lending Regulations
  • Digital Renminbi in Use at over 6,700 Pilot Sites around China for 1.1 Billion Yuan in Transactions
  • China Telecom Bestpay Plans to Launch Fintech Subsidiary, Sees Annual Transactions Approach 2 Trillion Yuan,
  • CITIC Becomes First Chinese Bank to Use Contour’s Digitised Letter of Credit
  • Alibaba Launches Blockchain Software and Services Firm in Guangdong Province
  • China’s Financial Stability Report Flags Stricter Fintech Regulation, Ant Group Expected to Be Heavily Affected
  • China’s P2P Online Lending Companies Drop to Just Three from More than 5000 as Era of Wild Growth of Internet Finance Ends
  • Tencent Steps up Registered Capital of Online Micro-loan Vehicle Following Suspension of Ant Group IPO
  • China Zheshang Bank Trials Use of Blockchain Technology to Simplify Reimbursement Procedures for Companies
  • PBOC’s Trade Finance Blockchain Platform Launches Trial Cooperation with Hong Kong’s eTradeConnect
  • China Unveils New Online Lending Regulations Restricting Cross-border Operation, Leverage Levels and Lending Amounts
  • Huawei’s Mate 40 Will Be Digital Renminbi Hardware Wallet
  • Zhou Xiaochuan Highlights Differences Between Digital Renminbi and G7 Central Bank Digital Currencies
  • Chengdu and Jiangsu Province Join Ranks of Chinese Local Governments with Blockchain Development Plans
  • ByteDance Establishes Artificial Intelligence Subsidiary in Fujian Province
  • Alibaba Unveils Plan for Greater Digitisation of Cross-border Trade
  • Shanghai Launches Insurance Blockchain Innovation Centre
  • Inaugural List of China’s Top 10 Fintech Companies Released by Hurun Report
  • Fake Digital Renminbi Wallets Have Already Emerged on the Chinese Market: Chinese Central Bank
  • Jack Ma’s Ant Group Valued at over $313 Billion by IPO Pricing
  • Yangtze River Delta Digital Financial Data Centre Will Issue Digital Renminbi
  • Chinese Central Bank Says No Competitive Relationship Between Digital Renminbi and Alipay or WeChat Pay
  • Industrial IoT Financing the Next “Blue Ocean” for Chinese Fintech: Huang Qifan
  • Jack Ma Calls for Replacing “Pawnshop Mentality” of Traditional Banks with Big Data-based Credit System
  • Development of Dual Offline Digital Renminbi Wallets Is Complete: Chinese Central Bank’s Digital Currency Chief
  • Fintech Giant Lufax Pursues USD$2.36 Billion Stateside IPO
  • PBOC Launches Fintech Research Centre, Calls for “Comprehensive Increase” in China’s Fintech Competitiveness and Influence
  • China’s P2P Platforms Drop from 5000 to Less Than 6
  • CSRC Says Blockchain Used in Regtech Pilot Schemes for China’s Regional Equity Markets
  • Chinese Central Bank to Unveil Fintech Development Indices at Financial Street Forum
  • Chinese Central Bank Helps Crack Cross-border Gambling Case Involving Tether Stablecoin
  • Chinese Central Bank’s Digital Currency Research Institute Enters Strategic Cooperation with China’s Rural Credit Clearing Centre
  • Digital Renminbi Will Enable Precision Control of Money Supply: Ex-Bank of China Head
  • Shenzhen Lottery Winners Use Digital Renminbi to Pump Fuel, Pay for Meals
  • Regulators Driving Remote Account Opening – What Banks Need to Know
  • Ant Group Raises Target Valuation to USD$280 Billion
  • ATM Numbers Plunge by 40,000 in China as COVID-19 Spurs Digital Payments and Online Banking Adoption
  • China Ships over 100 Million 5G Smartphones since Start of 2020
  • Digital Renminbi on Track for Trade Finance Trials in Shanghai, Experts Forecast Boost to International Usage
  • Beijing, Shanghai and Guangdong Province Home to 70% of China’s Top Internet Firms
  • 1.91 Million People Took Part in Shenzhen’s 10 Million Yuan Digital Renminbi Lottery
  • National Fintech Certification Centre Launched in Chongqing
  • PBOC Issues Record $17M Fine for Chinese Payments Sector to Allscore
  • China UnionPay Reports 30% YoY Rise in Cloud Flash Payments During October Golden Week Vacation
  • Shenzhen Uses Blockchain-driven Lottery to Distribute Digital Renminbi, Spur Local Consumption
  • Tencent Cloud Works with Taiwan’s Fubon Bank on Upgrade of Mobile Banking Services
  • Ctrip Obtains Payments License via Acquisition of State-owned Propaganda Firm in Shanghai
  • Ant Group’s Alipay Challenges Dominance of Chinese Banks via Online Sale of Mutual Funds
  • “Jucai Cat” and Related Lending Platforms Accused of Illegally Raising USD$10.8B
  • Beijing Plans to Launch Digital Renminbi Trials, Digital Wallet System in Free Trade Pilot Zone
  • Ant Group Grabs Approval for Launch of Consumer Finance Company in Chongqing
  • Alibaba Establishes Cloud Native Technical Committee
  • China Still Lags in Independent Blockchain Technology: Ex-Bank of China Head
  • Chinese Central Bank Announces that Digital Renminbi Is Ready for Deployment
  • Suning Finance Teams up with XWBank to Provide Digital Supply Chain Financing to Small Business
  • Alibaba Launches Rhino Smart Manufacturing Platform, Opens Cloud-driven Digital Factory in Hangzhou
  • Du Xiaoman Financial Teams up with Chinese Academy of Sciences on Artificial Intelligence, Emotional Voice Recognition
  • CITIC Group Enters Strategic Cooperative Agreement with Alibaba and Ant Group on Fintech and Industrial IoT
  • Ant Group Denies Reports It Worked with Megvii on Commercialise Usage of Facial Recognition Data
  • Cloud Infrastructure Spending in China up 70% in Q2 2020, Alibaba, Tencent Lead Spending
  • Tencent Cloud Launches Two New Blockchain Platform Products
  • Shanghai on Track to Launch China’s First Local Blockchain Security Standards
  • Tencent Touts Use of WeChat Pay Mini-Programs by Foreign Corporations as Driver of Economic Digitisation
  • HSBC’s Insurance Subsidiary Establishes Fintech Vehicle in Shanghai
  • BOC International Launches Private Cloud Platform Using Tencent Technology
  • China Launches Global Data Security Initiative
  • Beijing Unveils Plan for International Big Data Exchange as Part of Digital Economy Ambitions
  • Beijing’s Establishment of Fintech Risk Control Centre Elevates Financial Risk to Level of National Security: CASS
  • JD.com’s Fintech Subsidiary Enters Strategic Agreement with New H3C Technologies
  • Tencent-backed WeBank Wins Award for Best Digital Bank in the Asia-Pacific
  • LexinFintech Grabs Award for Best Artificial Intelligence and Innovation Lab in China
  • Haier Group and Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Launch Digital Transactions Credit Laboratory in Qingdao
  • China Construction Bank Enters Cooperative Agreement with Baidu to Leverage Artificial Intelligence Capabilities
  • Shanghai Launches Initiative to Explore Blockchain Applications to Finance and Construction
  • TikTok Founder Zhang Yiming Grabs Payments License for Toutiao via Acquisition of Wuhan Fintech Firm
  • Tencent Enters New Agreement with Shenzhen Tax Department for In-depth Blockchain Applications
  • Xiong’an New Area to Trial Use of Digital Renminbi for Cross-border Payments
  • UnionPay Launches New Digital Bank Card Integrated with QuickPass App
  • China Banking Association Confirms Use of Blockchain for Third Party E-Correspondence Financial Services Platform
  • Beijing Officially Unveils Artificial Intelligence Industry Alliance in Zhongguancun
  • China Construction Bank Temporarily Launches Digital Renminbi Wallet
  • BOCOM Brings Chinese Banking Sector Fintech Subsidiaries to 12 in Total
  • Leading Economist Calls for China to Elevate Fintech Development to Status of National Strategy
  • Ant Group’s Fintech Operations Accounted for 63.4% of Revenue in H1 2020
  • China National Clearing Centre Touts Success of Three Fintech Trial Projects
  • Guangzhou Unveils First Batch of Applications for Municipal Fintech Sandbox Trials
  • Chinese Central Bank to Develop Gui’an Data Centre in Guizhou Province
  • Beijing Flags Creation of Nationwide Big Data Platform for Combatting Fraud
  • Bank of China, ICBC Announce Slew of New Blockchain Patents
  • Ant Group Launches Data Sciences Company in Guangxi, Two Tech Subsidiaries in Hangzhou
  • Baidu’s Launch of China’s First Virtual Bank Card Unrelated to CBDC Trials
  • China Prepares Its First Mobile App SDK Security Standards with Aid of Fintech Leaders
  • Over $50 Billion in Cryptocurrency Flees China in a Year, Report Highlights Circumvention of Capital Controls
  • Ant Group to Launch Consumer Finance Company in Chongqing
  • China’s Industrial Internet of Things Grows 22% in 2019, Expected to Account for over 11% of GDP Growth in 2020
  • JD.Com’s Fintech Subsidiary Adds Content Communities and Search Function to Flagship App
  • Starbucks Lambasted in China for Refusal to Accept Payment in Hard Cash
  • Digital Lender XWBank Sees YoY Drop in Net Profits of 14.81% in First Half of 2020
  • PayPal Appoints Ping An Fintech Star Hannah Qiu as Head of Chinese Operations
  • Baidu Teams up with CITIC aiBank to Launch Baidu Flash Payments “Card”
  • Tencent’s Fintech Revenues See 30% YoY Leap in Second Quarter of 2020
  • China’s Digital Currency Trials Set to Expand to Yangtze River Delta, Greater Bay, Jing-Jin-Ji Regions
  • Digital Lender CITIC aiBank Works with Suning Finance on Supply Chain Project in Nanjing
  • Alibaba Launches New Data Company to the West of Beijing
  • Ex-Securities Chief Calls for Creation of Specialised Cloud to Cover All Chinese Financial Data
  • UnionPay International Teams up with Hong Kong Digital Bank to Issue Virtual Debit Card
  • China’s Largest Asset Manager Opens Fintech Lab with Hangzhou’s Hundsun Technologies
  • Tencent Acquires Full Ownership of Shenzhen Big Data Firm Nash
  • Hebei Province Hopes to Create 20 “Blockchain Champions” by End of 2022
  • Cyperspace Administration of China Steps up Artificial Intelligence Ambitions with Development of New Standards
  • China UnionPay’s Cloud QuickPass App Acquires over 300 Million Users in under Three Years
  • China’s Securities Authority Calls for Establishment of Blockchain Regulatory System
  • Shenzhen Steps up Ambitions to Become Global Fintech Hub
  • Chinese Central Bank Applies Blockchain Technology to Electronic Letters of Credit
  • OneConnect Posts 48% YoY Revenue Surge in Second Quarter, Losses Exceed 300 Million Yuan
  • Chinese Central Bank Launches New Subsidiary “Chengfang Fintech” in Beijing
  • Cypherium Signs MOU with Suzhou for Blockchain Infrastructure Development Following Launch of Chinese CBDC Trials
  • Shenzhen Fintech Sandbox Unveils First Batch of Trial Application Projects
  • Suning Finance Enters Cooperative Agreement with Real Estate Platform Leju.com
  • Tencent’s WeChat Pay Makes Foray into Turkish Market
  • China Agrees to Greater Digital Currency, Fintech Cooperation with European Union
  • Ant Group Changes Name of Blockchain Subsidiary to “Antchain”, Eric Jing Says Blockchain Technology Will Be “Life Changing”
  • China Financial Authentication Launches Services to Assess Security of Blockchain-driven Fintech Apps
  • Chinese Supreme Court Calls for Stronger Property Rights over Digital Currencies and Virtual Assets
  • China Pacific Insurance to Invest 700 Million Yuan in Launch of Fintech Subsidiary
  • Alipay’s Insurance Platform Provides Policies for House Pets Using Biometric Nose Print Technology
  • New Rules for Assessment of Blockchain Financial Applications Issued by Chinese Central Bank
  • Shanghai Announces First Batch of Eight Projects for Fintech Sandbox Trials
  • Five of China’s Regional Equity Markets to Participate in Blockchain Development Trials
  • Ant Group’s Financial Inclusion Venture with Vanguard Sees Chinese Clients Rise to 200,000
  • Chengdu Grabs Approval for Fintech Sandbox Trials, Joins Eight Other Chinese Cities
  • Ant Group Plans Dual Listing on Shanghai STAR Market Board and Hong Kong Stock Exchange
  • Beijing to Launch Capital Markets Fintech Laboratory
  • Meituan Dianping to Take Part in Trials of China’s Central Bank Digital Currency
  • China Drives Integration of Blockchain Technology with Government Services
  • COVID 19 Accelerates Fintech Adoption in China, Drives Financial Services Online: Du Xiaoman Financial CEO
  • Ant Group and Yunnan International Trust Cooperate on Blockchain-driven Supply Chain Financing
  • ZhongAn Online Hopes to Raise $600M via First Public Issue of Notes Offshore
  • Chinese Central Bank’s Digital Currency Unit Enters Strategic Agreement with Ridesharer DiDi Chuxing
  • China’s Regional Banks Spend Most on Big Data, Mobile, Cloud Computing: Industry White Paper
  • Bank of Communications Enters Strategic Cooperative Agreement with Sichuan Big Data Centre
  • China’s Statistical Bureau and Market Regulator Recruit Blockchain Talent
  • Alibaba First in the World for Authorised Blockchain Patents
  • 2020 China Fintech Innovation Grand Competition Awards Announced
  • Beijing Releases 2020 – 2022 Blockchain Development Plan in Search of “Commanding Heights” of Industry
  • China’s Central Bank Digital Currency Could Drive Disintermediation of Bank Accounts: JD.com Fintech Researcher
  • Ping An’s Virtual Bank Commences Operation in Hong Kong
  • Kunming Launches Blockchain Driven Bidding Platform for Public Resources
  • Ant Financial Rebrands Itself as “Ant Technology”
  • Hangzhou’s Fintech Sandbox Trials Officially Commence
  • Huobi China to Open Headquarters in Chongqing, Establish Regional Blockchain Industry Base
  • Have Digital Payments Driven a Plunge in Robbery Cases in China?
  • Chinese Central Bank to Establish National Big Data Centre for Financial Sector
  • Chinese Central Bank Drafting Guidance and Execution Cases for Fintech Development Plan
  • Chinese Central Bank to Launch Fintech Subsidiary in Shanghai
  • JD Cloud and AI Launches New Subsidiary in Changsha
  • Xiaomi’s Virtual Lender Airstar Bank Kicks off Official Operation in Hong Kong
  • China is the World’s Biggest Source of Top-tier Artificial Intelligence Researchers
  • Alibaba Cloud Establishes “Financial Core Pioneer Alliance”
  • Tencent Cloud Establishes Industry Blockchain League, Aims to Recruit at Least 100 Members in 2020
  • Alibaba Enters 700 Million Yuan Cloud Computing Deal with China Insurance Group
  • Central Bank Highlights Progress on 46 Fintech Sandbox Projects in Beijing
  • Ningbo Plans to Create Blockchain Park by 2022, Launch 100 Blockchain Enterprises
  • New York-listed Weidai Withdraws from P2P Lending Operations Following 56.52% Drop in Net Profits
  • Xiaomi Invests in Asset Securitisation Fintech Company Backed by JD.Com
  • China’s Central Bank Digital Currency Likely to Co-exist with Third Party Payments over the Long Haul
  • Guangzhou to Allow Establishment of Wholly Foreign-invested Micro-loan Companies
  • Alipay Establishes First Independent Search Division, Appoints Taobao Exec as Head
  • Hangzhou Set to Follow Beijing, Shanghai in Launch of Fintech Sandbox Trial
  • Blockchain Bills Prove Popular at China’s Two Sessions Congressional Meeting
  • Chengdu Teams up with Chinese Central Bank on Ambitions to Create Regional Fintech Hub
  • China Steps up Regulation of Privacy Protections for Financial Apps
  • Tencent’s WeBank Becomes First Chinese Lender to Convert to Made-in-China Core Database
  • Shanghai Officially Launches Work on Fintech Sandbox Trial
  • Ant Financial to Grab $73.5 Million Stake in Myanmar’s Wave Money
  • Dangdang on Official List of 16 Popular Chinese Apps that Infringe Users Rights
  • Tencent and UnionPay Team up on China’s Biggest Financial Cloud Project
  • Beijing Fintech Industry League Establishes Specialist Regtech Committee
  • Chinese Central Bank’s Fintech Committee Calls for Use of Big Data and Blockchain to Strengthen Digital Regulation
  • Tencent Teams up with Visa, Guangfa Bank to Launch China’s First Foreign Currency Credit Card
  • India Ousts China as Top Fintech Funding Nation in First Quarter of 2020
  • P2P Platform Xiaoniu Online Becomes the Latest in China to Close Shop
  • Banking Regulator Warns of Prevalence of Cryptocurrency Fraud in China
  • Chinese Report Says Smart Contracts Are the Most Revolutionary Form of Blockchain Application
  • ZhongAn Online Grabs Virtual Insurance License in Hong Kong
  • Tencent’s Gradual Acquisition of 5% Stake in Australian Fintech Firm Triggers Mandatory Disclosure
  • Four of Hong Kong’s Licensed Virtual Banks Kick off Trial Operations
  • China’s Blockchain Project Filings Reach 730 in Total, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong, Zhejiang Account for Nearly 80%
  • Man Tipped to Head Alibaba Group Loses Partnership Status Following Allegations of Affair with Ex-Lingerie Model
  • China to Expand Fintech Sandbox Trials to Six More Cities
  • Cyperspace Administration of China Reveals Third Batch of Registered Blockchain Projects
  • China Launches World’s Biggest Blockchain Ecosystem
  • Chinese Tech Giants Take Top Three Spots for Blockchain Patent Applications in 2019
  • PBOC’s Digital Currency Research Institute Steps up Hiring of Staff to “Change History with Code”
  • Will China’s Central Bank Digital Currency Threaten Alipay and WeChat Pay?
  • Peking University Professor Says Launch of China’s Central Bank Digital Currency Will Be History-Defining Event
  • Ping An’s OneConnect Financial Technology Launches Blockchain Association in Singapore
  • China Includes Blockchain Technology under Definition of “New Infrastructure” as Part of 2020 Investment Ambitions
  • UnionPay Creates Unmanned Automated Supermarket Using QuickPass Payments App
  • China Everbright Bank Invests 500 Million Yuan in Fintech Innovation Incubator
  • Alibaba Cloud Enters Strategic Cooperative Agreement with Bank of Guangzhou on Digital Infrastructure
  • China Commences Internal Testing of Central Bank Digital Currency
  • Bank of China on Track to Achieve QR Code Compatibility with both Alipay and WeChat Pay
  • Huobi Group Launches Blockchain Analytics Tool for Detecting Illicit Transactions
  • Agricultural Bank of China Launches Test App for Central Bank Digital Currency
  • Peak Body for Internet Finance in China Releases New Blockchain Report
  • Central Bank Official Sheds Light on China’s Fintech Regulatory Plans
  • Tencent, Alibaba and WeBank Lead Blockchain Patent Applications, Account for 25% of Global Total
  • Ministry of Commerce Drives Integration of Blockchain Technology into Chinese Supply Chains
  • China Assembles Technical Committee for National Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Standards
  • Chongqing to Launch National Fintech Certification Centre and Financial Big Data Services Centre
  • Chongqing Establishes New Blockchain Innovation League with IBM, Huawei and Tencent
  • PBOC Unveils Ambitious Plans for Fintech Development in Chongqing
  • Ping An’s Consumer Finance Vehicle Grabs Approval to Commence Operations
  • Huawei Teams up with UnionPay to Launch Digital Bank Card
  • Shanghai Accelerates Application of 5G and Blockchain to Public Health Sector
  • Beijing to Launch Slew of Demonstration Projects for Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, 5G Technology
  • Chinese Consumers Make Use of Mobile Payments Three Times Per Day on Average: UnionPay Survey
  • China’s Peak Internet Finance Body Warns against Cryptocurrency Trading and Investment Abroad
  • PBOC’s Shanghai Office Issues New Directive on Financial Development in Yangtze River Delta
  • China’s 5G Base Stations on Track to Exceed 600,000 in 2020
  • Ant Financial and ICBC Enter Cooperation on QR Code Compatibility
  • OneConnect Uses Blockchain to Create Smart Ports in Greater Bay Area
  • Chinese Companies Account for 22% of Blockchain VC Deals in 2019
  • Beijing’s Finance Department Launches Trials of Blockchain-driven Electronic Bills
  • Blockchain Will Be the Foundation of China’s Digital Economy: Baidu Exec
  • Alipay Helps Chinese Central Bank Complete Initial Development of Statutory Digital Currency
  • Online Lender XWBank Posts 205.4% Growth in Net Profits in 2019
  • Guangzhou to Launch China’s First Blockchain and Big Data-driven Food Monitoring Platform
  • Lufax Grabs Fintech Innovation Award from Global Banking & Finance Review
  • Chinese Blockchain Professionals See Advertised Salaries Drop 37% in 2019
  • Alibaba Cloud Provides Artificial Intelligence-driven COVID-19 Diagnoses for Free, Claims Accuracy Exceeds 96%
  • Beijing Public Transportation Now Accepts Swipe Payments with UnionPay Bank Cards
  • Tencent’s Profits up 19% YoY in 2019, Fintech and Corporate Services Revenues Rise 39%
  • China Everbright Bank Launches Supply Chain Finance Product Using Ant Financial’s Blockchain Platform
  • PBOC Announces Approval and Registration of Beijing Fintech Sandbox’s First Round of Applicants
  • PBOC’s Distributed Ledger Standards Show China’s Commitment to Blockchain Technology: Du Xiaoman Financial
  • 2020 Shanghai Blockchain International Week Scheduled for the Hongkou District in September
  • Haoyun Technologies Launches Blockchain Subsidiary with Trillion Trust
  • Details Emerge on China’s First Batch of Cross-border Payments Licensees
  • PBOC’s Blockchain-driven Trade Finance Platform to Receive 32.35 Million Yuan in Funding
  • Alipay Expands Services to Include Food Delivery and Accommodation, Hopes to Digitise 40 Million Vendors by 2023
  • Beijing Issues Its First Blockchain-driven Electronic Invoices, All Car Parks Integrated into E-Fapiao System
  • Ant Financial Takes Minority Stake in Swedish Payments Platform Klarna
  • China UnionPay’s QR Codes Officially Endorsed by Japan for Mobile Payments Purposes
  • Ministry of Industry Expects China’s Blockchain Sector to Exceed 2 Billion Yuan in 2020
  • De-financialization of Internet Giants and Regulatory Sandboxes amongst Ten Key Trends for China’s Fintech Sector
  • PBOC Releases Safety Standards for Use of Distributed Ledger Technology by Finance Sector
  • Richard Liu Qiangdong Resigns as Chair of JD.com’s Fintech Subsidiary
  • Tencent Blockchain Report Calls for Acknowledging Legal Status of Crypto-assets
  • Sichuan Province Releases Blockchain Sector White Paper
  • Coronavirus Is Driving Fintech and Regtech Adoption: CBIRC
  • Chinese Fintech Investment Plunges 83% in 2019, Drives Global Decline
  • Coronavirus Could Accelerate Launch of Central Bank Digital Currency: Ex-Bank of China Chief
  • Hongbo Co. Enters Agreement for Blockchain-based Lotteries in Cambodia
  • Didi Chuxing to Launch Ride-hailing Services in Sydney in March 2020
  • Beijing Says Blockchain Technology Expedites Trade Financing During Coronavirus Containment
  • Alibaba Reports 38% YoY Growth in December Quarter Revenues, Cloud Computing Revenues up 62%
  • Beijing’s MinTech Eyes Pakistan’s Microfinance Market
  • Huawei Seeks to Apply Blockchain Technology to Sharing of Medical Data During Coronavirus Outbreak
  • Shanghai Wants Blockchain to Drive Smart City Creation
  • Ant Financial’s Xiang Hu Bao Uses Blockchain to Expedite Claims Payments During Coronavirus Outbreak
  • Beijing Calls for Increased Use of Mobile Payments During Coronavirus Outbreak
  • Beijing Calls for Application of IoT, Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence to Chinese Agriculture
  • Coronavirus Drives 46.79% Rise in China UnionPay’s Online Payments during Chinese New Year
  • PBOC’s Blockchain-driven Trade Finance Platform Processes over 90B Yuan in Transactions Since Launch
  • NetsUnion Posts over 11% Rise in Online Payments Transactions During 2020 Chinese New Year
  • 22 Chinese Provinces Include Blockchain Technology in 2020 Congressional Reports
  • Tencent-backed WeBank Says It’s World’s 5th Biggest Blockchain Patent Applicant
  • China Taiping Unit Creates Woes for Australian Fintech Company Sargon
  • Tencent’s Stable of Unicorns Reaches 160 Investments for 30% Rise in 2019
  • Over 700 Chinese Blockchain Companies Registered Since Start of 2020
  • Ant Financial Valued at $200 Billion by Private Share Transactions
  • Tencent’s Pony Ma and Liu Zhiping Both Cashed in Shares in January
  • Xiong’an New Area Unveils Blockchain-driven Information System for Management of Fiscal Construction Funds
  • China Merchants Bank Issues Guangzhou Area’s First Financial Sector Blockchain-based Electronic Invoice
  • Chinese Fintech Funding Sees 7-Fold Contraction in 2019: IBS Intelligence
  • Standard Chartered Invests in Blockchain-driven Supply Chain Finance Platform Linklogis
  • China Launches First Self-regulatory Convention for Facial Recognition in Payments Sector
  • Tencent Suspends In-person Distribution of Chinese New Year Bonuses for First Time in Nearly Two Decades
  • Chinese Blockchain Investment Drops 40.8% in 2019: Rhino Data, Xinhua Finance Report
  • UnionPay’s Network Transfer Transactions Rise 54.3% YoY in 2019
  • Tencent Leads Blockchain Patent Applications in China
  • China’s Mobile Payments Market Grows Over 15% in Q3 2019, Alipay’s Market Share Exceed Half
  • Bank of China Launches First Innovation R&D Base in Xiong’an New Area
  • China UnionPay to Make QR Code Payments Accessible on Overseas Public Transportation
  • Ant Financial to Debut Global Fintech Conference in Shanghai
  • Shanghai Releases 5-Year Fintech Hub Development Plan, Unveils Lujiazui Fintech Development Center
  • First Batch of Trial Applications for Beijing’s Fintech Sandbox Revealed
  • China to Debut Regulations for Exclusively Online Banks, Facilitate Platform Development by Foreign Lenders
  • Beijng’s Xicheng District Allocates 150M Yuan to Fintech Sector Support
  • Bank of China Achieves QR Code Compatibility with WeChat Pay
  • Central Bank Digital Currency Will Gradually Replace Traditional Monetary and Payments Tools: Ex-Bank of China Head
  • Bank of Communications First to Integrate QR Codes with Tencent’s WeChat
  • 10 Chinese Provinces Launch Fintech Regulatory Trials
  • Hengtong Group Claims to Be First in China to Integrate Quantum Computing and Blockchain Technology
  • Chinese Central Bank to Pay Interest on Centralised Customer Deposits of Payments Companies
  • China UnionPay and Tencent Work on Integration of QR Codes Following Central Bank Push
  • Nine Chinese Provinces Ban Online P2P Lending Operations
  • Baidu Plans to Make Strategic Investment in Yusys Technologies
  • State Information Center to Officially Launch Blockchain-based Service Network in April with China Mobile, China UnionPay
  • Chinese Central Bank Convenes Meeting on Beijing Fintech Innovation Regulatory Trials
  • 70% of Chinese Mobile Payments Users Use Mobile Payments on a Daily Basis
  • Baidu Xuperchain Launches Open Network
  • Chinese Central Bank Outlines Key Focal Areas for Fintech in 2020
  • Beijing Tops List of Global Fintech Hubs
  • KPMG Releases 2019 China Leading Fintech 50 List
  • China Rapid Financial Seals $8 Million Investment Deal with True North Financial
  • Everbright Bank Establishes Blockchain-focused Fintech Laboratory in Xiong’an New Area
  • Shenzhen Stock Exchange Launches Blockchain 50 Index
  • Tencent to Launch Digital Currency Research Team
  • FinVolution Group (formerly PPDai Group) Obtains License for P2P Lending in Indonesia
  • Tencent Plans to Invest USD$10 Billion in Europe in 2020
  • Ant Financial Grabs Stake in Vietnamese Fintech Company eMonkey
  • Tencent’s Investment Deals Plunge 33% YoY in 2019, Investment Sum Drops by over Half
  • Xiaomi Finance App amongst 41 Apps Reported for Rights Violations, Over Half Involve Private Data Collection
  • Central Bank Official Says Its Fintech Sandboxes Will Have “Chinese Characteristics”
  • Alibaba’s Blockchain Platform for Charities Makes First Automated Payment
  • Temasek-backed Tongdun Technology Accused of Earning 900 Million Yuan from Illegal Sale of Personal Data
  • Ping An Teams up with Japan’s SBI Holdings to Launch Fintech Joint Venture
  • PBOC Wants Regulatory Mechanism for Innovative Blockchain Financial Applications
  • Central Bank Says China Has Paid “Huge Price” for Online Financial Risk
  • Geely Teams up with Saxo Bank to Launch Fintech JV
  • China’s Leading Fridge Maker Sells off P2P Unit for Just 2 Kuai Following USD$200 Million Acquisition
  • Guangzhou Leads Ten Chinese Cities in Development of Blockchain Transaction Platform for Public Resources
  • ICBC Enters Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Agreement with Alibaba, Ant Financial
  • Ex-PBOC Deputy Governor Calls for Global Cooperation amongst Fintech Regulators
  • Hong Kong Fintech Platform WeLab Bank Grabs $156 Million in Series C Financing Round
  • Shanghai Seeks to Establish Fintech Hub and Regulatory Sandbox in Pudong District
  • Chinese Central Bank Issues Warning over Use of Statutory Digital Currency as Cover for Fraud
  • China’s Trials of Central Bank Digital Currency Still Far Off, Will Only Be Internal Tests
  • UnionPay Does Not Expect Facial Scans to Replace Existing Payments Technologies
  • Lufax CEO Greg Gibb Says China’s Fintech Companies Will Drop from Thousands to Several Hundreds
  • CSRC Establishing New Regtech Department, Ex-Central Banker Tao Qian Appointed as Head
  • China Construction Bank Launches Blockchain-driven Refactoring Platform
  • China’s Internet Security Sector Sees over 20% Per Annum Growth Since 2016, Could Exceed $8.5B by 2020
  • Bank of China Debuts Use of Blockchain to Issue Bonds for Micro and Small Enterprises
  • China Minsheng Bank Wins Industry Award for Innovative Fintech Applications
  • PBOC to Trial Central Bank Digital Currency in Shenzhen, Suzhou; Big Four State-owned Banks to Take Part
  • Central Bank Digital Currency Expected to Drive Internationalisation of the Renminbi
  • China’s Reliance upon Foreign Blockchain Code is Dangerous: Ex-Bank of China President
  • Hainan Free Trade Zone Launches Billion Yuan Blockchain Fund
  • Chinese Central Bank Flags Formulation of New Fintech and Blockchain Standards
  • Beijing Launches Fintech Regulatory Sandbox with Central Bank Backing
  • Sichuan Province Places Ban on P2P Activity within Its Borders
  • People’s Daily Warns against “Malignant Competition” in Blockchain Development
  • PBOC Mulls Ban on Agency Collection Operations for P2P Lending Platforms
  • Ping An Fintech Vehicle OneConnect Halves Stateside IPO Target to $500 Million
  • Ant Financial to Launch Billion Dollar Fund for Indian and Southeast-Asian Unicorns
  • Fintech Will Be the Commanding Heights of Global Financial Competition in Future: PBOC Vice-governor Fan Yifei
  • 360 Finance Helps Chinese Authorities Combat Fintech Fraud
  • Postal Savings Bank of China Enters Fintech Innovation Agreement with Ant Financial
  • China’s Crackdown on Cryptocurrencies, ICO’s Remains Unchanged: PBOC Media
  • Chinese Central Bank Flags Heightened Regulation of Fintech Innovations
  • 3rd Quarter Mobile Payments Transactions Surge 61.05% YoY: PBOC Data
  • China Construction Bank Foresees Accelerated Blockchain Deployment
  • Shanghai and Shenzhen Launch Crackdowns on Cryptocurrency Exchanges
  • Ant Financial Seeks Virtual Banking License in Singapore
  • Chinese Central Bank Recruits Blockchain Experts for Digital Currency Development, Offers Monthly Salaries over USD$11,000
  • Shenzhen Government Calls for More Blockchain Research
  • China Accounts for Nearly Half of Global Blockchain Patent Applications: CAICT Report
  • Chinese State Media Warns Readers of Blockchain-based Scams
  • China Opens 3rd Artificial Intelligence Innovative Applications Zone in Shenzhen
  • Digital Cashless Payments in China Grew 48% in 2018: Bank for International Settlements
  • Big Data and Online Finance Report Highlights Standardisation, Cooperation and Openness as Key Trends for China
  • Alibaba’s Hong Kong Listing Expected to be First Paperless IPO
  • Shanghai’s iPS Ordered to Suspend Online Payments Operations after Incurring Record High Fine
  • Beijing Tops 2019 List of World’s Leading Fintech Centres
  • Alipay Applies Blockchain to Tmall’s Operations on Record-breaking 11 November Singles’ Day
  • Now’s not the Time for Global Stablecoin: Chinese Central Bank Official
  • Chongqing Bans All P2P Activity, 29 Platforms on Track to Shut Down
  • Ex-PBOC Governor Zhou Xiaochuan Weighs in on Chinese Central Bank Digital Currency, Facebook’s Libra
  • China’s P2P Platforms Drop from over 7,000 to under 600, Few Seen Transitioning to Micro-loan, Consumer Finance Operations
  • Statutory Digital Currency Will be Directly Accessible to Those without Bank Accounts: Chinese Central Bank
  • Alipay, WeChat Making Mobile Payments Available to Foreign Tourists in China
  • Ant Financial Tops KPMG’s Fintech100 for Fourth Consecutive Year
  • China Actively Exploring Development of Fintech Regulatory System: PBOC Vice-governor Chen Yulu
  • Blockchain Employment Demand Strongest in Shenzhen, Beijing Home to over Quarter of Blockchain Professionals
  • P2P Lending Platforms in China Drop Below 600 as Regulators Step up Pressure
  • Chinese University of Hong Kong to Provide New Fintech Masters Degree in Cooperation with DBS Bank
  • ICBC Announces Official Launch of Fintech Research Academy
  • China’s Central Bank Digital Currency Expected to Be Based on Centralised UTXO, not Blockchain
  • Ex-PBOC Official Opposes Use of Blockchain Technology for Monetary Purposes, Says Virtual Currency Not Real Money
  • China’s Big Four Tech Giants Collectively Amass 40 Financial Licenses Despite De-financialization Drive
  • Factoring Companies Banned from Working with P2P Lenders
  • WeBank Teams up with Shenzhen University to Establish New Fintech Academy
  • World Bank and Chinese Internet Finance Body Launch Global Fintech Hub in Hangzhou
  • PBOC Launches Measures to Boost Shanghai’s Fintech Sector
  • Tencent and Shenzhen Tax Bureau Entrusted with Drafting of International Blockchain Invoicing Standards
  • Chengdu Launches Blockchain Cross-border Trade Platform to Connect China and Europe
  • ICBC’s Blockchain Technology Platform Submits 41 Patent Applications
  • Chinese Central Bank Issues Official Definitions of Fintech Products Requiring Certification
  • Libra Won’t Succeed, Chinese Central Bank Will Be First to Launch Statutory Digital Currency: Top Chinese Politician
  • Chinese Central Bank’s Tech Chief Says Blockchain Must Be Integrated with Real Economy
  • Xi Jinping Calls for Greater Focus on Independent Blockchain Development
  • Chinese Central Bank Plans to Upgrade Credit System with Integration of Business and Personal Data
  • Beijing Launches Sweeping Investigation into Online Lending, Ping An Subsidiary Targeted
  • Tencent Says Libra Could Deal Crushing Blow to Chinese Payments Giants
  • Chinese Banks Expand Domestic Blockchain Service Filings
  • Outsourcing to Debt Collection Agencies Behind 51 Credit Card Police Raids
  • Fintech Platform 51 Credit Card Raided by Hangzhou Police
  • P2P Lending Balance Drops 48% in 2019, CBIRC Pushes for Shift from P2P to Micro Lending
  • China Leads the World in Tech Unicorns, Sequoia and Tencent Biggest Investors
  • Ex-Bank of China Head Says Digital Currency Will Transform Modern Finance
  • PBOC Wants to Clean up Internet Lending in China by Second Half of 2020
  • China Everbright Bank’s Cloud Payments Platform Sees Users Exceed 300 Million Following 42% YoY Rise
  • Q2 Mobile Payments Transaction Volume in China Rises 22.6% YoY: iResearch Report
  • China Launches Nationwide Blockchain Service Network
  • Virtual Banking to Be a Key Theme at 2019 Hong Kong FinTech Week
  • Tianhong Asset Management Appoints Ant Financial President Hu Xiaoming as Chairman
  • China’s First Blockchain-based Electronic Bill Issued by Ant Financial in Yunnan Province
  • PayPal’s China Entry Expected to Shake up Mobile Payments Market
  • Fintech Partners of Beijing Banks Come under Tighter Scrutiny
  • Use of Alternative Data in China Rife with Abuse: Senior Central Bank Official
  • Mobile Payments Drive 16% Rise in Chinese Consumption: Ant Financial Research Report
  • China Construction Bank Unveils Upgraded Version of Blockchain-driven Trade Finance Platform
  • Chinese Central Bank Recruits Blockchain Experts for Statutory Digital Currency Development
  • Alibaba’s Jack Ma, Tencent’s Pony Ma Top China’s 2019 Hurun Rich List
  • Sogou CEO Wang Xiaochuan Says Libra Will Act as a Bridge for Blockchain Technology
  • Chinese Banks Suspend Cooperation with Third Party Data Providers Following Release of New Privacy Rules
  • Major Chinese Internet Companies See Revenues Rise over 20% YoY, Profits Leap 32.7%
  • Du Xiaoman Financial Executes Fintech Investment Agreement with Chongqing’s Liangjiang New District
  • China Launches Certification for Fintech Professionals in Shenzhen
  • Hong Kong Monetary Authority Flags “Soft Launch” of Virtual Banking Services in Fourth Quarter
  • Over 80% of Chinese Adults Make Use of Electronic Payments
  • Bank of China Teams up with IBM on International Fintech Lab
  • Chinese Central Bank Flags “Hard Legal Bottom Line” for Fintech Product Innovation
  • Tencent Leads Investment in British Blockchain Company Everledger
  • Baihang Credit Seeks Deeper Cooperation with Alibaba and Tencent
  • Fintech Driving Financial Inclusion Capabilities of Chinese Banks: China Construction Bank Chair
  • China’s Central Bank Governor Hails Digital Currency Progress, Says no Schedule for Launch
  • Financial Inclusion and Compliance Are the Keys to Online Finance: PBOC’s Official News Outlet
  • Ant Financial’s Hu Xiaoming Says Excess Regulation Will Hold Back Chinese Fintech Innovation
  • Bank of Communications Joins Chinese Central Bank’s Blockchain-driven Trade Finance Platform
  • China Construction Bank Enters Strategic Cooperative Agreement with Xiaomi Finance
  • Ping An Technology Denies Reports of Mass Retrenchments
  • China Needs to Lead Development of Global Digital Currency: Ex-Bank of China Head
  • China Suffers from Shortage of Fintech Talent: Former Head of Sovereign Wealth Fund
  • Tencent’s Tenpay Fined 1.49M Yuan for Settlement System Breaches
  • China to Apply National Ratings Scheme to Online Microlenders
  • ICBC, China Construction Bank Each Have Over 300 Million Mobile Banking App Users
  • Two More Payment Companies Suspend Operations Amidst Heightened Regulation
  • China’s Peak Online Finance Body Requires Members to Display Annualised Lending Costs
  • Bank of China and China UnionPay Sign Cooperative Agreement Covering Mobile Payments
  • Deutsche Bank Launches Blue Water Fintech Space in Shanghai
  • Beijing Fintech Research Institute to Open in Xicheng District
  • ICBC Officially Launches Sensor-Free Payments System, Collects Car Parking Fees via License Plate Scans
  • Ping An’s Fintech Unit Mulls Foray into Singapore’s Digital Banking Sector
  • Shenzhen’s Financial Authorities Say They’re Working on Digital Currency
  • P2P Lending Platforms to Be Fully Incorporated into Chinese Central Bank’s Credit System
  • HSBC Conducts First Yuan-denominated Blockchain-based Letter of Credit Transaction
  • Online Payments Users in China Reach 633 Million, Account for 74.1% of All Netizens
  • Regtech Essential to Effective Financial Regulation: Zhou Xiaochuan-led Think Tank
  • Chinese Internet Users Reach 854 Million, Online Penetration Rate at 61.2%
  • Chinese Central Bank Sources Deny Forbes Report of Digital Currency’s November Release
  • Chinese Digital Currency Could Bypass Western Banking: Circle CEO
  • 2019 China Blockchain Industrial Park Development Report Released
  • China Unveils Policies to Accelerate Digital Economy Development
  • Ping An Group Enters Strategic Fintech Partnership with Internet of Things Firm
  • Chinese Central Bank Flags Acceleration of Digital Currency Development
  • New Report Highlights 14 Key Trends for Chinese Fintech in 2019
  • Tencent’s WeBank Touts Openness Strategy at Shenzhen Fintech Day
  • Shenzhen’s Financial Regulator is Drafting New Fintech Support Policies
  • China’s Local Governments Embrace Blockchain Technology for Administrative Affairs
  • Insurtech Player ZhongAn Online Shuffles Execs as Losses Expand
  • China Could Automate Away 2.5 Million Customer Service Jobs, Banks Amongst Leading AI Adopters
  • Ping An Insurance Invests in Online Education Unicorn iTutorGroup to Work on AI Applications
  • JD.com Seeks to Combine Blockchain and Cloud Computing Capabilities
  • Has Online Finance Crackdown Driven Office Vacancies in Beijing to Eight Year High?
  • PBOC Drafts New Fintech Development Plan for China, Regulatory Sandboxes Scheduled for Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou
  • China’s Robo-advisory Market Expected to Reach 737.05B Yuan by 2022: Lufax White Paper
  • Libra Could Signal Emergence of Globalised Hard Currency: Zhou Xiaochuan
  • PPDai Invests in Chinese Insurtech Start-up Leapstack
  • Internet Enterprise Revenues for Jan – May Rise 19.4% YoY
  • Chinese Judicial System Pushes for Use of Blockchain-based Digital Evidence
  • Chinese Third Party Payment Transactions Approach 60 Trillion Yuan in First Quarter
  • Ping An Fintech Vehicle OneConnect Plans to List in New York by as Soon as September: Domestic Reports
  • China Sees 29 Fintech Deals Worth 7.59 Billion Yuan in May
  • China’s Shortfall in Fintech Professionals Far Exceeds 1.5 Million: Ping An’s OneConnect
  • China and India Lead the World in Fintech Adoption: Ernst & Young Report
  • China Issues First 5G Commercial Licenses to Four Companies
  • China Puts Finishing Touches on Digital Economy Policy Framework, 5G Expected to Drive 15.2T Yuan in Growth
  • First Offline Facial Scan Transaction Based on Central Bank Standards Completed in Ningbo
  • China’s 5G Technology has Reached “Commercial Levels,” Scheduled for Nationwide Network Transfer Before December
  • Baidu Becomes First Chinese Internet Giant to Obtain License for Consumer Finance Operations
  • Tencent’s Fintech-related Revenues Rise 44% in First Quarter, Beat Online Advertising
  • Online Banks Outperform China’s Conventional Lenders in 2018
  • Hong Kong Monetary Authority Issues Virtual Banking Licenses to Ant Financial, Tencent, Ping An and Xiaomi Subsidiaries
  • Chinese Fintech Investment Plunges 89% in First Quarter of 2019
  • Beijing Launches China’s First Blockchain-driven Notarial Certificates
  • Renmin U. Invites Shanghai Conant Data Expert to Deliver Open Course Fintech Lecture
  • Tianjin Port Launches Trials of Blockchain Verification Technology
  • Financial Stability and Development Committee Should Establish Innovation Centre for Fintech Sandboxes: CASS
  • Heilongjiang Province Uses Big Data to Help Farmers Obtain Finance via Mobile App
  • Alipay Starts to Charge for Credit Card Repayments
  • Shanghai Launches New Fintech Park in Beiwai Tan
  • Tencent’s Fintech-related Revenues Surged in 2018
  • Alibaba to Cooperate with Chinese IT Veteran Aisino on Blockchain, Cloud Computing
  • Shenzhen Metro System Teams up with Tencent to Launch Blockchain-based Electronic Invoices
  • Mobile Payments Users in China Rise over 10% in 2018 to Hit 583 Million, Online Payments Users Reach 600 Million
  • Internet Giant Sina Invests USD$30M in Shanghai Fintech Company Shuhe Technology
  • China Tops Global Fintech Investment in 2018: Accenture
  • Tsinghua University Launches First Fintech EMBA in Shenzhen
  • Returns on P2P Loans Set to Weaken as Chinese Regulators Step up Pressure
  • Ant Financial Acquires Full Ownership of British Payments Company WorldFirst
  • Shanghai Reaps Fruits of 2015 Tech Financing Drive
  • Bank of China to Allow Renminbi Payments on Stateside E-commerce Platforms
  • China Launches Anti-anonymity Requirements for Domestic Blockchain Companies
  • Alipay Behind South Asia’s First Blockchain Cross-border Remittance Service
  • Ping An and Alibaba Tops IPR Daily’s 2018 Global Fintech Patent List
  • China Banking Association Launches Blockchain-based Trade Finance Platform
  • Didi Chuxing Expands into China’s Nationwide Fintech Scene
  • P2P Crackdown Could Cull 70% of China’s Online Lending Platforms, Spare Just 300 in 2019
  • China’s Banking Regulator Hails Fintech’s Potential
  • Nearly 40% of Chinese Investors Willing to Bet on Cryptocurrencies in Future
  • China’s Fintech Ecosystems Scaling and Innovating More Rapidly than in the West: McKinsey
  • Chinese Banks Lag Global Institutions Badly in Fintech Investment
  • Ant Financial Enters “Advanced Talks” for Acquisition of London Fintech Firm World First
  • China’s P2P Lending Sector Sees First Ever Drop in Transaction Volumes in 2018
  • Average Return for Online Loans in China at 9.3% in November
  • China Mobile Launches Fully Invested Fintech Subsidiary
  • China Construction Bank Applies Fintech to Smart Car Park Payments in Gansu Province
  • State Think Tank Calls for Expanding Digital Economy’s 30% Share of Chinese GDP
  • Ant Financial Expands Aggressively into Emerging Fintech Markets
  • Ant Financial Developing Blockchain for Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
  • China Banking Association Highlights Changes Wrought by Digitisation
  • Ant Financial Uses Consortium Blockchain to Process Insurance Claims in Seconds
  • Bitmain Teams up with China Mobile on Artificial Intelligence Development
  • Chinese Insurers Withdraw Support for P2P Lending Platforms
  • 17 Provincial Governments Around China Launch Blockchain-related Policies
  • Fintech Demands Stricter Regulation, Nationwide Analysis and Monitoring Platforms: Chinese Central Bank
  • Ping An Creates Online Fintech Ecosystem with 486 Million User Reach
  • Does China’s Army of Fintech Start-ups Pose Systemic Risk?
  • PBOC Flags Heightened Fintech Regulation, Warns Tech Giants “Too Big to Fail” for Finance
  • China and WeChat Pay Lead the World in Mobile Payments
  • Online Loans in China Plunge Over 70% YoY in November, 94 P2P Platforms Withdraw
  • Agricultural Bank of China Makes $300,000 Loan via Blockchain Technology
  • Tencent Teams up with Line Corp to Provide Cashless Mobile Payments in Japan
  • Cybernaut Investment Teams up with Mizuho Securities to Target Chinese Fintech Startups
  • Ping An Makes Foray into European Fintech with $47M Funding Round
  • Huaxia Bank Executes Cooperative Agreement with Huawei to Launch Fintech Innovation Lab
  • 60% of Singles Day Payments Made Using Biometric Technology, Alipay Foresees Integration with IoT
  • Chinese Fintech Investment Leaps Nearly 10-fold in First Half of 2018, Hits Record Height in Second Quarter
  • Charge Towards Smart Banking, Mobile Banking Culls Teller Staff in China
  • Blockchain Best Suited to Deployment in Banking Sector: Former China Construction Bank Head
  • Ping An Insurance Plans to Invest USD$15B in Fintech and Medical Science Over Next Decade
  • Hangzhou Plans to Create China’s First “Fintech County” in the Binjiang District
  • Hong Kong Monetary Authority Launches Blockchain-based Trade Finance Platform
  • China Construction Bank Uses Blockchain to Ensure Rural Migrant Workers Receive Salaries
  • Chinese Central Bank Highlights Limitations of Blockchain Technology for Financial Purposes
  • Internet-Only Lender WeBank Valued at 147 Bilion Yuan by Auction Data
  • Hankou Bank Aspires to Be China’s Leading Regional Tech Lender
  • Ant Financial Says Blockchain Will be Widely Applied on China’s Double 11 Shopping Day
  • China’s Problem-Beset P2P Lending Platforms Continued to Rise in October
  • JD.com Launches Blockchain Research Lab with Chinese and US Universities
  • Tencent Derives a Quarter of Operating Revenues from Fintech, Forecasts Imminent Rise to 40%
  • Hong Kong Hopes to Use Blockchain to Facilitate Foreign Trading of Mainland Chinese Shares
  • Fintech in China Expected to See 1.97Tn Yuan in Annual Revenue by 2020, Reshape Micro-enterprise Finance
  • Du Xiaoman Financial Executes Strategic Cooperative Agreement with Bank of Nanjing
  • Online Consumer Loan Platform 360 Finance Applies for $200M State-side Initial Public Offering
  • PBOC Releases Its First Bio-identification Standards for China’s Finance Sector
  • Shenzhen Court Warns that Cryptocurrency Transactions Aren’t Subject to Legal Protections
  • Xiaomi Makes Bold Foray into India’s Consumer Finance and B2B Sectors
  • China Will Accelerate Creation of Blockchain Standardisation System
  • Shenzhen Issues Draft Version of China’s First Local Standards for Financial Blockchain Platforms
  • Online Insurer ZhongAn and KPMG China Launch New Insurtech Report
  • Chen Zhiwu Says Fintech’s Impact on Financial Inclusion Limited, Artificial Interference to be Avoided
  • Ant Financial Makes $210M Investment in India’s Zomato
  • China’s Top Fintech Innovators for 2018 Announced in Beijing
  • Ant Financial Foresees Comprehensive Digitisation of Banking, Closer Ties to Established Banks
  • Alibaba Seeks to Patent Blockchain Technology That Targets Illicit Finance
  • Tencent Obtains $180 Million Stake in Brazilian Fintech Company Nubank
  • Alibaba Cloud Outlines Its Vision for the Future of Fintech
  • Shenzhen-based Fintech Company Samoyed Financial Files for USD$80m Stateside IPO
  • Chinese Cryptocurrency Traders Continue to Dodge Official Controls
  • Tencent Launches New Cloud and Smart Industry Group
  • Oldest Tech Publication in China Will Accept Bitcoins for Subscriptions
  • Bank of Communications Issues Residential Mortgage-backed Securities via Jucai Blockchain
  • Ant Financial and eQianbao Launch “Ant Blockchain Contracts”
  • Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Plans to Launch Fintech Investment Fund
  • Investcorp Plans to Invest $150mn in State-backed Chinese Tech Fund
  • 25 Chinese Banks Obtain Approval for Personal Internet Loan Fund Depository Business
  • China Host to World’s Most Valuable Fintech Unicorns
  • Cross-border E-commerce Transactions See 25% YoY Rise in First Half
  • NDRC and China Development Bank Plan 100bn Yuan Investment in Digital Economy over Five Years
  • JD Finance Changes Chinese Name to “JD Data Science” on Social Media
  • Changsha Launches Xingsha Blockchain Industrial Park
  • Alipay Teams up with UnionPay as Beijing Cuts Ties Between Payments Sector and Banks
  • Hong Kong Wants to Serve as Springboard into Chinese Fintech Market
  • Ant Financial Teams up with Huashan Hospital to Launch China’s First Blockchain E-prescriptions
  • Ant Financial Launches New Mini-Program Unit to Rival WeChat
  • WeBank Believes Open Consortium Blockchains Are the Future
  • Australia’s Blockchain Sector Seeks Closer Ties to China
  • IFAB Releases 2018 Report on China’s Mobile Banking Sector
  • Tencent Financial Cloud Applies “Arithmetic Approach” to Fintech Operations
  • Beijing’s 9F Group Seeks Virtual Banking License in Hong Kong
  • Shenzhen Artificial Intelligence Start-up Founded by Ex-Con Draws $30mn Angel Investment
  • Chinese Central Bank Launches Trade Finance Blockchain Platform in Shenzhen
  • WeChat Continues to Shut Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Social Media Accounts
  • China Poised to Take Global Lead in Big Data Risk Control: PwC Fintech Report
  • Google Can’t Compete Against Chinese Tech Gladiators: Ex-Google China Chief
  • Chinese Central Bank Launches Digital Currency Lab in Nanjing, Fintech Firm in Shenzhen
  • China Accounts for 56% of Blockchain Patents in 2017, Alibaba over 10%: Thomson Reuters
  • Baidu Establishes Blockchain R&D Vehicle
  • Banking Regulator Says Chinese Fintech Has Entered High Risk Era
  • Fintech Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition Scheduled for October in Beijing
  • Stanford University Hosts Sino-US Fintech Forum
  • AI-Driven Fintech Market Expected to See Annual Growth of over 20%
  • Established Banks Turn to Internet Giants as Fintech Competition Intensifies
  • ZhongAn Online Sees 106.6% Surge in Premium Income, More Than 300 Million Policyholders
  • Is China’s P2P Crisis the Result of Regulatory Negligence?
  • China’s Cryptocurrency Crackdown Set to Further Intensify
  • Tencent Shuts Cryptocurrency Media Accounts on WeChat
  • Online Insurer ZhongAn Teams up with Japan’s SoftBank for Overseas Expansion
  • Shanghai’s Lujiazui Financial District Sees Protests over Failed P2P Platform
  • World’s Biggest Private Software Firm Opens Fintech Lab in Nanjing
  • China Host to More than 800 Million Netizens, Over 70% Aged 10 – 39
  • Big Data and Blockchain Lab for Sports Sciences Opens at Peking University
  • Smartphone Giant Xiaomi Plans to Open Virtual Bank in Hong Kong
  • Chinese Hackers Arrested for Stealing Nearly $87 Million in Cryptocurrencies
  • Beijing Calls for Distressed Asset Managers to Rescue Peer-to-peer Lending Platforms
  • Bank of China Will Explore Big Data and Blockchains with China UnionPay
  • Xiong’an New Area Uses Blockchain to Manage Billion Yuan in Project Funds
  • Chinese Fintech Companies Raised over $100 Million in Funds Last Week
  • Chinese Communist Party Launches Blockchain Primer for Leadership Cadres
  • Beijing Outlines 10 Strategies for Dealing with Beleaguered P2P Lending Sector, Bans New Platforms
  • China Construction Bank Says Fintech Paves the Way for Financial Inclusion
  • Fintech Drives Financial Inclusion in China: People’s Daily Report
  • P2P Protestors Descend upon China’s Banking Regulator in Beijing
  • China’s IT Ministry Convenes Meeting to Spur Blockchain Development
  • PBOC Issues Over $10 Million in Penalties to Two Payments Providers for Illegal Transactions
  • Closure of China’s P2P Lenders Accelerates Since Start of Second Half
  • Tencent Discusses Cloud Partnership with Google
  • Hangzhou Emerges as Leading Hub for Chinese Blockchain Sector
  • China Takes Second Place for Global Fintech Investment in First Half of 2018
  • Ant Financial’s Mammoth Scale Unsettles Chinese Banks
  • Baidu’s Fintech Unit Accused of Security Failings Following Misappropriation of Accounts
  • Payment Providers Kayou and Free My Pay Fined $5 Million, Ordered to Withdraw from Provinces
  • ZhongAn Online Teams up with All In Pay, Tonghua Financial to Explore Fintech Innovation
  • China’s Role as Global Fintech Leader Will Support Future Growth: IMF
  • China Faces Severe Shortage of Fintech Talent, 85% of Employers Report Recruiting Difficulties
  • Beijing Blockchain Startup Takes Over BitTorrent
  • Aitai Named China’s Most Influential Fintech Brand for 2018
  • Xiaomi Accused of Providing Risky P2P Lending Products to Users
  • Top Chinese Think Tank Enters Exclusive Fintech Agreement with Seven Stars Cloud
  • Scrutiny of China’s Online Lending Sector Intensifies as Platforms Continue to Topple
  • China’s Nouveau Riche Use Bitcoins for Overseas Real Estate Purchases
  • China Host to More Than 200 Insurtech Startups
  • Chengdu Development Zone Grants Fintech Subsidies to 240 Companies
  • China Accounts for 70% of Global Artificial Intelligence Funding
  • Tencent Has Ambitions to Expand WeChat Pay’s US Presence
  • Hong Kong Turns to Ping An Group for Blockchain-driven Trade Finance Platform
  • Carlyle Group CEO Loves China’s Fintech Sector
  • Ant Financial and Tencent Stand to Lose $1 Billion in Revenue Under New Reserve Requirements
  • WeChat Pay Holds Off on Chinese Wallets for Foreigners, Will Focus on Overseas Expansion
  • State Grid Launches Xiong’an New Area’s First Fintech Enterprise
  • China’s New Fintech Report Calls for Innovation to Better Service Real Economy
  • New P2P Lending Platforms in China Drop 90% in First Half of 2018
  • Qingdao Hopes to Become Global Blockchain Innovation Hub
  • Third Party Payments Sector Faces Reshuffle as Regulators Step up Pressure
  • Intel Helps Launch China’s First White Paper on Reinsurance Blockchains
  • Hangzhou-based Fintech Unicorn Aicai Group Plans to List in Hong Kong Next Year
  • Chinese Central Bank Will Spend Next Two Years Targeting Online Finance Risk
  • Crackdown on P2P Lenders Spreads to Hangzhou, 10 Platforms Ensnared within a Week
  • PBOC Official Calls for Local Governments to Step up Scrutiny of China’s Fintech Sector
  • New Policies Support Commercialisation of Chinese Scientific and Technological Research
  • Chinese Central Bank Will Continue to “Firmly Strike” Against Initial Coin Offerings, Cryptocurrency Platforms
  • Beijing’s Changping District Launches Fintech Standardisation Trial
  • China Needs 1.5 Million More Big Data Professionals
  • Baidu Spinoff Du Xiaoman Financial Says Artificial Intelligence is the Future of Fintech
  • Renmin University Establishes “Blockchain Fintech Lab” with Xiaoniu88
  • Yangtze River Delta Tops Global Fintech List Ahead of Silicon Valley
  • Hangzhou Court Accepts Factom Blockchain as Evidence in Online Copyright Trial
  • China Minsheng Bank Opens Flagship Fintech Branch in Beijing
  • P2P Lending in China Plunges in June Amidst Platform Closures
  • Beijing Flags Greater Support for Blockchain Sector
  • Communist Party Press Says Blockchain Professionals Enjoy Million Yuan Salaries
  • China Spurs Growth of Artificial Intelligence Sector
  • Chinese Central Bank Applies for 63 Digital Currency Patents
  • Woes of China’s Online Lending Platforms Worsen, People’s Daily Issues Investor Warning
  • Total Number of Blockchain A-share Companies in China Rises to 70
  • Chinese University Launches First Course on Blockchain Technology
  • Online Loansharking Re-emerges Under Variety of Guises, Rates Exceed 1000%
  • Regulatory Crackdown Prompts Ant Financial to Shift Focus Away from Fintech
  • Beijing Unveils Plans for New Fintech District
  • China’s Securities Regulator Pushes for Greater Adoption of Regtech
  • China Has Created an Incipient Blockchain Ecosystem: IT Ministry
  • Ethereum Declared Best Blockchain by Chinese Government
  • China’s Internet Plus Economy Hit $4.25 Trillion in 2017: Tencent Report
  • Central Bank Head Says China Will Keep Cryptocurrencies Under Tight Control
  • Chinese Fintech Will See Double Digit Growth for a Decade: Rong360
  • Lucy Peng Replaced as Chair of World’s Largest Fintech Concern
  • Beijing Steps up Scrutiny of Online Asset Management, Targets Unlicensed Operators
  • Banking Regulator Hails Fintech Adoption by Chinese Lenders
  • Consumer Lending by Ant Financial Doubles Since 2017
  • Zhou Xiaochuan Reveals PBOC Is Developing Its Own Digital Currency
  • Central Bank Chief Warns Cryptocurrencies Could Impact Financial Stability
  • “Scope of Blockchain Bubble Equals the Scope of Misunderstanding”: Xinhua
  • Chinese Communist Party Issues New Warning on Blockchain Speculation
  • Chinese Payment Provider LianLian International Joins Ripple Blockchain
  • Banking Regulator Calls for Adoption of Blockchain Technology for Secondary Loans
  • Chinese Central Bank Cracks Down on Cryptocurrency Transactions
  • China’s Stock Exchanges Suspend Shares Over Blockchain Speculation
  • Central Bank Official Calls for China to Scrap Centralised Crypto-currency Trades
  • China’s Bitcoin Miners Would Still Be Profitable Following 50% Price Drop
  • Shenzhen Tech Companies Make Mass Public Disclosures About Blockchain
  • Tencent Grabs License for Third-Party Fund Sales
  • Can China’s Central Bank Starve Bitcoin Miners of Power?
  • Central Bank Bans Use of Barcodes by Payments Sector for Securities Business
  • Record Fine for China Guangfa Prompts Calls for Inclusion of Fintech Giants in MPA’s
  • China’s Securities Regulator Hails Fintech’s Potential
  • New Micro-lending Rules Could Oust Thousands of Chinese Fintech Platforms
  • Beijing Steps up Scrutiny of Internet Microloans, P2P Lenders Affected
  • People’s Bank of China Calls for Greater Fintech Reform
  • Regulators Set to Step Up Crackdown on Internet Micro-lending
  • Regulators Call for Immediate Suspension of New Online Microlending
  • Tencent Becomes Asia’s First Company to Breach Half Trillion Dollar Threshold
  • Alibaba’s Singles’ Day Marketing Campaign Pushes Sales to Record Heights
  • Microlending Crackdown Stymies Fintech IPO’s
  • Tencent Grabs Approval to Sell Insurance via WeChat and QQ
  • AliPay and Tencent Hop Aboard Chinese Public Transit
  • Bitcoin Wealth Management Platforms Tout 40% Returns Despite Beijing’s Virtual Currency Crackdown
  • China’s Top Three Bitcoin Platforms All Suspend Virtual Currency Operations
  • Top Chinese Bitcoin Exchange Announces Suspension of Trading
  • Bitcoin Arbitrage Booms Following China’s ICO Ban
  • Central Bank Places Accounts of ICO Platforms Under Strict Supervision
  • ICO Ban is Just the Beginning of China’s Crackdown on Virtual Currencies
  • Chinese ICO Platforms Shut Down Operations Following Launch of Ban by Central Bank
  • Chinese Regulators Step up Focus on Fintech with 1828 Fines in 2017
  • China Declares Initial Coin Offerings Illegal
  • Chinese Regulatory Source Calls for Ban on Initial Coin Offerings ASAP
  • Chinese Regulators Mull Ban on Cryptocurrency Crowdfunding
  • Chinese Consumers Lead the World in Fintech Adoption: Ernst & Young
  • JD.com Founder Richard Liu Says AI Could Soon Make True Communism a Reality
• Category: Opinion
  • Was Trump Administration’s TikTok Ban Warranted?
  • Meng Wanzhou Incident Highlights Risks Facing Chinese High-net-worth Individuals
  • Worsening Sino-US Relations Jeopardise Key Belt and Road Projects: Andre Wheeler
  • US Tech Giants Stand to Lose Most If WeChat, TikTok Ban Leads to Worldwide Internet Sovereignty: Rich Turrin
  • Cross-Chain Compatibility Will Unlock the Full Potential of CBDC’s: Sky Guo
  • COVID-19 Spurs Foreign Companies to Accelerate China Investment Ambitions
  • China’s Blockchain Services Network The Biggest Event in Computing Since the Cloud: Rich Turrin
  • COVID-19 Exposes Soft Underbelly of China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Andre Wheeler
  • China’s Central Bank Digital Currency Won’t Be Blockchain-based or Rival to Alipay: Rich Turrin
  • China’s New Digital Currency Will Foster Hi-tech Internationalisation of the Renminbi: Rich Turrin
  • Fintech Played Critical Role in China’s Containment of COVID-19: Rich Turrin
  • Chinese Expats Drive Overseas Expansion of Alipay and WeChat Pay in the West: Interview with Luke Deer
  • How Alipay and WeChat Pay Revolutionised Chinese Payments, Paved the Way for Central Bank Digital Currency – Interview with Rich Turrin
  • Libra and PBOC Digital Currency Show Difference in Chinese and US Approaches to Fintech – Interview with Nicholas Krapels
  • China Can Still Roil Global Bitcoin Market Despite Domestic Trade Ban: Interview with Nicholas Krapels
  • “Foreigners Misunderstand China’s P2P Lending Industry”
• Category: Property
  • China on Track for Real Estate Tax Reform Trials
  • China’s Property Market Makes Recovery from COVID-19 in June
  • Danke Apartment CEO Gao Jing Placed under Investigation by Chinese Authorities
  • Over Thirty Local Governments in China Provide Home Subsidies of up to 8 Million Yuan
  • Average Rent in Beijing Was USD$650 a Month in May
  • National Land Transactions in April Double Compared to Previous Month, First-tier Cities Leap 258% YoY
  • Growth in China’s New Housing Prices Accelerates as COVID-19 Containment Measures Take Effect
  • Chinese Property Enterprises See More than 200% Sales Rise in March as COVID-19 Lockdown Eases
  • China’s Pre-owned Housing Prices Drop for First Time in 58 Months, Property Policy Settings Unaltered
  • Nearly 90% of Listed Chinese Property Firms See Sales Declines in Jan-Feb
  • Chinese Property Market Transaction Floorspace Plunges over 80% in February due to Coronavirus
  • Shanghai’s Xuhui Riverside Sets Record for Chinese Land Sales with USD$4.42 Billion Deal
  • China’s Local Governments Loosen Property Market Controls in Wake of Coronavirus
  • 70% of China’s Top 100 Real Estate Companies Post YoY Sales Declines in January
  • China’s Local Governments Issue 575 Property Market Control Policies in 2019
  • Local Government Land Revenues Expected to Hit Record High in 2019
  • Office Building Vacancies Exceed 10% in Four First-tier Chinese Cities
  • 30 Real Estate Enterprises Account for Half of Commercial Housing Sales in China
  • China’s Average Commercial Housing Price Doubles in the Space of a Decade
  • “One City, One Strategy” Property Control Trials Set to Expand
  • Municipal Governments Gear up for Housing Funds to Play More Active Role in Home Loans
  • Chinese First Home Loan Rates Rise for Fourth Consecutive Month to 5.51% in September
  • First Home Loan Rates Rise to 5.47% in August
  • China’s New Home Transaction Floorspace Falls 9% On-Month in August
  • China’s Finance Authorities Step up Scrutiny of Real Estate Lending
  • Real Estate Trust Products See Near 30% On-month Plunge in August
  • Average Residential Property Prices Rise on Month and on Year across 100 Chinese Cities in July
  • Home Loan Rates Rise in China’s Hot Spot Urban Centres
  • First Home Loan Rates in China Drop to Lowest Levels Since 2018
  • Chinese Real Estate Investment Rises 11.9% YoY in First Four Months of 2019
  • Chinese Real Estate Companies See Average Profit Rise of 23% in 2018
  • Chinese First Home Loan Rates Fell for the First Time Last Year in December
  • 30 Chinese Cities Expected to Relax Property Market Controls in 2019
  • Average Housing Price for 100 Chinese Cities Rises 5.09% in 2018
  • Domestic Bond Issuance by Chinese Real Estate Companies Rises 112% YoY in November
  • China’s Homebuyer Confidence Index Falls to Lowest Point in Nearly Two Years
  • Transaction Floorspace Slides in China’s Hot Spot Property Markets
  • Land Transaction Floor Space for 40 Chinese Cities Falls 22% On-month in October
  • 24 Real Estate Firms See 100B Yuan in Sales in 2018, Sector Debt Financing Exceeds 420B
  • New Investment Intention Amount for Real Estate Sector Sees Near 40% Rise for January-August
  • Beijing Cracks Down on Real Estate Information Provided Online
  • Guangdong Wants Conversion of Joint Property Rights Housing into Commercial Housing
  • First Home Loan Rates Rise for 20th Consecutive Month, Hit 5.69% in August
  • Chinese Property Tax Expected by 2020 Following Inclusion in NPC Legislative Schedule
  • China Accelerates Establishment of Immovable Property Registration Network
  • Beijing Rent Spikes as New Tertiary Graduates Throng the Housing Market
  • Beijing Summons Officials from Chinese Cities Posting Rapid Home Price Growth
  • “Do Not Superstitiously Believe that Real Estate Can Drive the Economy:” State Media
  • Revenues from Local Government Land Sales Surge 43% in First Half of 2018
  • Chinese Cities Launch Record Number of Property Control Policies in 2018
  • State Council to Conduct Inspection of Real Estate Transaction Registrations
  • 10 Leading Chinese Cities See Pre-owned Home Transactions Drop 20% in First Half
  • China’s Leading Real Estate Developers Expand Market Dominance
  • Shanghai Launches New Property Controls to Contain Speculation Using Shell Companies
  • Monetary Compensation for Shantytown Redevelopment Set to Decline, Cool Housing Markets
  • Land Sale Revenues for 50 Chinese Cities Rise 40% in First Half
  • China Cracks Down on Real Estate Speculation Via Shell Companies
  • Land Acquisition Costs in China Surge Four-fold within a Decade
  • Will Nationwide Registration of Immovable Property Rights Weaken Chinese Housing Prices?
  • Beijing Launches its First Price-controlled Residential Development
  • Housing Market Can Only Be Stable under Tightening: People’s Daily
  • Pre-owned Home Transactions Continue to Languish in April
  • Beijing Intensifies Real Estate Market Controls with Six New Measures
  • Chinese Government Makes Haste to Contain Real Estate Bubble in Hainan
  • China Posts Surge in Non-performing Real Estate Loans
  • Chinese Banks Launch Financial Intermediation Services for Long-term Home Leasing
  • New Round of Housing Controls Expected to Weigh on Prices in First-tier Chinese Cities
  • Real Estate Control Policies Will Not Be Relaxed: Ministry of Housing
  • China Flags Launch of Real Estate Tax at National People’s Congress
  • Most Chinese Migrant Workers Intent on Buying Real Estate in Their Home Towns
  • 70% of Chinese Cities Post Commercial Housing Price Declines in January
  • Rental Growth and Municipal Market Controls Still the Focus for Property Policy in 2018
  • Chinese Banks Scale Back Credit for Real Estate Development
  • Pre-owned Home Prices Drop 13% in Beijing After Launch of Property Controls
  • Local Governments Set to Keep Real Estate Controls Tight
  • Are Municipal Governments Attempting to Outfox Beijing’s Property Controls with HR Policies?
  • Chinese Government Declares It Will No Longer Monopolise Residential Land Supply
  • Cities Across China Wind Back Property Market Control Policies
  • Shenzhen Housing Prices Post 15th Consecutive Month of Decline in December
  • Chinese Cities Post 18% YoY Decline in Home Transaction Floorspace for 2017
  • Beijing New Home Transactions Set to Drop to Record Low in 2017
  • Beijing Pre-owned Home Transactions Forecast to Drop by More Than Half in 2017
  • Fraudulent Property Financing Runs Rampant Around China
  • China’s Real Estate Market Set to Cool Further in 2018: CASS
  • Housing Transaction Floorspace Drops Over 13% YoY in November
  • China’s Housing Prices Still Irrational: Ren Zhiqiang
  • Beijing Pre-owned Home Transactions Plunge by Half
  • Top Property Developer Hopes to Capitalize on China’s Drive to Expand Home Leasing
  • 80 Chinese Cities See YoY Decline in Housing Inventories for 27th Consecutive Month
  • Beijing Set to Unleash Joint Property Rights Housing Supply
  • Hong Kong Still Asia’s Biggest Real Estate Investment Draw
  • China Accelerates Use of REIT’s to Spur Growth of Home Rental Market
  • Real Estate Investment Eases for First Ten Months of 2017
  • Chinese Cities See Transaction Floorspace Plunge During Peak Season for Home Sales
  • Beijing New Home Transactions Hit Ten Year Low in October
  • Opposition to Speculation at the Core of Property Control Policies: Central Bank
  • China’s First-tier Cities See Home Price Declines in September
  • Beijing Flags Expansion of Residential Rental Market at 19th National Party Congress
  • Property Restrictions Mute Housing Sales During China’s Peak Season
  • “Real Estate Set to Remain Key Driver of Chinese Economy”
  • Property Sales Restrictions Expected to Spread to Over 50 Chinese Cities
  • Provincial Capitals Use Sales Restrictions to Curb Speculative Real Estate Investment
  • Joint Property Rights for Housing Set to Hit Beijing and Shanghai
  • First Home Loan Rates Rise to Historic Highs Across China
  • Beijing Hopes to Expand Housing Supply with New Joint Property Rights Policy
  • Home Prices in China’s First-tier Cities Slide in August
  • Beijing Hails Success of China’s Toughest Ever Property Controls Six Months In
  • Property Controls Set to Intensify in China’s 3rd and 4th Tier Cities
  • Property Transaction Floor Space Continues to Slide in China’s Major Cities
  • Housing Prices Continues to Languish in China’s First-tier Cities
  • Chinese Cities Take Out Six Spots on Top Ten List for Global Housing Price Growth
  • Chinese Economy About to “Hit a Wall”: Founder of J Capital
  • Chinese Home Buyers Need to Wait At Least Three Months for Bank Loans
  • China’s Nationwide Housing Inventory Hits 33-Month Low
  • Chinese January – July Real Estate Development Investment Up 7.9% Year-on-Year
  • Land Supply Plans of Key Chinese Cities Capsize Hopes for Housing Price Gains
  • Beijing Banks Expected to Raise First Home Loan Rates
  • First Home Loan Share Drops in Beijing as Strict Property Controls Take Effect
  • Property Transaction Area Falls 26% YoY in July Across 29 Chinese Cities
  • Nationwide Commercial Residential Property For Sale Falls to 28 Month Low
  • Big Gun Ren Says Chinese Housing Prices Set to Rise Further on High Land Costs
  • New Housing Transaction Volume Drops 20% YoY in First Half of July
  • Tencent Head Becomes China’s 2nd Wealthiest Person as Wang Jianlin Slips
  • Beijing Pushes for Expansion of Home Leasing Market in China’s Major Cities
  • China’s Per Capita Residential Space Rose to 40.8 Square Metres in 2016
  • Housing Price-to-Income Ratio Exceeds 10 Across 16 Chinese Cities
  • Beijing Second Home Prices Decline on “Strictest and Tightest Controls in History”
  • Boom in Mortgage Financing Heightens Peril of China’s Next Property Slump
  • Leading Economist Says Chinese Investors Should Switch from Real Estate to Securities
  • More Than 30 Chinese Cities Impose Sales Restrictions to Cool Housing Markets
  • Chinese Millennials Lead Global Homeownership Rates: HSBC
  • Beijing Conurbation Combats Speculation in Real Estate
  • Local Governments Step Up Inspections of Real Estate Transactions
  • Real Estate Policies Drive Negative Price Growth in China’s Big Cities
  • Local Governments Cool Housing Markets with Rash of Sales Restrictions
  • CASS Sees Decline in Personal Home Loan Demand
  • Lending to Welfare Housing Surges 47.7% in March
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