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- 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 ConÂducts 8th CenÂtral Bank Bill Swaps OpÂerÂaÂtion 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
- 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 Mar