Even as Beijing strives to rein in financial risks and improve market order, it continues to promise market openings for foreign financial services companies. In November, shortly after President Donald Trump’s state visit to China, Vice Finance Minister Zhu Guangyao announced planned measures to lift investment restrictions on foreign financial services companies in the banking, securities and insurance sectors over a three- to five-year period. Addressing systemic financial risks...
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February 7th, 2018
June 10th, 2015
With President Xi Jinping scheduled to visit the United States in the fall, the pace is picking up for bilateral economic talks. Having completed two rounds of negotiations in Beijing during the past month and additional discussions in Washington, Chinese and American government officials are actively preparing for the seventh annual Strategic & Economic Dialogue (S&ED), set to take place in Washington, DC, in late June. This year’s dialogue is likely to focus on a variety of...
May 13th, 2015
After decades of deliberation, China instituted a deposit insurance scheme on May 1 that protects RMB and foreign currency deposits of up to RMB 500,000 ($80,500) from bank defaults. This new safety net eliminates the central government’s de facto backing of China’s banking system and shifts liability for lending decisions to the banks themselves. Along with required reserve ratio cuts, loosened monetary policy, and restructuring of China’s policy banks, the scheme marks a growing emphasis...