Global financial companies, still suffering multibillion-dollar losses in Russia, are now reassessing the risks of doing business in Greater China after escalating tensions over Taiwan, Bloomberg …
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World Bank slashes economic outlook for Asia over China slowdown
The region’s economies are expected to grow 3.2 percent in 2022, down from a 5 percent forecast in April, as China’s lockdowns continue to disrupt factories and dampen spending, the Washington-based …
China regulators ask funds to stabilise markets before Communist Party Congress – sources
China’s securities regulators recently told some fund managers and brokers to avoid massive equity sales ahead of next month’s Communist Party Congress, in an effort to avoid big market fluctuations, …
China Ratings Startup Challenges System Where Even AAAs Default
A spate of defaults by Chinese borrowers with seemingly impeccable onshore ratings has left antsy investors in the world’s second-largest credit market craving credible research to distinguish good …
Former Head of Exim Bank’s Beijing Branch Kicked Out of Communist Party
She oversaw the policy bank’s shipping and transport-related financing between 2006 and 2012 before she was promoted to Shanghai branch head. Li became head of the Beijing branch in 2019.
China yuan: what can the central bank do to prevent the currency weakening against the US dollar?
China may cut banks’ forex reserve requirements again and could even restore the so-called counter cyclical factor to prevent a rapid depreciation in the currency, experts say.
US-China relations: economic globalisation has forever changed, warns ex-finance minister Lou Jiwei
Government adviser accuses US of trade protectionism as it tries to reshore manufacturing and boost hi-tech competitiveness with China.
China to extend tax exemption for NEVs over 2023
China will continue to exempt New Energy Vehicles (BEVs, FCEVs and PHEVs) from purchase tax in 2023. There had already been reports to this effect at the beginning of August, but now the official …
China raises reserve requirement for forward forex trading
China will elevate the foreign exchange risk reserve ratio for forward-forex sales to maintain the supply-demand balance in the country’s forex market and stabilize the yuan exchange rate. The ratio …
China extends purchase-tax waiver for NEVs to end-2023 to support sector’s growth
China will extend the exemption of purchase taxes on new-energy vehicles (NEVs) for another year until the end of 2023 to support the development of the sector and boost consumption, the Ministry of …
Electric cars: Beijing extends exemption from 5 per cent purchase tax to end of 2023 in boost for sector
The exemption from a tax levied on electric vehicle purchases will be extended until 2024, Beijing announced, in an apparent effort to further bolster the use of battery-powered cars on mainland …
China’s Central Bank Moves Further to Bolster the Yuan
The People’s Bank of China is making it more expensive for traders and institutions to bet against the yuan after it weakened rapidly against the dollar.
China exempts purchase tax on new energy vehicles until 2023
China will extend the exemption of purchase tax on new energy vehicles, which is scheduled to expire by the end of the year, to the end of 2023, according to a notice issued by the…