The Chinese ESG market still enjoys considerable room for growth, and top-down policies remain the most important force driving development of the sector.
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China’s bond market issuances top 4.58T yuan in October
Treasury bond issuances amounted to 827.18 billion yuan last month, and local government bonds worth 668.73 billion yuan were issued, according to the People’s Bank of China. Issuances of financial …
Exclusive: China central bank to offer cheap loans to support developers’ bonds
China’s central bank will offer cheap loans to financial firms for buying bonds issued by property developers, four people with direct knowledge of the matter said, the strongest policy support yet …
How China aims to avoid the curse of increased longevity & ill health
Ping An Business Case 2022 How China aims to avoid the curse of increased longevity & ill health. According to the United Nations, unprecedented and sustained demographic phenomen …
China’s yuan-centred payment network no match yet for US-dominated global financial system, say experts
China’s bid to build a yuan-centred clearing house poses no imminent threat of supplanting the US-dominated global financial system amid few signs that Russia is turning to its ally’s platform to …
Of debt and bondage with Beijing
Recently released details of Kenya’s 2014 loan agreement with China to finance a controversial railway project have once again highlighted the predatory nature of Chinese lending in developing …
EMERGING MARKETS-Stocks slip on growth concerns; China’s yuan slips as key rate eased
Emerging market stocks fell on Friday on mounting worries about economic growth, while China’s yuan hit session lows after the central bank cut a key rate, freeing up about $70 billion for banks as it…
China’s financial sector broadens in wealthier golden years pursuit
Senior citizens greet with each other at a canteen for elderly people at a community in Jin’an District of Fuzhou, capital of southeast China’s Fujian Province, June 21, 2022. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong) by …
China: Overwhelming COVID cases could lead to ‘far more social instability,’ expert explains
China Beige Book International Managing Director Shehzad Qazi joins Yahoo Finance Live to discuss China’s zero-COVID policy and the economic ramifications of the restrictions, supply chain headwinds …
Beijing on edge as city adds new quarantine centers
Uncertainty and scattered, unconfirmed reports of lockdowns in at least some Beijing districts have fueled demand for food and other supplies, something not seen in the city for months.
Fri. 8:49 a.m.: Beijing on edge as city adds new quarantine centers
Residents of some parts of China’s capital were emptying supermarket shelves and overwhelming delivery apps today as the city government ordered faster construction of COVID-19 quarantine centers and …
Beijing to enact regulations to beef up digital economy
Beijing will enact a set of regulations to protect the development of the digital economy from Jan. 1, 2023, according to local authorities on Friday. The rules, adopted at a municipal legislature …
China Central Bank Boosts Stimulus to Bolster Covid-Hit Economy
China’s central bank cut the amount of cash lenders must hold in reserve for the second time this year, ramping up support for an economy racked by surging Covid cases and a continued property …
