Country Report
China Finds Its Footing
China could keep key industries strong and avoid a recession.
Author: Eric Johnson
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Country Report
China Bolsters SMEs
China’s government is using loans, tax deferments, rent reductions and even sales leads to help smaller enterprises—“capillaries of the market economy”—survive Covid-19.
Banking
Powerhouse Banks Raise The Stakes In China
As foreign firms expand with majority stakes, formerly dominant Chinese domestic banks look for ways to maintain their edge.
Country Report
China: Innovation Nation
With growth slowing, Beijing pushes technology, innovation and urban experimentation as the keys to China’s future economic ascendancy.
Features
Q&A With Stars Of China Best Asset Manager
China’s rapid embrace of financial transactions via smartphone has opened new opportunities in the investment sector. Li Yimei, CEO of Beijing-based ChinaAMC, describes how her firm is using technology to serve clients and stay on top of the asset management business.
Features
Q&A With Stars Of China Most Innovative Bank
Xingfei Chen, deputy general manager of the Transactions Banking Department of China Guangfa Bank (CGB), this year’s Most Innovative Bank, talks about how the bank makes innovation central to its operating philosophy and some of the “firsts” that make it a Star of China.
Awards
Rising To A Challenge: Stars Of China 2019
China’s banks embrace technology while staying focused on the real economy.
Award Winners
Change Agents: Stars Of China
Global Finance’s Stars of China awards highlight leading banks’ digital progress and economic impact.
Award Winners
Q&A With Bing And Harrison Li of ICBC Asset Management (Global)
Last year, ICBC consolidated several asset management operations to create ICBC Asset Management (Global). Bing Li, who leads product development for the new entity, and Harrison Li, who leads global asset management for ICBC, talk about the new entity and its role in supporting the wider ambitions of the bank—and of China itself.
Features
Deepening China’s Ties To The World
China’s support for trade infrastructure across Asia is definitely winning some friends, but potential for backlash lurks behind opaque management.