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Jan

Germany presses China to opens its financial sector

Germany is pressing China to follow through on nearly two-decade-old promises to open its financial sector to foreign competition. In a January 18 dialogue in Beijing, the two countries vowed to open their respective markets wider to each other’s banks and insurers. Reportedly, Beijing and Berlin signed three agreements: one…

Jan

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The Sino-U.S. tech war is more important than the trade war

All things considered, the U.S. and China had amicable trade discussions this week. With the clock ticking on the 90-day trade-war ceasefire, both sides have impetus to resolve the trade tiff. The Chinese economy likely grew at its slowest pace in 30 years – 6.5% – in 2018 as U.S.…

Jan

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China’s banks launch wealth-management units

China’s major banks are moving to open wealth-management units following a regulatory overhaul designed to strengthen risk management and oversight of fund flows in the Chinese financial system. The new rules allow bank subsidiaries to invest up to 35% of a product’s net assets in “non-standard credit assets,” i.e.: “off-balance-sheet…

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