After the city's securities watchdog steps in to stop an initial coin offering, corporates seeking to tap this funding source face a regulatory minefield. CT tries to map a way through.
Companies in China are more confident than they’ve been for five years, according to the latest survey. But going forward, will the picture always remain this rosy?
New renminbi rules will reduce the cost and risk of hedging, to the benefit of treasurers. China’s regulator is making the changes to slow the currency’s appreciation.
Cryptocurrencies' problem is they’re often backed by little more than hope and hype. Bridgecoin, however, says it’s about to change all that. CT looks at its mechanisms and challenges.
Some 52% of Hong Kong-based enterprises questioned by KPMG have no interest in taking advantage of city's treasury tax incentives. Will its deep-pocketed government fight back?
Higher onshore funding costs – as well as tighter credit conditions – continue to put pressure on Chinese corporates to raise debt outside the country.
As China's currency hits its highest levels since 2015, analysts say it’s not about to end there. That's already leading to steep foreign exchange losses for some Chinese exporters.
Slow, complicated and expensive to transact, bitcoin is proving itself a poor medium of payment. China's hostility could also put the lid on the cryptocurrency's future.