Events at Alibaba and JD.com have put the arcane but ubiquitous Chinese corporate legal structure in the news; how safe are they for foreign corporates and is change in the air?
For corporate treasurers at Chinese manufacturers relief is at hand. China’s Ministry of Finance announces export tax rebates on 397 items to soften the impact of trade tariffs.
In a first for the country's banks, one of China's big-four lenders taps fintech to provide a loan online. The bank says using technology will offer businesses in the agriculture sector easier access to liquidity.
Treasurers tell CT what a return to the reserve requirement on forward trading – which puts the brakes on renminbi-US dollar forwards – will mean for their operations.
It's not just Twitter and Facebook: a new survey from the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai shows VPN policy is causing trouble for 56% of foreign companies operating in China.
Notional cash pooling avoids the physical transfer of foreign exchange, reducing FX risk. The US tech manufacturer's Yvione Zhou explains how it works in Asia.
The regulator clarifies its relaxed rules on forwards settlement in FX and sets out several specific examples of financing needs for which treasurers can use such products to hedge.