Shanghai's free trade zone (FTZ) is now officially open. CT breaks down the key policy ambitions,business opportunities, registration requirements, and present hurdles.
CT takes a closer look at the Kunshan pilot programme, a cross-strait, renminbi-lending plan aimed at easing investment and renminbi cash management from Taiwan.
Siemens, Alibaba, Huawei and ZTE are all in the second batch of SAFE’s pilot for cross-border FX cash sweeping, netting and centralised payments transactions, CT has learnt.
Many of China’s small exporters denied hedging tools have warmed to the new FX hedging offering from Alibaba’s subsidiary Shenzhen OneTouch Business Services.
CT has established an interactive treasury webcast service. With access to exclusive, upcoming interactive events, treasurers can watch and listen in live or download the archive of webcasts at a convenient time.
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the Treasury Markets Association (TMA) both announced plans that could further open up the marketplace for offshore renminbi in Hong Kong.
Chinese airline regulators curbed the use of derivatives after some embarrassing blow-ups. Now there is mounting evidence indicating it was equally as damaging not to.
The foreign exchange regulator for China has scrapped a restricting limit on FX exposure for onshore banks, making it cheaper for banks to offer FX forwards to CFOs.