Ever since Chinese regulators lowered the red-tape barriers to green bonds, there’s been an outbreak of issuances. It might be good for treasury working capital, but is it healthy?
A recent Goldman Sachs report estimates that capital flows worth $4bn have been lost to Singapore as a result of the recent HK unrest. Where does this leave Hong Kong as a corporate treasury hub?
Protests, riots and mayhem – it’s enough to give any treasurer indigestion. So is it time to move your treasury operations to Singapore, or should you wait out the storm?
China’s move to digitize its commodities trade with an ‘open platform’ has received a green light from the government. Expect more blockchain trade soon.
There are two ways of looking at China $34 trillion in public and private debt - either as a ticking time bomb or as a manageable side-effect of its boom. What’s in it for treasurers?
Data compliance and juggling jurisdictions is a recently acquired skill set for corporate treasurers. New, but opaque, laws in China could make it even more difficult for corporates
Corporate treasuries in the firing line of the second salvo of US-imposed tariffs must now dodge China’s response. Is it time to create separate risk management departments?
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?