PBoC convenes Q1 monetary policy meeting

The problem is, however, simply telling businesses, consumers, and investors to “have confidence” might work in the very short term, but the realities of China’s economic challenges will soon come home to roost – especially if officials don’t up their policy support game…
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MoF and CSRC issue notice to improve internal controls over financial reporting of listed companies

The government is working hard to clean up China’s capital markets and this notice is part of efforts to restore investor confidence in companies listed on China’s stock markets. Regulators are taking aim not just at the companies, but also at their advisers and intermediaries such as ratings agencies, underwriters and auditors, who have often been complicit in fraudulent activities…
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Government Work Report, NDRC Report highlight plans for continued financial opening

The policy documents that emerged from the Two Sessions reiterate China’s steady and measured commitment to further economic and financial opening. As always, foreign investment into strategic industries and into relatively poorer parts of the country will receive an especially warm welcome as China tries to bolster its domestic competitiveness and address inequality…
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