China
PBoC governor sets out challenges of pursuing multiple objectives
Zhou Xiaochuan discusses how the People’s Bank of China expresses its multiple objectives as a function that can be optimised, while noting challenges posed to modelling and communications
Renminbi investments to be included in Singapore reserves
Monetary Authority of Singapore says its investments in the Chinese currency will be included in official reserves “from June 2016 onwards”, now it is easier to repatriate funds
RBA’s Kent considers risks around Chinese debt
Australian assistant governor says high debt increases China’s vulnerability to shocks, but because much of it is domestic, and funded by household sector, authorities have some leeway
PBoC deputy Tao says China’s financial system is failing SMEs
China's financial system needs to improve if it is to support crucial supply-side reforms via a particular focus on SME funding; financial institutions must be allowed to fail, says PBoC deputy
Wu Xiaoling warns of growing risks in China’s financial system
Top Chinese economic policy-maker hits out at use of complex financial products, saying China must learn lessons from the global financial crisis before risks get out of hand
China's growth: a complex trading picture
China’s minister of commerce Gao Hucheng reveals four central opportunities that will arise in the course of the Chinese market’s development
Tackling China’s structural challenges
Minister of finance Lou Jiwei reflects on how China is tackling four long-term roadblocks that threaten stable economic growth
Gu Shengzu on unleashing innovation to support Chinese growth
Vice-chairman of the Financial and Economic Affairs Committee of the National People’s Congress Gu Shengzu discusses five key elements in China’s economic transformation
Difficulties and prospects facing the Chinese economy
Ning Jizhe, deputy director, National Development and Reform Commission, examines what lies in store for the China economy during the coming year
The role of innovation and consumption in China's growth transformation
Former World Bank chief economist Justin Yifu Lin analyses the benefits of China potentially transforming itself into a high-income country by 2020 as well as the wider global implications
Promoting Chinese growth through technology
Ma Weihua, executive vice-president of the IFF and president of the National Fund for Technology Transfer and Commercialization, explains why the time is ripe for innovation
The IFF China Report 2016: Introduction
The aim of the IFF China Report 2016 is to offer readers a unique insight into the inner workings of China’s economy by providing perspectives from its top leaders, policy-makers and financial experts
Opportunities and risks from economic recovery
Former prime minister of Japan Yukio Hatoyama, chairman of the IFF Advisory Committee, welcomes the shift in China’s direction towards sustained growth through structural reforms
China makes strong start on economic transition
The past year has been one of progress for China’s structural reform plans. Zhang Hongli, IFF Academic Committee member and vice-president of ICBC, examines the forward momentum
Deepening reform of the financial system
Governor of the People’s Bank of China Zhou Xiaochuan examines the Central Committee’s proposals set out in the Thirteenth Five-Year Plan of national economic and social development
Reforming the Chinese banking system
China Banking Regulatory Commission chairman Shang Fulin explains how the banking system can evolve to safely support sound and sustainable development
Promoting China’s financial liberalisation agenda
Increased risks are an inevitable upshot of greater innovation and disruption in the banking sector, but they can be mitigated, writes Zhang Liqing of the Central University of Finance and Economics
Accelerating China's capital market reform and cutting debt risks
Recent events have demonstrated that financing difficulties in the real economy persist. Chu Xiaoming, chairman of Shenwan Hongyuan Securities, looks at how the government can tackle these risks
The economic new normal and China’s financial policy
Han Seung-soo, co-chair of the IFF and former prime minister of the Republic of Korea, offers a personal view on the impact of economic developments in China
Progress and prospects of China’s pilot Free Trade Zones
Pei Changhong, director of the Institute of Economics, China Academy of Social Sciences, on the progress of reforms in China’s pilot Free Trade Zones
A strategy for growth: China’s development initiatives
Wang Yan, deputy director, IFF Institute, examines the role China’s One Belt One Road vision can play in providing a boost to global growth
The role of financial institutions in infrastructure development
Jiang Jianqing, chairman of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, explains why financing modern, efficient infrastructure is the key to future prosperity
Sustainable infrastructure investment and financing are key to Chinese growth
Infrastructure investment is an essential component to enhancing economic growth and achieving long-term stability, writes Zheng Zhijie, president of China Development Bank
Driving China’s international investment activities
Li Keping, vice-chairman of China Investment Corporation, explains why working together to achieve shared goals must play a key role in China’s overseas investment strategy