The IFF China Report 2015
Driving the ‘new normal’: stability, urbanisation and innovation
Gu Shengzu, vice-chairman of the Financial and Economic Affairs Committee of the Twelfth National People’s Congress, writes about the major elements that will drive China's economy
Innovation gauntlet laid down to facilitate economic transformation
The continuity of China's ‘trial-and-error' social-reform philosophy is key to enabling innovative growth as the country reforms its capital market and develops sound bankruptcy procedures
Maintaining China's growth in an environmentally friendly manner
Facing severe air, water and heavy metal pollution as well as acute water shortages, China needs to change its earlier mindset of ‘grow first and clean up later'
'Learning by doing' has transformed Chinese growth
Learning through an experimental approach played an important role in the rapid productivity growth of China. But the country now faces rising income inequality
China's dual-economy poses major challenge for future development
China's unique central-local governance system facilitated growth through a ‘trial-and-error' strategy. But 35 years of high growth have created a dual economy, with both successful and failing parts
Commerce minister Gao Hucheng on China's 'One belt, one road' vision
Chinese minister of commerce Gao Hucheng speaks about international co-operation, trade agreements and China's 'One belt, one road' vision.
Chinese finance minister Lou Jiwei on local government debt and tax reform
Minister of finance Lou Jiwei talks about fiscal policy under China's 'new normal' and how the country plans to tackle spiraling local government debt
The transformation of China towards a modern economy
China has embarked on an unprecedented effort to stabilise growth while accelerating structural reforms towards an inclusive, sustainable, innovative and more open economy
PBoC’s Zhou Xiaochuan on interest rate reform and renminbi internationalisation
People’s Bank of China governor Zhou Xiaochuan speaks about the pace and timing of interest rate reform and the internationalisation of the renminbi
CBRC's Shang Fulin on reforming bank profit models and dealing with non-performing loans
China Banking Regulatory Commission chairman Shang Fulin discusses how China's banks will respond to major financial market reforms while also addressing issues related to non-performing loans
Yi Gang on China's new foreign exchange philosophy
State Administration of Foreign Exchange director Yi Gang discusses five changes in China's foreign exchange management as well as the long-term value of the renminbi
CSRC's Xiao Gang on major reforms to deepen capital markets in China
China Securities Regulatory Commission chairman Xiao Gang speaks about efforts to comprehensively reform the operation of China's capital markets
Sponsored feature: Defining the ‘new normal’ in China
Setting ambitious targets and reaching them fast has been essential for more than three decades. But this growth-at-any-cost push is now being replaced with what China’s leaders call the ‘new normal’