Advocacy Actions
Lobby Letter Submitted to the People's Bank of China (PBoC) on the Draft Regulation on Local Financial Supervision and Administration of Local Financial Organisations
On 21st January, the European Chamber’s Banking & Securities working group and Non-Banking Financial Institutions (NBFI) working group sent a joint letter to the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) International Cooperation Department to follow up to a meeting held between Banking & Securities working group's representatives and People’s Bank of China officials on 14th January. A lobby letter with comments on PBOC’s draft regulation on local financial supervision and administration of local financial organisations by the NBFI working group was attached to the thank you letter.
Read moreBanking and Securities WG meeting with PBoC online
On January 14th, the representatives of Banking and Securities Working Group, representatives of European Chamber had a meeting with PBoC online. The two sides had an open discussion on a series of topics, covering foreign banks' eligibility of applying green financing facility in China, parameter adjustments of macro-prudential framework, non-renew issues of QCCP status between ESMA and Shanghai Clearing House and the possibility of the official launch of Derivatives Act.
Read more“Will Perform Better Role as Think-tank Platform and Deepen Cooperation with Industrial Sector”: CCIEE Vice Chair and CEO Zhang Xiaoqiang hosts European Chamber delegation
On 13th November, European Chamber Vice President (VP) Charlotte Roule led a delegation to the China Center for International Economic Exchanges (CCIEE) to meet with its Vice Chair (VC) and CEO Zhang Xiaoqiang. The Chamber delegation included representatives from the Energy, Environment and Banking and Securities working groups, Quality and Safety Services Sub-working Group, Paediatric Nutrition Desk and Government Affairs Forum.
Meeting with Office Director of Shanghai Finance Institute
Board Member of the Shanghai Board at European Chamber, Head of European Corporate Coverage China of Unicredit Marcus Wassmuth visited the Shanghai Finance Institute to discuss potential future cooperation opportunities.
Read moreComments to CAC on Measures on Security Assessment of Cross-border Transfer of Personal Information
The European Chamber's ICT, Cybersecurity and other working groups submitted collated comments to the CAC on the Measures on Security Assessment of Cross-border Transfer of Personal Information.
Read moreEuropean Chamber meets Portuguese Minister of Foreign Affairs
On 30 April, European Chamber Vice President and Shanghai Chapter Chairman Carlo D'Andrea and Shanghai GM Dr Ioana Kraft joined the economic seminar ‘Why Portugal?’ on the occasion of the State visit of the President of the Portuguese Republic Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa and presented ther Shanghai Position Paper to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Portugal Augusto Santos Silva.
Meeting with Legislative Affairs Commission of the NPC Standing Committee and SCOFCOM on the Draft Foreign Investment Law
On February 22, 2019, the Legislative Affairs Committee of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce hosted a symposium to solicit opinions on the draft Foreign Investment Law. Representative of the European Chamber's Legal & Competition Working Group attended the symposium and presented members’ feedback and concerns.
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