The European Union Chamber of Commerce’s Financial Services WGs have been working with the EU Delegation in Beijing to organise regular meetings with the regulators (CBIRC and CSRC). The next “seminar” should be held in the coming months. Cyber security, data transfer, data protection seem to be common issues that the whole industry has to face and would like to discuss with CBIRC. A virtual meeting between the banks, insurance and NBFI companies' COOs, CIOs, Heads of IT, Heads of Legal, Heads of Compliance was organised on November 17th to prepare the meeting thoroughly and identify concrete examples of areas where issues might arise.

• 2021-11-17 | 14:00 - 16:00
• Online

The European Chamber is pleased to invite members to our online briefing session to understand how European companies view the potential impact of EU Blocking Statute Regulation third-country operations, to be held in Beijing-onsite and by video-conference online on the 22th October 16:00PM-17:00PM.

• 2021-10-22 | 16:00 - 17:00
• Online (Webex)

The European Chamber is delighted to invite you to its next Financial Services Joint Working Group Meeting: An Update on China Cybersecurity and Data Protection and their Impacts on the Financial Services sector which is to take place on Wednesday 20th October 2021, 2:30-4:00 p.m.
Register online or email Ludivine Destree at ldestree@europeanchamber.com.cn before Tuesday 19th October, noon. You will receive a confirmation email containing the link to join the meeting via Zoom after registration closes the day before.

• 2021-10-20 | 14:30 - 16:00
• European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Room C405 and Online (Zoom)

The European Chamber is delighted to invite you to join the next Joint Working Group Meeting: What’s in store for China’s Capital Markets?. The meeting will take place from 16.00-17.30 China time, Monday, June 28, 2021.
Register online or email Pablo Galvez at pgalvez@europeanchamber.com.cn before Friday, June 25, COB. You will receive a confirmation email containing the link to join the meeting via Zoom after registration closes the day before.

• 2021-06-28 | 16:00 - 17:30
• Online - Zoom (Link to be sent upon confirmation/registration)

AIIB-EUCCC Business Engagement Seminar

• 2021-06-03 | 15:00 - 18:15
• AIIB headquarters in Beijing

report review "Home Advantage: How China’s Protected Market Threatens Europe’s Economic Power"

• 2021-05-11 | 16:30 - 17:30
• Online (webinar link will be shared prior to the event)

At this meeting, Mr. MU Changchun, Director-General of the Digital Currency Institute, People’s Bank of China will provide an update from PBOC on the digital currency rollout, internationalisation of the Renminbi and regulatory developments.

• 2021-04-28 | 09:00 - 10:30
• European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Room C405

The People’s Bank of China (PBOC), the central bank, has been working on the digital yuan since 2014 and is currently leading the field on establishing a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), which could lead China to become one of the first major economies to introduce a sovereign digital currency. In April 2020, PBOC launched a pilot program in four Chinese cities: Shenzhen, Suzhou, Chengdu, and Beijing’s satellite city Xiong’an.

The CBDC could have a major impact and, to a certain extent, challenge the dominant role of third-party payment systems such as Alipay and WeChat Pay. CBDC will be a replacement for cash and will be controlled by PBOC. Furthermore, if successfully deployed, CBDC may bring China one step closer to its goal for Yuan internationalisation.

A conversation on the progress made in China around CBDC as well as the possible outcome and impacts is truly necessary given the nature of CBDC as a potential game changer in the financial services sector.

The European Chamber is pleased to welcome Dr. Yong Xia, China Chief Architect at HSBC Shanghai and Dr. David Wen, Professor at Zhejiang University International Business School (ZIBS) who will bring valuable insights and perspectives on the matter at hand. Join us Tuesday, 13th March 4pm-5:30pm (GMT+8) online via Zoom.

• 2021-04-13 | 16:00 - 17:30
• Online

The European Chamber is delighted to invite you to join the next Banking & Securities Working Group Meeting: Weathering the Storm. What to expect on the MPA issue and the policy stances from PBOC/SAFE. The meeting will take place from 16.00-17.30, 15th March 2021, at the European Chamber.
Register online or email Pablo Galvez at pgalvez@europeanchamber.com.cn before Monday 11th March, COB. You will receive a confirmation email containing the link to join the meeting via Zoom after registration closes the day before. You may also attend in person at the Beijing office. Please send an email to pgalvez@europeanchamber.com.cn if your preference is in person attendance.

• 2021-03-15 | 16:00 - 17:30
• Either offline attendance in the Chamber's office or online through Zoom

In accordance with the decision released by the state and municipal Party committee on the construction of China (Beijing) pilot free trade zone and the national service industry comprehensive demonstration zone, the Beijing municipal government aims at developing its local digital economy and digital trade. As such, to establish a convenient, efficient, safe and orderly environment for cross-border data flow, the Beijing municipal government launched the pilot program of Beijing cross-border data flow security management in November 2020.

• 2021-02-05 | 14:00 - 15:45
• Online - Zoom (Link to be sent upon confirmation)