Press Releases

2014-08-13 > All chapters

European Chamber releases statement on China AML-related investigations

Based on numerous requests for comments on AML-related investigations in China, the European Chamber is pleased to provide a consolidated stance covering input received from numerous sectors relating to antitrust investigations conducted over the last year.

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2014-07-01 > All chapters

The Reduction to the number of Items in the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone ‘Negative List’ is Welcomed by European Industry but Further Measures to Reduce its Scope and Speedy Nationwide Implementation of the Piloted Reforms are Still Needed

Beijing, 1 July 2014 – The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China welcomes the government’s reduction of the scope of Negative List for the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone (CSPFTZ) that was announced in the evening of 30th June. The announcement serves to reduce the number of items for which foreign investment is still restricted from 190 to 139. This represents a reduction of approximately 27% to the scope of the Negative List. Although the extent of the cuts is slightly lower than the European business community in China had been hoping for and some previous official press statements had forecasted, it is still a substantial decrease and an encouraging step in the right direction.

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2014-05-30 > All chapters

为适应中国经济所呈现出的严峻新现实,欧洲企业正在调低其对中国市场的预期,并缩小投资计划

2014年5月29日,北京—在更艰难的商业环境挑战下,欧洲公司在中国的财务表现已进一步下滑,此前存在的市场挑战仍未显现出缓解的迹象。这些原因使得许多企业对经营前景持悲观态度,由此调低其期望值,并缩减其在中国市场的投资计划。然而,根据中国欧盟商会和罗兰贝格管理咨询公司今日所发布的《商业信心调查2014》显示,落实有意义的改革、特别是改善市场准入,可能会给欧洲企业在中国的投资带来新的曙光。

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2014-05-29 > All chapters

European Firms are Adapting to a New Sober Reality in China by Revising Down Expectations and Investment Plans

Beijing, 29 May 2014 – The financial performances of European companies in China have further weakened amidst tougher business conditions, and a sense of pessimism is becoming entrenched as persistent market challenges show little sign of abating. This is leading many firms to set more modest expectations and scale back their investment plans for the Chinese marketplace. However, implementation of meaningful reforms and, in particular, increased market access would likely spur a re-intensification of European investment in China, according to the Business Confidence Survey 2014 released today by the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China and Roland Berger Strategy Consultants.

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2014-04-25 > All chapters

European Chamber members elect new leadership

Beijing, 25 April 2014 – The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China is pleased to announce that member company representatives have elected Jörg Wuttke as the new President. The voting was held on 24th April at the European Chamber’s Annual General Meeting, during which three Vice Presidents and a Treasurer were also elected to the Chamber’s Executive Committee.

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2013-11-21 > All chapters

The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China welcomes the holding of the EU-China Business Summit

BEIJING, 21st November, 2013 -- The European Union Chamber of Commerce was pleased to co-organise together with the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) the EU-China Business Summit, which was held today at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

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2013-11-20 > All chapters

The Third Plenum Decision is impressive and bold, but further courage of conviction will be required in its implementation

Beijing, 19th November, 2013 - the European Chamber is impressed by the breadth of reforms laid out in the Third Plenum Decision and what it represents in terms of the political will of China’s top leadership. The Third Plenum Decision went beyond the European Chamber’s expectations by giving greater play to the role of market forces in resource allocation, and by vowing to liberalise interest rates and reduce market access barriers.

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2013-11-20 > All chapters

中国欧盟商会:深刻而具开拓性的三中全会《决定》在执行中需要更大的勇气与信心

《中共中央重要关于全面深化改革若干重大问题的决定》 (《决定》)中作出的改革幅度以及表现出的中国最高领导层强烈的改革意愿使欧盟商会印象深刻。《决定》进一步明确了市场在资源配置中的决定作用,并宣布政府将放开利率并降低市场准入壁垒,这些都大大超出了欧盟商会的预期。

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