Tall Tales About China’s Banks Hide Economy’s Problems

As China’s growth slows, its banking system is coming under greater scrutiny. The general perception outside the country is that negative real interest rates are causing financial instability, repressing consumption and encouraging excessive investment in capital-intensive industries.

CSRC breaks down problems facing China's bond market

The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), China's top securities regulator, broke down the problems facing China's bond market and revealed what the regulator will do to promote the development of the market, in a statement on its website recently.

China Regulator Drafts Rules to Widen Insurers’ Investments

The China Insurance Regulatory Commission has drafted 10 investment rules for insurance companies, some of which are “basically ripe” for publication, the watchdog said in a statement on its website today.

Analysis: Chinese drivers pose fresh risks for foreign insurers

"People like us who buy Ferraris don't care too much about insurance because we buy cars for speeding," said Li, in his twenties and the son of a Pearl River Delta factory owner, as he took delivery of a new 5 million yuan ($787,500) 458 Spider, his fourth red Ferrari. "If we crash, we just throw them away."

China's Bank Opening Fails to Inspire

China's pledge to give private capital real access to the nation's lucrative banking sector has triggered more skepticism than excitement, with analysts saying entry barriers remain firmly in place.

China Must Speed Reform Even as Hard Landing Avoided: Liu

China needs to speed the pace of domestic reform and change its economic model to become less reliant on exports and reduce the impact of crises such as the one roiling Europe, said former banking regulator Liu Mingkang.

Premier Wen Jiabao's Speech at the Fifth China-EU Business Summit's (Full Text in Chinese)

BUSINESS IN CHINA IS TAKING UP ITS RESPONSIBILITY

CEIBS ? EU Chamber of Commerce host the 2nd Annual Conference “CSR: A Road to the Sustainable Enterprise? Best Practices from Europe and China”

Premier Wen to Speak at the EU-China Business Summit 2009

Chinese Premier Wen will deliver a keynote address at the EU-China Business Summit in Nanjing on 30th November, confirming this event as the most high-level platform for exchange between leaders of European and Chinese politics and business.