Eric Johnson

Beijing's overhaul announcement and state media coverage sought to boost consumer and investor confidence, which has been shaken by the Chinese economy's slow emergence from Covid-19 lockdowns.

The pullback parallels a slump for equities this year that rattled overseas asset managers and other investors forced to play by China’s rules for foreign capital. 

On a steep hill, China’s top banks blaze the right trail.

China and Russia have their own Swift-like systems, and while neither is likely to displace Swift tomorrow, sanctions will propel efforts to strengthen and expand them.

China maps a pragmatic route through environmental issues.

Global Finance names this year’s best banks in China.

Following the lead of their US counterparts, China’s private equity funds are angling for bigger ownership stakes and a louder voice in the country’s corporate sector.

For Chinese banks, the disruptions unleashed by the Covid-19 pandemic are hastening automation, new product development and greater emphasis on risk management.

Did politics play a role in the cancellation of Ant Group's IPO?

China could keep key industries strong and avoid a recession.

China’s government is using loans, tax deferments, rent reductions and even sales leads to help smaller enterprises—“capillaries of the market economy”—survive Covid-19.

As foreign firms expand with majority stakes, formerly dominant Chinese domestic banks look for ways to maintain their edge. 

With growth slowing, Beijing pushes technology, innovation and urban experimentation as the keys to China’s future economic ascendancy.

China’s rapid embrace of financial transactions via smartphone has opened new opportunities in the investment sector. Li Yimei, CEO of Beijing-based ChinaAMC, describes how her firm is using technology to serve clients and stay on top of the asset management business.

Xingfei Chen, deputy general manager of the Transactions Banking Department of China Guangfa Bank (CGB), this year’s Most Innovative Bank, talks about how the bank makes innovation central to its operating philosophy and some of the “firsts” that make it a Star of China.

China’s banks embrace technology while staying focused on the real economy.

China has a new stock market.

Global Finance’s Stars of China awards highlight leading banks’ digital progress and economic impact.

Last year, ICBC consolidated several asset management operations to create ICBC Asset Management (Global). Bing Li, who leads product development for the new entity, and Harrison Li, who leads global asset management for ICBC, talk about the new entity and its role in supporting the wider ambitions of the bank—and of China itself.

China’s support for trade infrastructure across Asia is definitely winning some friends, but potential for backlash lurks behind opaque management.