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China cracks whip on foreign banks with forex shut-out
January 4th, 2016
* Beijing targets “aggressive” trading to stem capital flows * Also wants to narrow onshore-offshore yuan gap * China-based banker says “easy-money” arbitrage days now gone Chinese authorities are starting to police the nation’s foreign exchange market in a ...
China suspends forex business for some foreign banks: sources
December 30th, 2015
China’s central bank has suspended at least three foreign banks from conducting some foreign exchange business until the end of March, three sources who had seen the suspension notices told Reuters on Wednesday. Included among the suspended services are ...
China central bank details rules on online payment
December 29th, 2015
China’s central bank released detailed regulations of online payment services by non-bank institutions on Monday in the latest effort to contain possible risks in the booming Internet finance industry. The new rules require real-name registration for all non-bank payment ...
China central bank says to keep reasonable credit growth, yuan stable
December 28th, 2015
China’s central bank said on Monday that it would “flexibly” use various policy tools to maintain appropriate liquidity and reasonable growth in credit and social financing. The People’s Bank of China will keep the yuan basically stable while forging ...
On the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation between the Central Bank of the Russian Federation and the People’s Bank of China
December 21st, 2015
Heads of governments of Russia and China during their 20th Meeting, held in Beijing on December 17, 2015, welcomed the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding by Governor of the Bank of Russia, Ms. Elvira Nabiullina, and Governor of ...
China central bank sees economic growth slowing to 6.8 percent in 2016
December 16th, 2015
China’s annual economic growth is likely to slow to 6.8 percent next year from an expected 6.9 percent this year, the People’s Bank of China said in a working paper published on Wednesday. The world’s second-largest economy still faces ...
China’s ICBC to open clearing bank in Russia to boost yuan-ruble trade
December 15th, 2015
The world’s largest bank by assets and market cap, China’s ICBC, is planning to open a clearing bank in Russia for trade settlements in yuan and rubles. “ICBC, as the biggest bank dealing with CNY business in ...
China busts largest underground banking case
November 23rd, 2015
Police in east China‘s Zhejiang Province have busted the country’s largest underground banking case, which involved transactions totalling 410 billion yuan (64 bln U.S. dollars), the Ministry of Public Security said Thursday. A total of 100 suspects from eight ...
China central bank orders banks to tighten supervision of clients’ forex deals: sources
September 18th, 2015
The People’s Bank of China has ordered banks to closely scrutinize clients’ foreign exchange transactions to prevent illicit cross-border currency arbitrage, sources with the direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Friday. China’s yuan is not freely convertible ...
China FX reserves fall record $93.9 bln in Aug as central bank supports yuan
September 7th, 2015
Global investors are bracing for data this week that could show a big drop in China‘s foreign exchange reserves as the central bank steps up its intervention to stabilise the yuan currency after its shock devaluation last month. China ...
