Yuan

Hong Kong's financial sector remains to be convinced by the benefits of Qianhai

26 Feb 2013

While bankers see big benefits from Qianhai development there is scepticism elsewhere in the financial industry about whether the plan will benefit the sector or the Hong Kong economy as a whole...

Hong Kong bankers say reforms will help establish Qianhai as yuan centre

26 Feb 2013

Moves to create the "Manhattan of the Pearl River Delta" on a patch of reclaimed land west of Shenzhen kicked off with a bang last month, and bankers are bullish over prospects for the future...

Let cross-border payments use the yuan says Hong Kong's monetary chief

22 Feb 2013

The move could be followed by a further relaxation of cross-border flows of yuan in both directions, Chan said, in tandem with the liberalisation of the mainland's capital account.

A peg to the yuan would not solve Hong Kong's property problem

5 Feb 2013

When people look for the cause of Hong Kong's property market ills, they often point to the city's currency peg to the US dollar.

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Qianhai - a small zone with a big role

29 Jan 2013

Qianhai, in Shenzhen, may be the smallest of the dozen experimental zones on the mainland - which include Nansha in Guangzhou and Hengqin in Zhuhai - but its role is arguably the most significant...

Opinion

Jake Van Der Kamp

An age-old problem and the sums that just don't add up

Howard Winn

HSBC suffers the Taibbi treatment in Rolling Stone

Shirley Yam

How tycoons' IPO 'losses' may hide profits at herd's expense

Make way, not war

China's foreign-exchange regulator urged Group of 20 nations to improve collaboration to avoid any so-called currency wars while signalling he is comfortable with the value of the yuan.

Banks get green light for 2b yuan in cross-border loans for Qianhai

China had announced it would let firms in Qianhai, a US$45 billion special economic zone in Shenzhen, take out yuan loans from banks just across the border in Hong Kong, with tenors and interest...

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Mainland forex regulator warns of big swings in capital flows

The mainland should be prepared for big swings in speculative capital flows amid global economic uncertainties, the country's foreign exchange regulator said yesterday.

MARKETS

Hong Kong stock market to benefit from new mainland investor scheme

The Hong Kong stock market is poised to receive a windfall from a renewed effort by Beijing to allow more mainland citizens to buy securities listed on overseas exchanges.

Business Digest, January 10, 2013

Morgan Stanley, the sixth-largest US bank by assets, plans to eliminate about 1,600 jobs from its investment bank and support staff in coming weeks, a person familiar with the matter said. About...

Non-China deals rise to 18pc of Hong Kong yuan trades