Banking


Faith-Based Banking: Wealth Management Products in China
| Dec. 19 2016
Wealth management products have helped bring shadow banking mainstream.


Mohamed El-Erian on Central Bank Effectiveness and China
| Oct. 12 2016
Central banking is not enough. While monetary policy did much to recover from the global financial crisis, its instruments have.
Starting a Business in China Needs a Strong Adversity Quotient
In this series on The Chinapreneurs, we look at entrepreneurs' experiences in starting a business in China. In the first.


| Jun. 16 2015
Why the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Matters
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has ruffled many feathers even before its formal launch. We bring you the lowdown on.


| Apr. 27 2015
Demystifying the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Yukon Huang on the mechanics of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, China’s role in its governance, and comparisons with.


| Apr. 21 2015
China Roundup: Chinese GDP Growth Likely to Fall Below 7%
The first quarter Chinese GDP growth may fall below the 7% target and the US has softened its stance on.




| Apr. 2 2015
China Roundup: What’s Behind China’s Required Reserve Ratio Cut?
This week, China’s central bank finally bit the bullet and cut the required reserve ratio by 50 basis points.




| Feb. 5 2015
Has the Shanghai Free Trade Zone Lived Up to Its Promise?
A year on from its debut, we examine the hits and the misses of the much-touted Shanghai Free Trade.


| Jan. 20 2015
When your Bank Interest is a Basketful of Vegetables
CKGSB professor Brian Viard on why Chinese banks are resorting to paying bank interest through Mercedes Benz cars, iPhones and.


| Jan. 13 2015
China Roundup: Is the Chinese Economy Rebalancing?
Tencent launched China’s first private bank, local governments vowed to crack down on ride-hailing apps, and with China.


| Jan. 8 2015
Is Mobile the Future of Banking?
Mobile banking is proving to be a disruptive force for traditional branch banking. What is the future of banking as.


| Dec. 10 2014
China Roundup: The race to become the largest economy in the world and the UK Treasury’s RMB Bonds
This week, there was fresh debate over whether China will overtake the US to become the largest economy in the.


| Oct. 10 2014
China Roundup: The Xiaomi-Ouya Tie-up; Heinz’s Baby Cereal Recalled; and Amazon’s Shanghai FTZ Entry
This week, Heinz recalled infant cereal after authorities found lead contamination; Xiaomi tied up with Ouya; Japanese auto part companies.




| Aug. 22 2014
Online money transfers and the “Skype” of money
Companies like TransferWise and CurrencyFair are gaining popularity in the online money transfer market. Will such services disrupt traditional banking.


| Aug. 11 2014