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Scale of China's privately offered funds nears 16 trillion yuan

The scale of China's privately offered funds reached 15.97 trillion yuan (about $2.48 trillion) at the end of last year, industry association data shows.Some 24,561 institutions managed these funds b

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U.S. Senate passes budget plan to advance COVID aid package

The U.S. Senate early on Friday passed a budget plan that would allow for the passage of U.S. President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package in coming weeks without Republican support.

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U.S. House votes to fast-track Biden's $1.9-trillion COVID relief plan

The U.S. House of Representatives approved a budget outline on Wednesday that would allow its Democratic majority to pass President Joe Biden's proposed $1.9-trillion coronavirus aid plan without Rep

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HSBC sets up private banking business in Thailand, second in Southeast Asia

HSBC Holdings PLC said on Monday it had set up a new private banking business in Thailand, the Asia-focused lender’s second onshore expansion in Southeast Asia, as it s

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CSRC greenlights the establishment of Guangzhou Futures Exchange

A view of Guangzhou, China. /CFPChina Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has greenlighted the Guangzhou Futures Exchange (GFE) following the approval of the State

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Profits of China's central SOEs rose 2.1% in 2020

Net profits of China's centrally-administered state-owned enterprises (SOEs) rose 2.1 percent year on year to 1.4 trillion yuan ($216 billion) in 2020, official data showed on Tuesday.Nearly 80 perce

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China to increase the scale of directly channeled fiscal funds in 2021

A total of 1.52 trillion yuan ($234.71 billion) in fiscal funds went through the specified transfer payment mechanism, a mechanism that directly channels funds to grassroots-level governments, in Chi

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2020: China's service trade deficit drops sharply in first 11 months

China's trade structure has further improved as the country's service trade deficit shrank significantly in the first 11 months of 2020,datafrom the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) showed on Friday.Dur

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China's national legislature condemns U.S. over Tibet act

The Foreign Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), China's national legislature, condemned on Tuesday the Tibet Policy and Support Act, which was ad

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U.S. House passes $900 billion COVID-19 relief package

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a long-awaited COVID-19 stimulus package of $900 billion on Monday night, along with funding of $1.4 trillion to keep the government running through September

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U.S. Congress passes stopgap funding bill to avoid govt shutdown

The U.S. Congress on Friday passed and sent to U.S. President Donald Trump a two-day stopgap extension of existing federal funds to avoid a midnight government shutdown, as negotiators work on a $900

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China to roll out added measures to guard against financial risks

Chinese authorities are planning a raft of measures to reduce financial risks in key areas and improve regulatory supervision, Chinese newspaper Economic Information Daily reported Thursday.These

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China's foreign reserves rise to 4-year high on strong yuan

China's foreign exchange reserves rose more than expected in November as a fast economic recovery helped boost the yuan and foreign trade.China's foreign exchange reserves grew to $3.1785 trillion

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China foreign trade up 7.8% in November

China's foreign trade increased 7.8 percent year on year to 3.09 trillion yuan during November, official data showed Monday.In the first 11 months of 2020, China's foreign trade of goods totaled 29.0

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Global CFOs more positive on Chinese economy than on U.S.

The world's leading chief financial officers hold a more positive outlook of the Chinese economy than they do for the U.S. economy for the second straight quarter, according to the latest Q4 CNBC Glo

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Govtech intelligence platform, The Atlas for Cities, bought by Government Executive Media Group

The Atlas for Cities, the 500 Startups-backed market intelligence platform connecting tech companies with state and local governments, has been acquired by the Growth Catalyst Partners-backed publishi

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China's mutual fund volume tops 18 trillion yuan

The scale of China's mutual funds reached 18.31 trillion yuan (about $2.78 trillion) by the end of October this year, data from the Asset Management Association of Chin