Proposed amendments to China's Foreign Investment Industrial Guidance Catalogue have eased restrictions on industries including e-commerce, manufacturing and aviation, but have drawn questions on how they will be implemented
November 14, 2014
Foreign Direct Investment
Laurent Lazard and Helen Haijing Liu of Bonn Steichen & Partners explain the role of Luxembourg in the internationalisation of the renminbi and the benefits of structuring investments through the country
November 11, 2014The threshold for establishment of import and export inspection and assessment firms in the Shanghai free zone significantly lowered.
November 10, 2014More WOFEs are allowed in the Shanghai free trade zone.
November 10, 2014FIEs allowed to convert their foreign exchange registered capital at their own discretion in pilot regions.
November 10, 2014SAFE relaxes forex control on cross-border provision of security to facilitate financing.
November 10, 2014Record filing is generally applied to foreign-invested projects while check and approval is now applied only in a certain scope.
November 06, 2014The new 2014 Measures have replaced the approval system for most foreign investment projects with record filing and delegated more authority to local departments. But investors are still waiting for clearer guidelines for criteria and procedure
November 06, 2014The new 2014 Measures have replaced the approval system for most foreign investment projects with record filing and delegated more authority to local departments. But investors are still waiting for clearer guidelines for criteria and procedure
November 06, 2014The Measures observe the principle of consistency in the regulatory criteria for Chinese and foreign-funded banks.
October 23, 2014