Foreign Direct Investment

Beijing offers financial incentives to establish regional headquarters in the city.

Mofcom delegates the approval of FIEs of service sectors to local authorities.

Deals blocked by Chinese regulators can make world headlines - think of the plight of Coca-Cola. This has led companies such as Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton to think it may be best to avoid merger review when structuring their deals. This thinking is flawed

Deals blocked by Chinese regulators can make world headlines - think of the plight of Coca-Cola. This has led companies such as Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton to think it may be best to avoid merger review when structuring their deals. This thinking is flawed

Circular clarifies the issue of double entitlement to preferential tax treatment.

Safe delegates its approval authority over capital account items to lower authorities.

Contracts are the bases of all business transactions. Without them, and their trustworthy enforcement, trade would grind to a halt

More details equal more certainty for everyone

However you define an international financial centre, there are many hurdles ahead for Shanghai