Commercial banks allowed to extend loans for mergers and acquisitions.

DBS Private Equity has formed a US$100 million onshore renminbi fund based in Shanghai. The fund is named DBS Private Equity Enterprise and is wholly owned…

Local governments will soon have a new way to raise money

New branches of wholly foreign-owned banks may be exempted from pre-payment of tax.

Banks not allowed to provide security for trust products.

A new era of differentiated regulation for insurance companies.

Markian M MalskyyArzinger & [email protected] business activity is subject to risk, but business partners often do not analyse…

Chongqing allows network price bidding for state-owned assets and equity.

The US has complained to the World Trade Organisation that China's IP rights protection and enforcement legislation violates international agreements. A WTO panel has presented its report and both sides are claiming victory. By Jan Bohanes and Adrian Emch, Sidley Austin, Geneva and Beijing.