China Stock Markets – An Introductory Guide for Foreign Investors

China stock markets are one of the largest stock market in the world, with total market capitalization reaching RMB 79 trillion (US$12.2 trillion) in 2020. China’s stock markets are seen as a crucial tool for driving economic growth, in particular for financing the country’s rapidly growing high-tech sectors. Although traditionally closed off to overseas investors, […]

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Beijing Stock Exchange Opens up Financing Channels for Small Companies

The establishment of the Beijing Stock Exchange has provided a new financing channel for many small and medium-sized Chinese enterprises which may eventually rise in the future to become industry leaders with their pioneering technologies, market experts said. Of the first batch of 81 companies listed on the BSE, 87 percent are from advanced manufacturing, […]

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Beijing Stock Exchange Starts Trading, Unleashing Power of Small for China Economy

The newly-established Beijing Stock Exchange (BSE) started trading on Nov 15 2021, marking a key step in China’s efforts to deepen capital market reform and support small businesses. At the launching ceremony, Yi Huiman, chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, hailed the launch of BSE as “another landmark in China’s capital market reform and […]

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Chinese Main Stock Exchanges are Getting More Mature

On June 27, Hong Kong Stock Exchange celebrated its 20th listing anniversary. In 2000, Hong Kong’s stock market capitalization was roughly the same as the combined market capitalization of the stock markets in Shanghai and Shenzhen. By June 2020, however, the combined stock market capitalization on the Chinese mainland had become twice that of Hong Kong. […]

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