On 5th September, 2013, the European Chamber published the European Business in China Position Paper 2013/2014.

A round up of lobbying actions undertaken by the European Chamber during the month of June.

In the following report Murtaza Syed, Deputy Resident Representative of the International Monetary Fund in China, examines the myriad challenges to China’s programme for economic reform.

Progress in China’s capital markets is far from satisfactory, falling well short of China’s economic developmental needs, the expectations of policy designers and indeed the market itself.

Lanzhou, once known as the ‘Golden City’, has been an important regional commercial centre and transportation hub since as early as the Han Dynasty (206BC – 202AD).

Coinciding with Europe Day on 9th May, the European Chamber of Commerce in China hosted its inaugural annual conference, attended by distinguished guests and featuring a diverse collection of expert panellists from government, industry and academia. 

The protection of past achievements of the Europe-China economic relationship is currently the only factor keeping EU-China policy relations in balance.