In the News: Shortened Negative List; Hometown IPO Preferred; Shanghai-Frankfurt Stock Connect; and Inbound FDI Growth

November 25, 2019 | BY

Vincent Chow

China shortens and simplifies market entry negative list; Chinese private firms prefer China over U.S. for IPOs, survey finds; Shanghai-Frankfurt stock connect to be launched; and inbound FDI increases with FTZs enjoying significant growth

Shanghai

China shortens negative list to open up more sectors

China has trimmed a list of sectors that it restricts or prohibits activities by investors in, both foreign and domestic. On Nov. 22, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) jointly released the 2019 edition of the "Negative List for Market Access", a general negative list first introduced in December 2018. This list is different from the negative list that regulates foreign investment only, most recently revised in June.

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