Banking and Finance Laws

Issued: April 3 2003Effective: May 8 2003Main contents: Please see the digest on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, Issues Relevant to the Strengthening of Risk…

By Julian Zhu, Zhong Lun Law Firm, ShanghaiMergers and acquisitions activity involving foreign investors has been gaining much more publicity in China…

China's state-owned commercial banks are saddled with portfolios of non-performing loans (NPLs). Do China's legal, regulatory and tax regimes offer attractive structures to draw foreign investment into this sector?

A circular issued by the State Administration of Foreign Exchange on improving the control of foreign exchange in foreign direct investment.

Foreign-invested holding companies in the PRC have had a chequered history. Among MOFTEC's last big pieces of legislation are rules that make some positive changes in this area.

Protecting intellectual property rights is one of the most important aspects of staging the Olympics. Today a substantial portion of the Games' financing stems from marketing Olympic symbols. What measures has Beijing taken to regulate IPR in anticipation of the 2008 Games?

Staging and financing the Olympic Games today entails complex legal and commercial structures. Here we have an overview of the main issues that a host city faces in staging the Olympics.

Controls over the foreign exchange transactions related to foreign shareholders in fund management companies.

Foreign exchange administration for outbound investments by state-owned enterprises in Guangdong, effective until 30 November 2003.