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November-December: Financial Services

Financial Services

US-China Business Council staff

China has gradually liberalized its financial services sector, but progress beyond its World Trade Organization commitments would benefit both China and the United States.

Modernizing China's Electronic Payments System (Subscribers Only)

J. Robert Vastine

Introducing more competition to the electronic payments market would be a key step toward achieving China's goal of building a consumption-driven economy.

The Promise of Enterprise Annuities (Subscribers Only)

Donald R. Forest

To meet the challenge of one of the biggest demographic transitions in the world, China would do well to streamline license approvals for enterprise annuities and open the sector further.

China Data [pdf] (Subscribers Only)

Foreign-Invested Financial Institutions in China

Features

LEGAL ISSUES

The New Labor Contract Law

US-China Business Council staff

The new law seeks to provide Chinese workers with more protection, but it may also significantly alter US companies' operations in China.

BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT

US Companies' China Outlook

US-China Business Council staff

Companies remain optimistic about investment in China, but operational challenges and protectionist threats persist.

Departments

Short Takes

Snapshots of recent China headlines

USCBC Bulletin

A recap of past events and listing of upcoming events

Letter from Washington:
Time for Companies to Weigh In with the Facts

John Frisbie

China Conference Calendar

Upcoming China business events

Critical Eye on Dalian (Subscribers Only)

Eric Arndt

The "Bangalore of China" aims to become the world's office.

Readership Survey [web exclusive]

Virginia A. Hulme

China Business (Subscribers Only)

A listing of recent China-related business deals

Opportunities

News of China-related educational, cultural, and charitable projects

Hot Topics

PRC Government

PRC Government Structure Report

Human Resources

Hiring and Compensation Trends

Noncompete Agreements: Clarity amid Uncertainty

China Data: Turnover and Retention

China's HR Evolution

Feeling the Pressure?

The Human Face of M&A Deals

Environment

Who's Cleaning Up This Mess?

A Market Solution

China Data: Environmental Report Card

REACHING THE INTERIOR

The Sales and Distribution Revolution

China's Investment Climate City by City

The Challenge for Brands

China Data: Income and Consumption

Letter from Washington

Advice for the Next Administration

Complex issues and election-year rhetoric have a way of tripping up the later realities of good governing.

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