XFA Weekly Review 2015 Issue 50_Xinhua Finance Agency

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Issue		50
2015


	2015/12/06 - 2015/12/12

China pilots RMB convertibility on capital account in FTZs

China greenlighted RMB convertibility on the capital account within a prescribed limit of 10 million U.S. dollars in the three FTZs.

Premier Li stresses innovation in China's 13th five-year plan

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Tuesday stressed the role of innovation in China's 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-2020).

	China's local gov'ts eye ＂Belt and Road＂ construction in 2016-2020

	Nearly 20 provincial governments in China have rolled out their local development plans for the 13th Five Year Plan period from 2016 to 2020.


	News Analysis: What stands in the way of global climate agreement?

		After years and years of failed negotiations, the fate of securing a landmark global agreement to curb climate change has boiled down.

China's November foreign trade drops 4.5 pct

China's foreign trade in November dropped 4.5 percent year on year to 2.16 trillion yuan (337 billion U.S. dollars).

China's producer prices fall for 45th month

China's producer price index (PPI), which measures wholesale inflation, dropped 5.9 percent year on year in November.

Registration-based IPO reform is coming

China’s A-share market will adopt a registration-based IPO (initial public offering) system soon.

BIP Asia Forum: Hong Kong is the Preferred IP Business Hub in Asia

This year’s BIP Asia Forum highlighted growing demand for IP services in Asia as well as HK’s strengths as a regional hub for IP-related business.

KPMG：Hong Kong set to regain top spot for IPOs, Shanghai ranks fourth

Hong Kong is expected to regain its No. 1 position as the top destination for initial public offerings (IPOs) for the first time since 2011.

De-peg of Saudi riyal: potential “black swan” in 2016

On the semi-annual conference last Friday (Dec. 4), OPEC refused to cut production output and announced it will not set the cap of oil production.

“Xinhua Silk Road” supports the Belt and Road initiative

A “One Belt, One Road” summit forum sponsored by Xinhua News Agency Asia-Pacific Regional Bureau was held on Monday (Dec. 7) in Hong Kong.

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