Shanghai's commitment to promoting green and low-carbon development is being received by global investors, with enterprises saying they are confident about a greener future for the city and keen to leverage their expertise to contribute to its sustainable development.

Shanghai Stock Exchange Global Investors Conference 2021 (SSE GIC 2021) took place on October 25 - November 2, 2021.

More than 60 percent of surveyed overseas financial institutions will increase their holdings of RMB-denominated assets

Despite the global market turning jittery amid multiple uncertainties like the rising commodity prices, escalating geopolitical tensions and US Federal Reserve's more rounds of interest rate hikes, international investors still hold a positive outlook on renminbi assets and retain good exposure to the Chinese stock market.

The Chinese yuan is likely to hold its strength as a safe haven for global investors seeking shelter against geopolitical conflicts, leaving more policy space for China's central bank to support the economy, experts said on Feb.24.

Despite short-term fluctuations triggered by external uncertainties, China's stock market is likely to remain resilient and attract more attention from global investors this year

Overseas holdings of bonds traded in China's interbank market reached a new high at the end of December, as global investors were lured by relatively high yields and stability, certainty and growth of the world's second-largest economy in the pandemic era.