China's State Council on Thursday approved the establishment of comprehensive pilot zones for cross-border e-commerce in 33 cities and regions across the country.

More than 40 trades completed, by over 20 Core Climate participants, in first four weeks since launch, representing around 400,000 tonnes of carbon credits.More than 30 international projects now available on the platform.Carbon credits denominated in both HKD and RMB, driving accessibility and ensuring flexibility for participants

Since its running for more than three years, the STAR Market has brought together more than 480 listed companies. It has become the first choice for enterprises with "key and core technology" to go public, and the main gathering place for the listing of specialized, refinement, differential and innovation (SRDI) enterprises since the introduction of the registration system.

Digital money is a logical step in a process of continuous technological advancement in payment systems. In response, central banks are reviewing their conduct of monetary operations in light of the new shape of financial markets and systems. The impact of digital money will depend on the type of money substitution by digital money. The paper straddles several cases where substitution of CiC (currency in circulation), and bank deposits may take place via digital money such as CBDC or other e-money, and how it would impact the central bank balance sheet. Remuneration of CBDC, if aligned to a new objective, could potentially amplify the effect on the interest rate channel of monetary policy.

A simple label alone will not make the world a better place.

As the COVID‐19 crisis recedes, Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is back to work and looking forward. Reported deaths related to the pandemic are low and have plausibly converged to global levels. Yet low vaccination rates in some countries leave them vulnerable to new variants.

Hong Kong’s commitment to supporting innovation in the global virtual assets community is likely to be the overarching theme of the upcoming policy statement. Due to take place between October 31 and November 1, compliance teams should ensure they keep up with the remarks made at Hong Kong FinTech Week by regulators and government officials.

Share Reduction by Shareholders of Listed Companies on the STAR Market of the Shanghai Stock Exchange by Inquiry Transfer and Placement to Specific Institutional Investors (Revised in October 2022)

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) will list Bangkok Airport Leasehold Real Estate Investment Trust, the first of its kind, on September 14, under the ticker symbol “BAREIT”.

Chinese goverment will place equal attention on delegating power and improving regulation, promote both development and standardized management, and build a system of digital rules with a view to creating an open, healthy, and secure digital ecosystem.

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