China’s comprehensive 10-point monetary policy package, unveiled in May 2025, aims to stabilise financial markets and spur economic growth, offering new prospects for British businesses in a dynamic yet challenging landscape.
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China’s economic reforms have opened new doors for foreign investors, but restrictions remain in key sectors. Understanding the 2024 Negative List and regulatory nuances is crucial for British businesses eyeing the world’s second-largest market. China’s economic allure, with a projected GDP growth of around 5% for 2025, continues to draw global investors, including British firms seeking to tap its vast consumer base and innovation-driven markets. However, the country’s foreign investment …
Inward investment opportunities between the UK and China were the focus of the second panel of the day at the UK-China Business Forum 2025 on 5 March Chaired by Huang Shan, Director and Senior Fellow at Caixin Insight, the discussion featured insights from Joe Li, Head of China Desk at HSBC; Yang Ming, CEO of Westwell Holdings; Natasha Luther-Jones, Global Head of Energy and Global Resources Sector at DLA Piper; …
As Chinese investment into London and the UK at large continues to grow, Neil Brigden, Director of FDI at London & Partners, tells Tom Pattinson how Chinese investment in the city has changed over the past 10 years and which sectors are attracting the most attention from investors. Are there any sectors that L&P is specifically targeting from China? London & Partners is focusing on supporting Chinese investment into areas …
The UK remains the leading destination for Chinese investment in Europe – with cumulative investment of over €81.4bn since 2000, totalling more than that of France, Germany and Italy combined. An upcoming CBBC event will explore what makes the UK so attractive in more detail With our business-friendly institutions, vibrant markets in high-growth and innovative sectors and a clear track record of international collaboration, the UK offers Chinese companies, investors …
In an op-ed originally published in Caixin, Tom Simpson writes that as foreign businesses operating in China conclude their damage assessment of the annus horribilis that was 2022 and reset expectations following the sudden scrapping of zero covid, the mood is shifting toward cautious optimism There is widespread relief at the prospect of a more predictable operating environment and the resumption of connectivity with the rest of the world since …
Starting from 1 January 2023, an updated Catalogue of Industries to Encourage Foreign Investment (2022 Edition), issued by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the Ministry of Commerce (MofCom), will come into effect – so who are the main beneficiaries? The catalogue identifies industries where foreign direct investment (FDI) will be welcome and treated with favourable policies. Investments in encouraged industries can usually enjoy benefits such as exemption …
China is asking difficult questions of foreign investors and has seemingly changed how it approaches economic engagement with the wider world. British companies will need to pay even closer attention to what is coming out of Beijing if they are to stay ahead in China, cautions Joe Cash “The world is not waiting for China to resolve its Covid challenge… [foreign companies] move on, and China runs the risk of …
The National Security and Investment Act grants the UK government powers to restrict – and block – investment by potentially harmful foreign actors in 17 crucial sectors. Jason Teng from Potter Clarkson looks at its potential impact on UK and Chinese businesses The UK government has implemented the National Security and Investment Act, which came into force on 4 January 2022. The Act allows the government to scrutinise and intervene …
Ninety-seven per cent of foreign firms intend to keep investing in China, according to a survey of over 2,000 companies either doing business in China, or who intend to do so in the future Speaking to the results of the survey, Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles, Chair of the China-Britain Business Council and Group Head of Public Affairs at HSBC, said: “Companies from the UK and around the world clearly continue to …