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King Salman says efforts by the world's top oil exporter to maintain spare capacity had proven important to safeguarding energy supply security
Net inflows into equities listed in Shanghai and Shenzhen, the major bourses on the mainland, reached a record of 417.5 billion yuan ($65.5 billion) as of December 23
China will also encourage more long-term foreign investors into its treasury bond market, Wang Xiaolong, director of the Treasury Department in the Ministry of Finance, said
Two Chinese regulators announced draft rules for firms' offshore listings over the past week, giving some clarity on how they plan to monitor capital market activities amid the regulatory crackdown.
Despite a tough year for China stocks, the green energy, small cap and fintech sectors all saw stellar performances this year.
The CSRC has proposed that banks that manage a Chinese firm's offshore listing to register with them and file annual reports on the listings they work on
Stocks fell in most Asian centres on Wednesday as a "Santa Claus rally" showed signs of fatigue and continued fears over the Omicron variant – and uncertain prospects for 2022
The mechanism, known as "listing by introduction", would allow owners of Didi US shares to transfer them to the Asian city's bourse gradually
Shenzhen Stock Exchange and Singapore Exchange will jointly develop and promote ETF markets in Singapore and China through cross-border investments, the bourses said
The national emissions trading scheme, which covers some 2,225 power companies, will be opened to financial institutions as well as emitters in non-ferrous metal and building materials
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