The lingering debt crisis in Europe and slow growth in the US and elsewhere has raised serious questions for China's own debt situation this year. Victor Shih, Professor at Northwestern University, puts China's local government debt into perspective and explains the near term effect.

This video provides highlights on The Rise of the Renminbi, a leadership summit for corporate treasurers, held in London and presented by The Banker in association with HSBC Global Banking and Markets. It offers a bite-sized guidance on how to tap into and exploit the opportunities that have arisen as a result of the developing offshore renminbi market.

The Chinese banking sector still faces a number of obstacles down the road, despite the major banks' generally strong positions. Banks' exposure to local government financing vehicles and the property sector are currently hot industry topics. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Managing Director Ryan Tsang, Financial Institutions, takes an in-depth look at these issues and the trends shaping China's banks.

Faced with the possibility of a global currency war, Western countries are increasing their scrutiny of China's currency policies, accusing Beijing of intervening in the markets to keep China's currency weaker than it would be otherwise. Knowledge@Wharton spoke with Wharton finance professor Franklin Allen and Wharton management professor Mauro Guillen about what is at stake, and why this particular conflict is so difficult to resolve.

From being a rounding error a decade ago, the financial clout of China now trails only that of America. By market capitalisation, it has three of the four largest banks, the two largest insurance companies, the second-largest stockmarket and a lengthening list of investment funds.

Caso interactivo que plantea la adquisición de una empresa china por parte de una empresa española. En el análisis entran en juego ciertas variables que aplican a estos contextos internacionales

Con la inflación llegando al 10%, y una desaceleración en el crecimiento de beneficios, la bolsa de Shanghai está perdiendo gran parte de sus ganancias record.