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July 30 2021
China’s H1 Foreign Trade Hits Record High
China's foreign trade rose 27.1 percent year on year to 18.07 trillion yuan (about 2.79 trillion U.S. dollars) in the first half of the year, the best performance in...July 30 2021
Shanghai’s Pudong to Take Lead in China’s Socialist Modernization: Officials
The Pudong New Area in Shanghai will play a leading role in China's new journey to fully build a modern socialist country in a number of areas, central and...July 30 2021
China to Actively Expand Cross-border E-commerce Pilot Zones: MOC
China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) on Monday pledged to actively expand the integrated pilot zones for cross-border e-commerce to cultivate new competitive edges in foreign trade. Some cities have...July 30 2021
Changes on Expats’ Social Insurance in Shanghai
We would like to inform you that the 2009 Shanghai Notice, which allows foreign employees to choose whether to contribute or not to the Social Insurance dues, will expire...July 30 2021
Africa in Review by the Numbers (July 2021)
$100 million Amount raised by Chipper Cash, a three-year-old startup that facilitates cross-border payments across Africa, in its Series C led by SVB Capital. This comes only a few months...July 29 2021
Parliament passes Factoring Regulation (Amendment) Bill
The Bill will provide relief to micro, small and medium enterprises and help them, ensuring a smoother capital cycle and healthier cash flow. The Rajya Sabha on Thursday passed...July 29 2021
IP at the heart of new innovation strategy
The UK government’s innovation strategy sets out how the UK aims to be a global leader in innovation and a strong intellectual property system will be key to make...July 28 2021
RBI announces Digital Payments Index
RBI has announced the Digital Payments Index (RBI-DPI) for March 2021 which stands at 270.59. The Reserve Bank of India had earlier announced the construction of a composite Reserve Bank of India – Digital...July 28 2021