In western countries many people worry about inflation.What's inflation? Prices of things are going up. That's all. Is that so bad? Yes. It...
A central bank is a country's main monetary authority and is responsible for the issuing and administration of currency; licensing and overseeing ...
The financial markets in China are still in their infancy, with many areas that do not have the legal framework required to begin operations. A financ...
An investment bank is an institution that can act as an agent or underwriter for companies that wish to issue securities or equity. Investment banks d...
Two basic laws were introduced in 1995 to govern banks in China: the Law of the People's Bank of China and the Commercial Banking Law of China (kn...
Capital adequacy is the minimum level of capital required, by regulation, to be held by a bank. It is also a good measure of a bank's net worth an...
With China's entry into the WTO, market reforms have been fast tracked in an effort to make Chinese enterprises ready for increased competition fr...
A commercial bank (CB) is an organization established to: accept deposits from individuals and businesses; originate credit by providing loans and off...
Dividends are a distribution of earnings paid to investors by a company or a fund. Dividends may be paid in the form of cash or stock although a compa...
Investment banking describes the activities of a firm conducted when serving as an intermediary between an issuer of securities and the investing publ...