The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and Europe (France) Economic and Trade Cooperation Conference took place in Paris last Friday
Greater Bay Area
Big-name speakers include former US secretary of state John Kerry, Thailand’s prime minister Srettha Thavisin, and Nobel Economics laureate Paul Romer
JPMorgan Asia Pacific CEO Sjoerd Leenart says China is ‘an incredibly important place’ that ‘influences every industry around the world’
The ambitious programme poses a direct challenge to Macao as both SARs vie to host major sporting, cultural and business events to boost tourism
Up to 50 percent more rain than usual could fall in southern China in the next 30 days, with meteorologists warning of major floods and authorities preparing for evacuations
The scheme marks the first time that people outside the Chinese mainland can set up digital yuan accounts locally.
Greater coordination between the separate legal systems of Macao, Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland is seen as crucial to business.
The initiatives come in the wake of recently introduced Hengqin-Macao multiple entry visas, which are expected to increase demand for the island’s hotels.
The new policy is aimed at boosting China’s plummeting levels of foreign investment, which sank to a 30-year low last year.