With global economies struggling to revive, the global financial market is faced with both challenges and opportunities. The seminar brought together industry experts to comment on the outlook of global economy and the reshaping of international and domestic financial market.
After the seminar, the GFCI 29 launch was held in partnership between Z/Yen Group and the China Development Institute through a webinar, with the support of the Hong Kong Financial Services Development Council. The Global Financial Centres Index has been tracking the development of the world’s financial centres since 2007 and is the authoritative guide to financial centre success. The webinar presented GFCI 29 results and how financial centres are progressing, and talked about Hong Kong’s latest development and the development of Chinese financial centres more widely.
Date: March 17, 2021
Host: CDI, Z/Yen Group, Hong Kong Financial Services Development Council
Theme: Seminar on global economic outlook and launch of Global Financial Centres Index 29
14:00 Seminar on global economic outlook
Moderator: Dr. Guo Wanda, Executive Vice President, China Development Institute
Professor Xiao Geng, Chairman of the Hong Kong Institution for International Finance, and Professor of Peking University HSBC Business School
Professor Wang Shuxun, Chair Professor for the Department of Finance at Southern University of Science and Technology
Dr. Cao Yuanzheng, Chairman of BOCI Research Limited, and Member of the Board at China Development Institute
16:00 Welcome & Introduction
Professor Michael Mainelli, Executive Chairman, Z/Yen
16:05 Developments in Hong Kong financial services
Mr. Hui Ching-yu, Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Hong Kong SAR Government
16:20 GFCI 29 results
Mike Wardle, Director & Head Of Indices, Z/Yen
16:40 Observations
Professor Michael Mainelli, Executive Chairman, Z/Yen
16:50 Developments in Chinese financial centres
Dr. Yu Lingqu, Vice Director of Center for Financial Studies, China Development Institute
Dr. Au King-Iun, Executive Director, Hong Kong Financial Services Development Council
17:00 Questions, comments and answers
17:15 Close
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