One of the great mysteries of the boom in purchases of international real estate by Chinese investors has been how all of the cash for these purchases gets overseas from a country where capital accounts and foreign exchange are strictly… Read More>>
Shanghai FTZ to Allow Chinese Individuals to Invest Overseas
In a policy breakthrough, Shanghai’s party chief announced yesterday that the city’s free trade zone intends to enable Chinese citizens to directly invest overseas for the first time.
“One of our key objectives is allowing qualified individuals within the free… Read More>>
Shanghai FTZ Leader Removed During Anti-Corruption Drive
The leader of Shanghai’s free trade zone abruptly left his position with the slow developing economic project in what is suspected to be part of a crackdown on corrupt officials in China’s largest city.
Dai Haibo, the executive deputy director… Read More>>
Yacht Designers Rejoice Over Shanghai FTZ’s New Rules
Not everyone got what they wanted when Shanghai’s Pilot Free Trade Zone (FTZ) released a much awaited revision of its famous negative list today, but at least the yacht designers and green tea makers will be happy.
The two niche… Read More>>
Real Estate Deals in Shanghai FTZ Drop As Much As 36% Since Jan 1
Enthusiasm for real estate in Shanghai’s Free Trade Zone may be cooling off as a recent report shows sales in the special economic zone to have fallen sharply since the first of the year.
After the new zone was announced… Read More>>
US Developer Pays a Record $2.2 Billion for Shenzhen FTZ Site
Only two days after China’s government announced a new free trade zone in Guangdong province, a US real estate developer paid a record RMB 13.4 billion (US$2.21 billion) for a site in Shenzhen.
The land acquisition by Silverstein Properties, which… Read More>>
China Approves 12 More Free Trade Zones
China’s central government has given the nod to 12 free trade zones (FTZs) following the one in Shanghai, amid a spurt of nationwide enthusiasm for such schemes.
Tianjin Municipality and Guangdong Province have been green-lit to set up FTZs, a source with knowledge of the approval told Xinhua-run Economic Information Daily on Wednesday, refusing to leak the remaining 10.
Wharf’s China Investment Expected to Pay Big Dividends – Today’s China Real Estate Links | December 4, 2013
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Keppel Land China Expansion to Focus on 5 Key Cities – Today’s China Real Estate Links | November 25, 2013
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China Property Firms See New Market in Old Age Homes – and more of Today’s China Real Estate Links | October 29, 2013
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China’s property sector has been a reliable money-spinner even in… Read More>>