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Federation of International Financial Centres and International Innovation Centres

WHO WE ARE

The IFCIIC Federation is going to facilitate governments and enterprises of emerging economies to achieve quality solutions — from leading IFCs and IICs to finance their innovation investment and economic growth to improving efficiency and reducing costs toward sustainable development.

Federation of International Financial Centres and Internatioanal Innovation Centres  (IFC•IIC Federation) is a new international organization initiated by leading international financial centres in Asia, the Middle East and Europe, and it operates around the globe.

The IFC•IIC Federation aims to capitalize on the capacity and resources of major IFCs, promote multilateral investment and financing cooperation, and build a global ecosystem as well as the platform infrastructure to facilitate innovation investment and financial services between advanced and emerging markets.

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What We Offer

The Federation of International Financial Centres and International Innovation Centres is an infrastructure platform that promotes multilateral investment and financing cooperation. With abundant practices in cross-border investment and global cooperation network, the Federation delivers high-quality overseas investment and financing services and solutions to its members, as well as domestic and foreign companies and governments/regulators.

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Investing in China:
Global Efforts on Financial Services and Innovation Investment

Themed “Finance Empowers Sustainable Innovation, Investment Advances Inclusive Growth”, a CIFTIS achievement release event was conducted on September 5 at the China National Convention Centre.

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Sovereign Wealth Management and Innovation Investment:
New Development and New Factors of CIFTIS 2022

From August 31 to September 5, 2022, the 2022 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS), co-organized by the Ministry of Commerce and the Beijing Municipal People’s Government, was held at the China National Convention Center and Shougang Park.

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Learn More about Our Latest Events, Activities, Publications and Communications

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Nandini Sukumar:Increasing Market Participation-An Innovative Path for Exchanges

Retail participations in the financial market has increased tremendously in the last five years, whereas the increases were attributed to changes of macroeconomic conditions and emergence of new technologies. Retail investors tend to follow the market trend, and retail net buying is negatively related to the performance of market index. Exchanges are supposed to actively undertake strategies, especially those related to education, financial literacy, and offer new products to facilitate retail investment.

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Anikó Szombati from Hungarian Central Bank: Central Bank Digital Currency Outlook Promotes Financial Innovation

The central banks are supposed to properly respond to the challenges brought by digital operations and promote the development of fintech. The digital currency issued by central banks has gradually become a trend, and will be widely used in the digital age. Banks and fintech can promote financial innovation, but they also need to be supervised. We should pay attention to data privacy protection and system stability to ensure citizens’ access to safe financial services.

傅成玉

H.E. FU Chengyu: Reacquainting with Dual Carbon Goals to Support High-Quality Development in China

Achieving carbon emission peak and carbon neutrality is a strategic decision. Carbon neutrality is to promote industrial upgrading and development through scientific innovation and technological progress. Carbon neutrality is first and foremost about promoting energy transformation, and energy transformation is bound to drive industrial revolution. In the future, international cooperation in terms of energy transition, carbon neutrality and sustainable investment will focus on the cooperation on governance rules for carbon emissions reduction, technology and investment.

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China and Hungary: A Comprehensive Further Cooperation

Hungary remains optimistic about the future development of the Chinese financial markets and recognize that science, technology and innovation along with education are key factors in driving economic growth and social progress. Hungary is also interested in the expansion of collaboration in science and technology, culture and tourism, to enhance inter-connectivity, facilitate mobility and people-to-people dialogue. Meanwhile, Hungary is keen on further strengthening the cooperation through the Belt and Road Initiative, especially in industrial recovery and sustainable development.

苏安兰

H.E. Ms. Suzanne Streit:Financial Regulation-Encouraging to Innovate and Anticipate

Switzerland is aiming at combining its traditional strengths, such as high productivity, stability, security and trust, with an openness for new technological and international developments, such as fintech, artificial intelligence and sustainable finance. Previously, a working plan has been adopted to help enhance the bilateral financial market cooperation between Switzerland and China. Further cooperations in bank and wealth management as well as in insurance and reinsurance are also under discussion between China and Switzerland.

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H.E. ZHOU Yanli: Expanding China-EU Financial Cooperation for Mutual Benefit

In the context of the sluggish economic recovery, the world is challenged with the triple whammy of climate change, regional hotspot issues and the adversities against economic globalization. Chinese President Xi Jinping pointed out that to resolve the contradictions arising in the process of economic globalization, all countries should strive to achieve more inclusive global governance, more effective multilateral mechanisms, and more active regional cooperation. This China-EU Innovation Investment Conference is of significance to discuss the expansion of China-EU financial cooperation and promote the high-quality development of service trade.

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Paradigm Shifts: International Investment under Global Turmoil

The last few years have witnessed profound changes of the entire world, which are referred to as the “paradigm shift”, and this is especially the …

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Sovereign Wealth Management and Innovation Investment:
New Development and New Factors of CIFTIS 2022

From August 31 to September 5, 2022, the 2022 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS), co-organized by the Ministry of Commerce and the Beijing Municipal People’s Government, was held at the China National Convention Center and Shougang Park.

Highlights

Global Efforts on Financial Services and Innovation Investment scaled e1666270455246

Investing in China:
Global Efforts on Financial Services and Innovation Investment

Themed “Finance Empowers Sustainable Innovation, Investment Advances Inclusive Growth”, a CIFTIS achievement release event was conducted on September 5 at the China National Convention Centre.

Read More →
640

Sovereign Wealth Management and Innovation Investment:
New Development and New Factors of CIFTIS 2022

From August 31 to September 5, 2022, the 2022 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS), co-organized by the Ministry of Commerce and the Beijing Municipal People’s Government, was held at the China National Convention Center and Shougang Park.

Read More →

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Research & Initiative

Formulating and Promoting Global Strategies and Initiatives: The IFC•IIC Federation focuses on a wide range of strategies and initiatives in investment and financing, included but …

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Investment & Project

Facilitating and Maximizing Cross-Border Investment and Financing: the IFC•IIC Federation endeavors to connect multilateral investment and financing, conduct global and regional investment roadshows, organize quarterly …

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Central Banks of China and United Arab Emirates Join Digital Currency Project For Cross-Border Payments

The Digital Currency Institute (DCI) of the People’s Bank of China (PBC) and the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (CBUAE) have joined a central bank digital currency project for cross-border foreign currency payments.

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The Global Financial Centres Index 31 (GFCI 31)

The data on which GFCI 31 is based relate to the period up to the end of 2021. Overall the average rating was stable, less than one point lower than GFCI 30, following three consecutive drops in the average rating.

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Global Economic Prospects, January 2021

Although the global economy is emerging from the collapse triggered by COVID-19, the recovery is likely to be subdued, and …

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Central Banks of China and United Arab Emirates Join Digital Currency Project For Cross-Border Payments

The Digital Currency Institute (DCI) of the People’s Bank of China (PBC) and the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (CBUAE) have joined a central bank digital currency project for cross-border foreign currency payments.

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