In Brief

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中国《网络小额贷款业务管理暂行办法(征求意见稿)》于2020年底引起了全世界的关注,人们普遍认为该文件的监管要求导致蚂蚁集团的IPO受挫。中国对农村优先发展是否会使该暂行办法更快地获得通过,毕竟其明确的功能是为“农民”等服务?此外,目前对小额贷款业务的外商投资限制是否会取消?Read more

In Brief

Image: Peter Griffin, Rural China, Publicdomainpictures.net

China’s draft rules on online small loan business drew worldwide attention in late 2020 when the regulatory requirements therein were believed to have caused Ant Group’s IPO setback. Will China’s prioritized development of rural areas speed up the adoption of the draft rules, the explicit function of which is to serve, inter alia, “farmers”? Will current restrictions on foreign investment in this area be lifted?Read more