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In this round-up, China’s central bank cut the required reserve ratio by 50bp on Monday, domestic financial institutions have been told to price loans based on the new benchmark and regulators have published draft rules on dealing with corporate bond defaults.

GlobalCapital has penned an open letter to UK prime minister Boris Johnson ahead of his negotiations next year on the UK's future relationship with the European Union.

In this round-up, Chinese president Xi Jinping headed to Macau for the 20th anniversary of the handover, the National People’s Congress will hold a fourth reading of the Securities Law next week and the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has lowered the 14-day reverse repo rate.

In this round-up, state buyers are set to bail out Shandong-based Hengfeng Bank, the renminbi’s international usage rebounded in November after a slight drop in October, and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group’s securities brokerage affiliate plans to set up a wholly-owned China unit.

In the final part of GlobalCapital China’s awards announcement, we discuss the key innovation of 2019, and reveal the individual that has made the greatest contribution to reforming and internationalising the Chinese onshore market.

In the second part of GlobalCapital China’s awards announcement, we reveal the winning banks across Panda bonds, G3 bonds and ABS, as well as the best bank for securities services and the most impressive law firm.

In the fourth and final instalment of GlobalCapital Asia’s capital markets awards announcements, find out which firms have been named the Best Asian Investment Bank and the Best Investment Bank in the region for 2019.

Multilateral development banks (MDBs) are increasingly moving into local currency funding. Now medium-term note (MTN) dealers need to dust off their EM currency investor Rolodexes, as this shift offers a much-needed business opportunity for them.

One of my favourite parts of Christmas, other than Tai Tai taking a break from chiding me about my drinking, is the Queen's Speech. I may not hold the same place of importance in the hearts of Brits around the world, but I would like to think that I have similar eloquence — which is why I have composed my own speech for you, dear readers.

GlobalCapital China, previously GlobalRMB, is pleased to announce the winners of its annual capital markets awards, honouring the banks, companies and individuals that have made the biggest contribution to bridging the gap between China’s markets and the rest of the world. In part one of the awards, we reveal the most impressive issuers in the FIG, corporate and SSA categories.

Five years after its launch, GlobalRMB has now rebranded as GlobalCapital China. But while our name has changed, our coverage focus has not.

In part three of GlobalCapital Asia's awards results announcements, we reveal the winning bond deals across a variety of categories. In addition, we also name the Best G3 Bond House, Best High Yield Bond House and the winner of the Best House for SRI Financing.