Opening-up of financial market gathers steam

More exposure: An investor looks at screens showing stock market movements at a securities company in Anhui province. Since stock connect schemes were officially launched, the accessibility of China’s equity market has greatly improved. — AFP

SHENZHEN: The steady opening up of China’s financial market has invigorated foreign investors seeking to expand their investment and business horizons in the country, financial experts say on the sidelines of the just-concluded 2023 Global Investor Conference in Shenzhen.

Global investors can now invest in China’s capital market through more channels in a more convenient way, and are happy to see the further opening-up, Russell Jacobsen, head of China Access & Strategic Development, Equities Product at HSBC, told Xinhua.