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第1页共16页编号：时间：2021年x月x日书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟页码：第1页共16页中国银行获准香港首发上市BankofChinagetskeyapprovalforHKIPOBankofChina,China'stopforeignexchangelender,hassecuredkeyapprovalfromtheStateCounciltolaunchaHK$60billion(US$7.7billion)HongKonginitialpublicofferinginthefirsthalfof2006,aHongKongnewspaperreportedonMonday.ThelistingplanawaitedafinalapprovalfromtheChinaSecuritiesRegulatoryCommission,theSouthChinaMorningPostreported,citingsourcesclosetothesituation.ThebankmayfileapreliminarylistingapplicationwiththeHongKongStockExchangeassoonasthisweek,thepaperadded.Theoffering,whichBankofChinapreviouslyplannedtocompletebeforeApril,wasnowmostlikelytobelaunchedinMay,thepaperquotedthesourcesassaying.Theofferingwouldvaluethebankat400billionyuan(US$49.6billion),thepapersaid.上市公司可能被许出售股份ListedfirmsmaybeallowedtosellsharesThecountry'sregulatorswillconsiderallowinglistedfirmstosellsharesasafirststeptowardliftingitssuspensiononnewIPOsindomesticmarkets,butnotimetablehasbeenset,domesticmediareportedMonday.Chinaisproceedingwithaseriesofmarketreformsaimedatrevivingitssharesmarkets,whichremainmiredinafour-yearslump.Inmid-2005,ChinasuspendednewIPOsindomesticmarketsinanefforttopropupsaggingstockprices,weigheddownbyinvestorconcernsovertheshare-reformplantosellmorethanUS$250billioninState-heldshares."WewilllookatallowinglistedcompaniestosellsharesbeforeapprovinganynewIPOs,"theFinancialNewsquotedShangFulin,thetopsecuritiesregulator,assayingataconference.Reformsinstate-heldsharesneedtobebuiltuponsolidcapitalmarkets,saidShang,addingthatthelastmileofreformswouldbethemostdifficult.Lastmonth,Chinascrappedcapitalgainstaxesforforeignstockinvestors.Thegovernmentisintensifyingeffortstolureforeigncashintoitsmainstockmarket,viaaQualifiedForeignInstitutionalInvestor(QFII)schemethatletsoverseasfirmsinvestinprimarystockanddebtmarkets.TheindexwasAsia'sworstperformingmajormarketbenchmarkstockindexinboth2005and2004.Whiletryingtoreforminefficientcapitalmarketstogivedomesticfirmsanotherfund-raisingoptionbesidesbanks,Chinaisalsotryingtoenhancecorporatetransparencyandboostprofitability.Shang'scommentscomeafteraleadingeconomicofficialsaidSaturdaythateffortstoreviveitssicklystockmarketsarelikelytoworkonlyif"poorquality"listedcompaniesareeliminated第2页共16页第1页共16页编号：时间：2021年x月x日书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟页码：第2页共16页fromtrading."RaisingthequalityofChina'slistedcompaniesistheonlypermanentcurethatcanensurepublicinvestors'fundamentalinterests,"saidChengSiwei,avicechairmanoftheStandingCommitteeoftheNationalPeople'sCongress.政府加快开放期货业Althoughthefuturesindustryistheonlyfinancialsectorthathasnosettimetableforopening-upunderChina'sWTOcommitment,therearesignsthatthegovernmentisalreadymovingfastonthisfront.Thequickpace,whichbecameapparentlatelastyear,isexpectedtostimulatethecountry'sstill-strugglingfuturesindustry,analystsandwatcherssay.UnderSupplementIIofCEPA(MainlandandHongKongCloserEconomicPartnershipAgreement),apactsignedin2004toboosttheeconomicco-operationbetweenHongKongandtheChinesemainland,qualifieddomesticfuturesbrokeragewillbeallowedtosetuptheirsubsidiariesinHongKongbeginningfromthisyear."Domesticfuturesindustry'senthusiasmforbranchingoutinHongKongisobviouslystrong,"saidChenXiaodi,aresearcherwithChinaInternationalFuturesCoLtd,China'sfutureshousebellwe...