SINOSURE issues a demand guarantee to the overseas financing bank (or other creditor) in the form of overseas guarantee and takes the risk of payment by a certain overseas borrower. Generally the parent company of the overseas borrower that has the highest domestic credit rating should provide SINOSURE a full-value counter-guarantee or any other form of counter-guarantee acceptable to SINOSURE.

China State Construction Engineering Corporation Limited ("CSCEC", 601668.SH) released the Annual Report 2021 (English Version) on its official website. This is third English regular report released by CSCEC in a row to meet the needs of international investors and partners. CSCEC's 2021 annual performance indicators hit record highs again. The Company achieved a total operating revenue of RMB1.89 trillion and net profit attributable to the parent company of RMB51.41 billion for the year of 2021, a YOY increase of 17.1% and 14.4% respectively. CSCEC ranked 13th in Fortune Global 500 in 2021.

On July 25, SZSE’s wholly-owned subsidiary Shenzhen Securities Information Co., Ltd. (SSIC) officially launched CNI ESG Ratings Methodology and released ESG indices and ESG leading indices of SZSE’s core indices (Shenzhen Component Index, ChiNext Index, Shenzhen 100) that were compiled based on the methodology. It is a pragmatic measure of SZSE to fully apply the new development philosophy, give full play to the platform functions of the capital market, continue to refine the index system with SZSE’s characteristics, actively meet diversified ESG investment needs, and better serve green, low-carbon and high-quality development.

The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has imposed administrative sanctions on the owner and general manager of an exchange house operating in the UAE, pursuant to Articles 87 and 137 of the Decretal Federal Law No. (14) of 2018 regarding the Central Bank and organisation of Financial Institutions and Activities.

This statistical release covers all claims on and liabilities to other countries by UK-resident banks and building societies (monetary financial institutions).

China has stepped up reform in its credit rating industry as new rules to improve standards and regulations of the sector took effect on Aug 6, amid the country's broader push to curtail financial risk and further unleash the potential of its huge bond market.

Financial institutions operating in Luxembourg have been advised to review their outsourcing arrangements after rules around outsourcing in the sector were updated by supervisory authority, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF).

The European Commission published its action plan on sustainable finance in 2018, with the aim of creating a roadmap for sustainable finance across three categories:reorienting capital flows toward a more sustainable economy; integrating sustainability into risk management; fostering transparency and long-termism.

The proportion of AAA ratings in China's bond market, which represents the highest investment grade, reached 20 percent, higher than that of developed bond markets, which is less than 5 percent.

China has over 300 hydrogen energy-related companies with annual operating revenue of at least 20 million yuan.

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's economy system and business volume remained stable during the global epidemic

China's banking sector has been accelerating steps of NPA disposal in recent years. It handled 3.13 trillion yuan ($464.71 billion) of NPAs last year