The new Indian central bank governor: We have made progress in inclusive finance, but there is still more work to be done; Efforts will be made to further utilize technology without stifling innovation.The second meeting of the Global Foreign Exchange Market Committee in 2024 was successfully held. From December 5 to December 6, 2024, the second meeting of the Global Foreign Exchange Committee (GFXC) in 2024 was held online. The meeting discussed the promotion and implementation of global standards, the second round of three-year review of global standards, the operation of foreign exchange market and related market hot issues. Representatives from China Foreign Exchange Market Steering Committee (CFXC) attended the meeting. This meeting discussed the final results of the second round of three-year review of global standards. The Working Group on Foreign Exchange Settlement Risk and the Working Group on Foreign Exchange Data respectively introduced the final revision suggestions of the relevant provisions of the global standards, and how the Working Group continuously improved according to the public comments and feedback from the local foreign exchange market committees and in October 2024. The revision of the Global Standards aims to strengthen the relevant principles of foreign exchange settlement risk management and enhance the transparency of specific types of foreign exchange transactions and the use of customer-generated data on electronic trading platforms. GFXC members strongly support this.Zhou Liwei has served as the Standing Committee of Shandong Provincial Party Committee and Minister of Organization Department. According to the website of Shandong Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision, on December 11th, the 12th Anti-corruption Coordination Group of the Provincial Party Committee held its fourth meeting to convey the spirit of studying the anti-corruption work of the CPC Central Committee, comprehensively summarize the anti-corruption work in Shandong Province, and study and deploy key tasks. Xia Hongmin, member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, secretary of the Provincial Discipline Inspection Commission, director of the Provincial Supervision Commission and leader of the provincial anti-corruption coordination group, presided over the meeting and delivered a speech. Zhou Liwei, member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, director of the Organization Department and deputy head of the provincial anti-corruption coordination group, Li Wei, deputy governor and director of the provincial public security department, Huo Min, president of the provincial court, Gu Xuefei, chief procurator of the provincial procuratorate, Lei Yun, deputy secretary of the provincial discipline inspection commission and deputy director of the provincial supervision commission, and other members of the provincial anti-corruption coordination group attended the meeting. This shows that Zhou Liwei has served as the Standing Committee of Shandong Provincial Party Committee and Minister of Organization Department.
Japanese manufacturers' confidence index turned negative to the central bank's forecast in December. A short-term survey in Reuters, Japan, found that Japanese manufacturers' business confidence deteriorated further in December due to concerns about US protectionist policies. The survey of 505 large Japanese non-financial enterprises showed that manufacturers' confidence index fell from 5 in November to -1 in December, which was the first time since last February, and the number of pessimists exceeded optimists for the first time in 10 months. The loss of business confidence may cast a shadow over the Bank of Japan's forecast. The Bank of Japan had previously predicted that a steady recovery driven by rising wages and consumption would help inflation reach the 2% target in a sustainable way and justify further interest rate hikes. Many manufacturing industries have reported that business confidence has declined. Among electronic machinery manufacturers, steel and non-ferrous metal manufacturers, pessimists far exceed optimists.Sichuan issued 30-year ordinary special local bonds, with a scale of 35.4 billion yuan, an issue interest rate of 2.2000%, a marginal multiple of 1.58 times and an expected multiple of 2.19.*ST Hanma: The reorganization plan of the company and its five subsidiaries was approved by the court. On December 11, 2024, the company and its five subsidiaries, Anhui Valin Automobile Co., Ltd., Anhui Xingma Special Purpose Vehicle Co., Ltd., Anhui Fuma Automobile Parts Group Co., Ltd., Anhui Fuma Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. and Wuhu Fuma Automobile Parts Co., Ltd., received the court ruling, approved their reorganization plans and terminated the reorganization procedures, and then entered the implementation stage.
South Korean Finance Minister and US Treasury Secretary Yellen confirmed that they will work closely together.Anhui Construction Engineering Co., Ltd.: A major project that won the bid of 15.506 billion yuan was announced by Anhui Construction Engineering Co., Ltd., and the company and its subsidiaries recently received the notice of winning the bid. The winning project is the Yangtze River Bridge and wiring project of Taishan Road in Wuhu, S24 Hanghe Expressway. The project is located in Wuhu City, and its main contents include investment, financing, survey and design, construction, operation management, maintenance, debt repayment and handover, with a total investment of about 15.506 billion yuan. The construction period of the project is 48 months and the charging period is 356 months. This project was jointly won by a consortium composed of several companies, such as CCCC Second Waterway Engineering Bureau Co., Ltd..Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: Syria's occupied areas will be liberated.