PBOC Governor Yi Gang: We Hope the Housing Market Can Achieve Soft Landing
4th November 2022 | Hong Kong
China central bank People’s Bank of China (PBOC) Governor Yi Gang is hoping the China housing market can achieve a soft landing. PBOC Governor Yi Gang: “With ongoing urbanization in China, we hope the housing market can achieve soft landing.” The message was recorded and broadcasted at the Hong Kong Global Financial Leaders’ Investment Summit, a 3 days event attended by 200 leaders from 120 financial institutions including banks, securities firms, asset managers, sovereign wealth funds, private equity, venture capital firms, hedge funds & insurers. The 3 days event (1/11/22 to 3/11/22) featured speakers including James Forman (Chairman & CEO Morgan Stanley), Colm Kelleher (Chairman UBS), David Solomon (Chairman & CEO Goldman Sachs), Noel Quinn (Group CEO HSBC), Bill Winters (Group CEO Standard Chartered), Liu Jin (President Bank of China), Jin Liqun (President & Chair Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank), Rob Kapito (President BlackRock), Joseph Bae (Co-CEO KKR), William E. Conway, Jr. (Co-Founder, Interim CEO & Co-Chairman Carlyle), Jim Zelter (Co-President Apollo Asset Management), Neil Shen (Founding & Managing Partner Sequoia China) and Nicolas Aguzin (CEO HKEX). The event is hosted by Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), and HKMA Chief Executive Eddie Yue announced plan to host the Summit again in 2023, coinciding with the 30th anniversary of HKMA. China property housing market has been under pressure. More info below
“ We Hope the Housing Market Can Achieve Soft Landing “
The People’s Bank of China (PBC) was established on December 1, 1948 based on the consolidation of the Huabei Bank, the Beihai Bank and the Xibei Farmer Bank. In September 1983, the State Council decided to have the PBC function as a central bank. The Law of the People’s Republic of China on the People’s Bank of China adopted on March 18, 1995 by the 3rd Plenum of the 8th National People’s Congress has since legally confirmed the PBC’s central bank status.
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