The China-Southeast Asia Economic and Finance Forum is an annual high-level dialogue organised by the China International Capital Corporation (CICC) to deepen…
In 1995, CICC was established as a joint venture between China Construction Bank and Morgan Stanley, becoming China's first international-standard investment bank. The i…
In November 2002, China and the ten ASEAN member states signed the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Co-operation in Phnom Penh, committing to the creation o…
On 1 January 2010, the ASEAN–China Free Trade Area (ACFTA) became fully operational for the six original ASEAN signatories, eliminating tariffs on approximately 90% of t…
By 2015, China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), announced by President Xi Jinping in 2013, had begun materially redirecting Chinese state capital into Southeast Asian i…
On 15 November 2020, fifteen Asia-Pacific nations — including China and all ten ASEAN members — signed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), the world'…
In 2021, CICC convened the first China-Southeast Asia Economic and Finance Forum in Singapore, responding to a gap in the regional financial calendar: while political su…
The 2nd edition of the forum in 2022 broadened its agenda significantly, adding dedicated sessions on cross-border digital payment systems, yuan internationalisation in…
The 3rd edition of the forum in 2023 arrived against a backdrop of accelerating supply chain diversification, as multinationals sought to reduce concentration risk in Ch…
Through 2024, the United States imposed a new wave of tariffs on Chinese goods — including 100% duties on Chinese electric vehicles — and expanded export controls on sem…
In 2025, CICC convened the 4th China-Southeast Asia Economic and Finance Forum in Singapore, its most consequential edition to date. Against a backdrop of intensifying U…
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