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International investors are taking their money out of China and President Xi Jinping’s efforts to woo them back face serious hurdles.

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s (習近平) efforts to regain the trust of international investors face serious hurdles. Xi’s government showed little regard for the same investors last year, when it unleashed a series of crackdowns on the nation’s most profitable companies, in a bid to curb “disorderly capital” and ensure the firms did not become more powerful than the Chinese Communist Party. The result was confusion and punishing losses for shareholders. Regulators have yet to follow...

International investors are taking their money out of China and President Xi Jinping’s efforts to woo them back face serious hurdles.

The government in Beijing showed little regard for those same investors last year when it unleashed a series of crackdowns on the country’s most profitable companies.

Wariness has increased since Russia attacked Ukraine.

The cost advantage of renewable energy over fossil alternatives continues to widen, and incoming data is starting to confirm a surge in ...

Nordic investment bank SEB predicts global energy crunch will see renewables investment breach $400bn mark in 2022

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New report explores transition arbitrage as key in solving climate crisis The climate crisis is without doubt the biggest challenge of our time. To solve it, vast amounts of capital need to be mobilised for investments in renewable energy and new technologies. In a new white paper, SEB presents the case for “transition arbitrage” and explores what this means for different sectors, investors and the global economy; how markets can help shift capital towards green investments; and where the c...

SEB: 2021 to be record year for sustainable finance