英文摘要 |
After joining the WTO in December 2001, mainland China gradually opened its financial markets. Once it had fulfilled all of its WTO commitments and implemented its Regulations on the Administration of Foreign-invested Banks at the end of 2006, foreign banks switched from their former mode of entering the market by setting up branch institutions and began their current practice of actively expanding their deployment by directly investing in mainland banks or transforming into locally incorporated banks. As of year-end 2010, foreign-invested banks accounted for just 2% of mainland China’s banking sector, but their profit growth had reached 25% per annum. This amply demonstrates the business opportunities that can be expected in the mainland’s financial markets. The signing of the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) between Taiwan and mainland China on June 29, 2010 brought new opportunities for Taiwan’s banks to invest and develop in the mainland. This paper looks back over the process of mainland China’s opening of its banking sector, examines the state of development of its foreign-invested banks, and presents suggestions on entry and development strategies for Taiwan’s banks in the mainland. |