投資　Investment

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投資Investment

印尼計劃放寬對外資限制

近日，印尼總統佐科?維多多表示，為應對國內經濟增長放緩，印尼將承諾放松對外國和本國投資者的投資限制，包括外資持有印尼公司股權比例，及開放電子商務和制藥領域。印尼政府官員計劃在1月底前結束第一輪有關放寬投資規定的討論。

印尼投資管理部門稱，該部門正在爭取將外資對制藥企業的持股比例從目前的85%提高至100%，并正在尋求允許外資持有印尼影院80～100%的股權。另外，還將提議允許外資持有該國任何酒店的全部股權。若限制放寬，企業投資印尼將獲得更大收益。

印尼投資統籌機構將在中國內地設辦事處

印尼投資統籌機構主任弗蘭基日前在雅加達表示，印尼計劃2016年的投資落實指標為594萬億盾，增加200萬人的就業機會。為實現這項目標，該機構2016年準備在中國內地設立辦事處。

弗蘭基說，中國企業在2014年期間申請投資原則許可證的價值約166.21萬億盾，在2015年的增長率高達67%。正因為中方的投資意愿非常大，所以準備2016年在中國內地設立投資統籌機構辦事處。從1月11日起，印尼投資統籌機構將向國內外投資者，推行關于最遲3小時頒發投資許可證及相關的8項許可證的服務配套。機構設立后，投資者在中國國內即可辦理申請投資相關手續。

泰國2016年海外投資前景廣闊

日前，據泰國促進投資委員會秘書長希叻雅透露，2015 年共有1151個海外直接投資項目獲得促進投資，總值4936.9 億泰銖。這些項目 預期將在未來1～2 年內陸續到位，有助刺激經濟及出口增長 9620億泰銖。

在多個促進投資政策的支持下，展望泰國2016年海外直接投資，前景將優于2015年。目前，多家已在泰國設立生產基地的國際大型企業有意擴展投資規模。同時，泰國促進投資委員會也有計劃前往國外招商，吸引新企業來泰投資，特別是目標促進產業，例如飛機業、醫療、機器、數碼產業，并且包括農產品加工業、觀光業及紡織業等帶來高附加價值的產業。

1 Indonesia rail project will act as catalyst for growth

Jan. 21, 2016 （China Daily） -- Indonesia’srst high-speed railway, being built by China, will be a signicant boost to the country’s economy and act as a catalyst for other key infrastructure developments regionally. Titissari Rumbogo, a planning and public policy scholar at the University of Indonesia, said that the line will have a strong “multiplier effect”for economic growth in countries throughout Southeast Asia. The 150-kilometer line, slated to be completed by 2019, will connect the capital city Jakarta and the third-biggest city Bandung, stopping at four stations on the west side of Java during itsrst phase. The high-speed railway is not only the first in Indonesia, but also in Southeast Asia, where new infrastructure development is currently in hot demand, and many view the ambitious project as a blueprint for further regional infrastructure cooperation. China adds more railway passenger services

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Jan. 11, 2016 （Xinhua） -- China Railway Corporation （CRC）, the country’s rail carrier, updated its service planning diagram, adding 285.5 pairs of passenger trains nationwide. According to the new diagram, the CRC now operates 3,142 pairs of passenger trains across the country, with 1980.5 pairs being bullet trains.The new services came after China overfullled its railway construction targets in 2015 as part of government eorts to improve transport infrastructure and stabilize growth. China put 9,531 kilometers of new rail lines into operation in 2015, while its annual target was 8,000 kilometers. The country invested 823.8 billion yuan （US$ 126.7 billion） in railways, beating the full-year goal of 800 billion yuan.

3 China to launch new fuel price adjustment system

Jan. 17, 2016 （China Daily） -- China’s top pricing regulator is to introduce a moreexible method for pricing domestic fuel, with adjustments allowed if the international oil price fluctuates between US$ 40 and US$ 140 per barrel. The pricing of liquefied petroleum gas will be solely marketbased, according to a statement released by the National Development and Reform Commission. Under the new pricing system, the commission has lowered domestic gasoline and diesel prices by 140 yuan （US$ 21） and 135 yuan a barrel, respectively. The commission said that while China may not lower fuel prices further amid global falls - with oil plunging to a 12-year low of about US$ 30 a barrel - the main concern is protecting the nation’s energy security and promoting the use of resource conservation and new-energy development to combat air pollution.

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China advances diversity in trading partners

Jan. 13, 2016 （China Daily） -- China has achieved progress in diversification of trading partners. In 2015, the bilateral trade between China and its largest trading partners - the European Union, the US and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations - stood at 3.51 trillion yuan （US$ 533.52 billion）, 3.47 trillion yuan and 2.93 trillion yuan, respectively. The country’s trade with emerging market economies such as ASEAN countries and India performed relatively well. These countries still maintain good economic conditions and a stable political situation, thus becoming an important direction for China’s exports, said Huang Songping, spokesman of the General Administration of Customs.

5Govt eyes cross-border e-commerce to boost exports

Jan. 7, 2016 （China Daily） -- The central government is looking to crossborder E-commerce to provide more support for Chinese exporters. At an executive meeting of the State Council, government ocials said more cross-border E-commerce comprehensive pilot zones should be set up in China to provide more support for export development. Such zones should be set up in cities in East, Central and West China that have better infrastructure, large-scale import and export businesses and a more developed E-commerce industry. The officials said more cross-border E-commerce pilot zones will attract export-orientedrms, advance the growth of new business models and lead to efficient administration. This will provide more job opportunities and help the Chinese export industry reorient itself and win more advantages. Chinese consumers have already fully embraced cross-border E-commerce.

6Guangxi reports 15% rise in foreign trade

Jan. 16, 2016 （Xinhua） -- South China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region reported a 15 percent rise in foreign trade last year, an impressive report against a downward national figure. Export and import values totaled 319 billion yuan （US$ 48.46 billion） in Guangxi in 2015, according togures published by customs authorities in the regional capital Nanning. The figure breaks down into 174 billion yuan of exports and 145 billion yuan of imports, up 16 percent and 13.8 percent respectively year on year. Trade with the ASEAN economies -- which are Guangxi's major trade partners -- totaled 180.3 billion yuan, making up 56.6 percent of its total trade volume and representing a surge of 19.6 percent from 2014.

Jan. 15, 2016 （Xinhua） -- The world’s top 500 firms increased investment in China last year, showing continued confidence in the economic outlook of the world’s second largest economy, according to China’s Ministry of Commerce. Multinational corporations including Germany’s Audi, Italy's Fiat, Samsung from the Republic of Korea and Intel from the US, all increased their investment in China in 2015, each channeling more than US$ 100 million, data from the ministry showed. The number of regional headquarters and research institutes set up by these corporations also continued to rise last year. So far, more than 2,400 research institutes have been established in China by international companies, according to the MOC.

8Foreign lenders required to hold reserves in RMB

Jan. 19, 2016 （China Daily） -- China will require foreignnancial institutions in the country to hold yuan in reserve, as the People’s Bank of China, the central bank, takes steps to curb speculative selloffs of the Chinese currency. This new regulation will come into effect on Jan. 25. Until now, the reserve requirement ratio for overseas banks, or the amount of depositor funds they must keep aside, is zero. For majornancial institutions on the mainland the RRR is 17.5 percent of their total deposit. Foreign central banks, sovereign wealth funds and international financial organizations will not come under the purview of the new requirement. The step is a long-term mechanism that regulates cross-border yuan-denominated funds flows and avoids irrational and speculative sell-offs of the currency, according to the PBOC.