Swiss Finance Minister Ueli Maurer received the Governor of the People's Bank of China Yi Gang in Bern. Topics included the further strengthening of bilateral cooperation in the financial sector.
Following the meeting on Monday, financial market players from both countries expanded on the topics within the framework of the official financial dialogue and a round table, according to a media release from the Federal Council.
Switzerland and China maintain close economic ties which have gradually been expanded in recent years, in particular in the financial sector. The regular direct exchanges are an important element here.
High-Ranking Representatives
Federal Councillor Ueli Maurer (pictured above) and Governor Yi Gang discussed current international financial issues, including the challenges of digitisation of the economy with high-ranking representatives of the Swiss financial centre. The second important topic was the further strengthening of bilateral relations in the financial sector.
On 13 November 2018, the sixth round of the financial dialogue which was started in 2013 will take place in Lugano and will focus on regulatory developments in the two countries, regulatory challenges in the fintech area, bilateral cooperation in the financial sector, market access issues and cooperation in multilateral bodies.
On 14 November 2018, the fourth Chinese-Swiss financial round table will be conducted by the private sector also in Lugano.
