Gains from new financial standards plan foreseen
China DailyA new plan to advance standardization in the financial sector during the 14th Five-Year Plan period will facilitate the high-quality development of China's financial services industry. A new plan to advance standardization in the financial sector during the 14th Five-Year Plan period will facilitate the high-quality development of China's financial services industry and help improve the development efficiency of the real economy, said experts. The plan was jointly released by the People's Bank of China, the State Administration for Market Regulation, the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission and the China Securities Regulatory Commission on Tuesday night. Buoyed by the contents of the new plan, A-share companies with businesses that may benefit from the central bank digital currency soared by an average 8.67 percent on Wednesday, while the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index climbed 0.79 percent to close at 3479.95 points.