Broader fund access for private firms 05/06/2003
China's stock market, which has long been dominated by listings of State-owned enterprises, will open wider to fund-thirsty private firms seeking capital.

Easier financing demanded for smaller enterprises in China 04/16/2003
The problems faced by small and medium-sized enterprises in borrowing from banks and raising funds directly from the capital market is a serious problem in China, which is undergoing an economic restructuring and striving to expand small businesses and the non-State sector.

Bigger say for non-State sector 03/03/2003
Private entrepreneurs are gaining a greater presence in the nation's newly elected top legislative body and its top political advisory body, a sign of their increased political participation.

Boom predicted for private firms 02/25/2003
The nation's private sector is set for double-digit growth over the next five years as companies shift to tap the market potential of the underdeveloped western regions, a key national survey has found.

China's private capital to boom 02/24/2003
From buying airports to running banks and investing in public infrastructure, China's domestic private investment in the first weeks of 2003 has made a series of "breakthroughs" in finance, civil aviation and urban utility construction spheres that used to be strictly off-limits.

List more non-State firms 01/24/2003
China's stock market cannot serve as an economic barometer unless more non-State companies are listed, an article in China Business said.

Private matters 01/20/2003
Guangdong's private sector is finally emerging from the shadow of State-owned enterprises as the province's leaders promise better treatment, writes China Daily senior writer RAYMOND ZHOU.

Private sector wants role in credit system 11/29/2002
In establishing a much-needed national credit-information system, the Chinese government is wavering on the issue of private sector participation.

Non-public sector gains confidence 11/22/2002
The 16th Party congress, which concluded last week, gave private-enterprise owners a shot of encouragement to expand their businesses, according to Miao Liansheng, president of the Yingli New Resources Co Ltd.

Franchise business stirs private money 07/08/2002
A prospering franchise is an effective way to stimulate China's inadequate private investment, experts agree.

Opinion: SME law helps unemployment 07/05/2002
Little publicity has been given on the newly endorsed law on the promotion of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), but the significance of this legislation is unmistakable and lasting.

Paving the way for private capital 07/05/2002
China's gross domestic product (GDP) maintained strong growth momentum in the first five months of this year thanks to increased investment, including government investment and foreign investment. Experts predict a 12 per cent increase for the whole year, higher than last year.

Private enterprises benefit from import-export trade 06/24/2002
Private enterprises have become the mainstay of the foreign trade market as the restrictions imposed on their imports and exports are lifted.

CPPCC vice-chairman urges more investment from private sector 0613/2002
China should encourage investment from the domestic private sector as well as from overseas, Jing Shuping, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), said Thursday.

Int'l financiers eye China's private venture capitals 0526/2002
Private venture capitals (VCs) will play an increasingly important role in China's promising capital market, according to professionals from venture capital circles ofthe United States.

China in urgent need of a social credit system 04/23/2002
China should speed up the establishment of a nationwide social credit system to regulate market order and improve the development environment for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), officials and experts said on Monday.

Credit key to expansion - paper 04/16/2002
An expansionary monetary policy will help ease deflationary pressure on the national economy, and the central bank should expand credit by discounting on enterprise commercial papers and stimulate domestic demand, Wang Songqi, a researcher with the Financial Research Center under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, wrote in the China Economic Times.

Private funds need market access 04/11/2002
Wider market access is essential to activate the huge sum of idle private capital in China, according to experts seeking to cure the economic headache.

Private business becomes impetus to Chinese economy 04/10/2002
Private business has become an important impetus to economic development in China, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

Industrial associations should play bigger role 04/05/2002
Industrial associations in China are not performing their proper functions due to loopholes in rules and regulations. Measures should be taken to allow industrial associations to play a bigger role in the national economy, said an article in the Legal Daily.

Private firms benefit from WTO 03/26/2002
Private companies in China are facing enormous development opportunities now that China has become a member of the World Trade Organization.

China needs more private investment 03/18/2002
A prominent businessman and legislator urged Chinese companies and individuals to use private capital to invest in the national economy.

Non-state sector faces new growth chances in China 03/13/2002
Following the country's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), the non-state sector of the economy in China is facing more opportunities for development as the government has promised to open up important markets like telecommunications, retail business and banking to both foreign and private investment, said deputies to the National People's Congress attending the current session of the legislature.

Private funds need clear rules to surface 08/07/2001
The legalization of private funds in China does not open a back gate for illegal fund raising.

Experts call for more VC input from private sector 01/04/2002
Chinese experts have called for more venture capital (VC) investment from the private sector to speed up the transformation of new technologies into products.

Private companies need venture capital 05/02/2000
Venture capital might give vital support to China's private enterprises, which have been long troubled with fund-raising difficulties, investment bankers say.