At the lecture on Apr 9, Alfred Schipke and Sally Chen of International Monetary Fund (IMF) will present the key findings of IMF’s latest publication, The Future of China’s Bond Market. Following the presentation will be a Q&A session moderated by Professor Dragon Tang of HKU’s Faculty of Business and Economics.

Luigi Pascali of Universitat Pompeu Fabra will explore relations between wars, local political institutions and fiscal capacity in the German land between 1200 and 1750.

Felipe Valencia Caicedo of the University of British Columbia will share key findings of the Spanish Civil War’s long-lasting effect on social capital.

China’s commercial sector is changing drastically and continually. In this report, key trends have been identified by 160 top-tier experts in China’s commercial sector from the Expert Committee of China General Chamber of Commerce together with the team from Fung Business Intelligence to draw key insights into China’s commercial developments over the coming year.