Rani Jarkas: Hong Kong will continue to be a competitive center of international finance

Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Hong Kong to embark on a three-day trip to attend a ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to China. Xi also will attend the inauguration of the fifth administration of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

“President Xi’s visit to the SAR at this important moment to attend the celebration activities and the inauguration ceremony fully shows the importance that the central authorities attach to and their support for Hong Kong,” Leung Chun-ying, chief executive of Hong Kong, said.

With China continuously strengthening itself on the global economic and political stage, Zhang Xiaoming, the SAR Liaison Office director, commented Hong Kong will benefit from the country’s three major development initiatives: the Belt and Road Initiative, the internationalization of the renminbi, and the building of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

Rani Jarkas, Chairman of Cedrus Investments, a global boutique investment firm headquartered in Hong Kong, said, “Over the past 20 years, with the support of the central government, Hong Kong SAR has made progress in various areas. Hong Kong has remained and will continue to be a center of international finance, shipping and trade, and has been recognized as the world’s freest economy and most competitive region.”

Rani Jarkas, the Chairman of Cedrus Investments.

Rani Jarkas is a highly experienced financial services executive, with over 20 years of international banking experience. Currently, Mr. Jarkas is the Chairman of Cedrus Investments, a global boutique investment firm. Cedrus’ domain expertise is in life sciences, natural resources, energy, cleantech and nanotechnology. – Rani Jarkas

王雷（Rani Jarkas）：香港仍将是极具竞争力的全球金融中心

中国国家主席习近平今天抵达香港进行为期三天的行程，期间将出席庆祝香港回归祖国20周年大会暨香港特别行政区第五届政府就职典礼。

“习主席在这个重大时刻莅临出席庆祝活动和就职典礼，并视察香港特别行政区，充分显示中央对香港的重视和支持，”香港特区行政长官梁振英说。

随着中国持续增强其在全球政治经济舞台上的重要性，中央政府驻香港联络办公室主任张晓明评论道：“现在国家有三大发展战略都和香港密切相关，即“一带一路”建设、人民币国际化、粤港澳大湾区城市群规划和建设。

总部位于香港的全球精品投资公司——赛德思投资董事长王雷表示：“20年来，香港特别行政区在国家的大力支持下，取得多方面的成就。香港保持了并仍将保持是全球金融、货运和贸易中心之一，并且一直被评选为全球最自由经济体以及最具竞争力地区之一。”

Rani Jarkas, the Chairman of Cedrus Investments.

Rani Jarkas is a highly experienced financial services executive, with over 20 years of international banking experience. Currently, Mr. Jarkas is the Chairman of Cedrus Investments, a global boutique investment firm. Cedrus’ domain expertise is in life sciences, natural resources, energy, cleantech and nanotechnology. – Rani Jarkas

Rani Jarkas: The Belt and Road Initiative: The Biggest Economic Cooperation Project Today

In mid-May, Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomed the world leaders attending the Belt and Road Forum (BRF) for International Cooperation in Beijing. The forum is a major boost and accelerator for synergies along the roads.

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde commented on the BRF that “The Belt and Road Initiative is about connecting cultures, communities, economies, and people, and about adding new economic flavors by creating infrastructure projects that are based on 21st-century expertise and governance standards.”

The Belt and Road Initiative is a pioneering, international framework based on an “open platform concept,” which does not need a leader, but a curator who acts as a catalyst and coordinator for ensuring win-win outcomes, said Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum.

Rani Jarkas, Chairman of Cedrus Investments, an experienced investor in the region under Belt and Road Initiative, said, “The Belt and Road Initiative is meant to help developing countries to create more opportunities for growth and improve the lives of people. The breadth of this initiative, the high level of participation and its strategic dimensions, highlight its capacity to become the biggest economic cooperation project in place in this century.”

Rani Jarkas, the Chairman of Cedrus Investments.

Rani Jarkas is a highly experienced financial services executive, with over 20 years of international banking experience. Currently, Mr. Jarkas is the Chairman of Cedrus Investments, a global boutique investment firm. Cedrus’ domain expertise is in life sciences, natural resources, energy, cleantech and nanotechnology. – Rani Jarkas

王雷（Rani Jarkas）：一带一路倡议——当今最大的经济合作项目

今年五月中旬，中国国家主席习近平欢迎了参加在北京举行的“一带一路”国际合作高峰论坛的世界领导人们。本论坛对沿线国家寻求协同共赢的重大推动和加速器。

国际货币基金组织（IMF）总裁克里斯丁·拉加德在该论坛上致辞道，‘一带一路’连接不同地区的文化、经济、人民，提高人民生活水品和福祉。通过符合21世纪技术和管理标准的基础设施项目、新兴技术等创造更多发展机遇。

“‘一带一路’倡议是基于开放式平台理念而建立的具有开创性的国际框架。根据这一理念，平台需要的不是指挥家，而是保驾护航者，来发挥促进和协调作用，确保各方共赢。”世界经济论坛创始人兼执行主席克劳斯·施瓦布说道。

赛德思投资董事长王雷（Rani Jarkas）在一带一路倡议沿线地区有丰富的投资经验，他表示：“‘一带一路’倡议旨在帮助发展中国家创造更多发展机遇，提高人民生活水平。倡议的广度、高参与度以及战略规模，彰显了其成为本世纪最大经济合作项目的能力。”

Rani Jarkas, the Chairman of Cedrus Investments.

Rani Jarkas is a highly experienced financial services executive, with over 20 years of international banking experience. Currently, Mr. Jarkas is the Chairman of Cedrus Investments, a global boutique investment firm. Cedrus’ domain expertise is in life sciences, natural resources, energy, cleantech and nanotechnology. – Rani Jarkas

Rani Jarkas: China A shares will be included in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index

MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI) announced on June 20, 2017 that beginning in June 2018, it will include China A shares in the MSCI Emerging Market Index and the MSCI ACWI Index.

The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is one of the world’s most widely recognized measurements for stock performance in emerging markets. The index tracks the performance of more than 800 stocks in 23 economies, more than 70 percent of which are in Asia.

About $1.7 trillion in global assets are benchmarked to the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, and overseas investors will start buying A shares when they are included in the index. That in turn would cause the A-share markets to see a further strong rise, Shanghai-based news website thepaper.cn reported on last Monday.

Rani Jarkas, Chairman of Cedrus Investments, a global boutique investment firm with offices in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing, said, “MSCI’s decision to include A shares in its index shows that China’s economy is growing stably, and has a lot of potential. As more international capital flows in, the A-share markets will no longer be dominated by local investors and financial products in mainland stock markets will become more diversified.”

Rani Jarkas, the Chairman of Cedrus Investments.

Rani Jarkas is a highly experienced financial services executive, with over 20 years of international banking experience. Currently, Mr. Jarkas is the Chairman of Cedrus Investments, a global boutique investment firm. Cedrus’ domain expertise is in life sciences, natural resources, energy, cleantech and nanotechnology. – Rani Jarkas

王雷（Rani Jarkas）：中国A股将被纳入MSCI新兴市场指数

摩根士丹利资本国际公司（MSCI Inc.）于本月20日宣布从2018年6月开始将中国A股纳入MSCI新兴市场和全球基准指数（ACWI）。

MSCI新兴市场指数是全球范围内最为广泛认可的新兴市场股票表现衡量工具。该指数跟踪记录了23个经济体的超过800只股票，其中超过70%都在亚洲。

大约17万亿美元的全球资产都以MSCI新兴市场指数为基准。A股被纳入指数后，海外投资者将会开始购买这些股票，这必然将会引领A股市场的强势上涨，上周一总部位于上海的澎湃新闻报道到。

全球精品投资公司赛德思投资在香港、上海、北京均设有办公室，董事长王雷（Rani Jarkas）表示：“MSCI决定将A股纳入指数表明中国经济正在稳步增长，并且潜力巨大。随着越来越多的国际资本流入，A股市场将不再由本土投资者控制，中国大陆股票市场的金融产品将会更丰富。”

Rani Jarkas, the Chairman of Cedrus Investments.

Rani Jarkas is a highly experienced financial services executive, with over 20 years of international banking experience. Currently, Mr. Jarkas is the Chairman of Cedrus Investments, a global boutique investment firm. Cedrus’ domain expertise is in life sciences, natural resources, energy, cleantech and nanotechnology. – Rani Jarkas

Rani Jarkas – RMB Internationalization Efforts Deliver Real Advances

The largest trading nation in the world looks forward to reduce transaction cost in international trade, which is, for the most part, settled in US dollars at the moment. Renminbi has joined the ranks as one of the most-widely used currencies in international markets.

CNBC reports that the renminbi is positioned as the largest trade-finance currency in the world after the US dollar. The Chinese currency is expected to outperform the Japanese yen as the world’s 4th-most used global currency.

Rani Jarkas believes that the data released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) showed that in 2014 the renminbi had calculated for 2.96 percent of worldwide trades, along with total direct investments which were valued at US$ 1.05 trillion.

In addition, $94 billion of official assets were already held in renminbi at the end of 2014, estimating for 1.1 percent of international foreign exchange reserves.

The IMF last year agreed to incorporate renminbi into its Special Drawing Rights (SDR) currency basket, as a clear representation of the Chinese reforms. Last week, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) declared that it will include renminbi investments as part of its official foreign reserves from June.

Rani Jarkas, an investment pioneer with several years of financial experience in Asia and Cedrus Investments’ Chairman, commented, “As China plays an increasingly important role on the international stage, RMB is becoming truly global and this is set to continue.”

Rani Jarkas, the Chairman of Cedrus Investments.

Rani Jarkas is a highly experienced financial services executive, with over 20 years of international banking experience. Currently, Mr. Jarkas is the Chairman of Cedrus Investments, a global boutique investment firm. Cedrus’ domain expertise is in life sciences, natural resources, energy, cleantech and nanotechnology. – Rani Jarkas