The Swiss RMB hub is now in its 3rd year of operation.
We will have a look both at the banking side of the RMB hub and at the commercial use of the RMB in the Swiss economy and in trade between Switzerland and China. RMB internationalisation became a major topic for Switzerland with the establishment of the Zurich Branch of the China Construction Bank (CCB) in 2016, the first Chinese Bank offering commercial and trade finance banking services in Switzerland. CCB has been licensed by the People’s Bank of China to clear RMB into Swiss Francs and vice versa. With ICBC, a second Chinese Bank recently received its Swiss Banking Licence, and rumour has it that more Chinese Banks are to come.
At the end of the RMB seminar, you will get the chance to one Sichuan Airlines Business class return ticket Zurich – Chengdu and two Economy class return tickets Zurich – Prague. Sichuan Airlines will have their inauguration flight CTU-PRG-ZRH on the 23rd June 2018.
In addition, we are happy to offer all participants a free entry ticket to the new Finanzmuseum at SIX!
We look forward to seeing you at the third seminar on «RMB Internationalisation – Road to 2020» on June 14th, 2018.
Programm Details
Welcome Remarks by:
- Felix Sutter, SCCC President
- Economic and Commercial Counsellor WU Jingchun of the Chinese Embassy
What is new on the banking front? How can Switzerland establish a competitive edge among all the other 22 RMB Hubs? With the low usage of the RMB, other currencies are still dominant – is the planned export of China's e-payment revolution going to change this? Do the current statistics track the international use of the RMB on platforms such as Alipay? | Moderator Peter A. Marti, Executive Owner, iMeans Consulting Panelists Thomas Heldner, Head of Market and Product Management, SIX Dieter Wirth, Head of Tax, Legal and HR Services, PwC Switzerland Sven Jürgensen, Co-Head of Corporates Treasury Solutions, Head of RMB Working Group, HSBC Germany Arianit Buzhala, Head of Treasury, CCB Zurich Branch |
| Swiss consumers increasingly use e-commerce platforms provided by Chinese tech firms such as Alipay and WeChat – are these platforms of potential benefit to SME's? How do established Swiss corporations use the RMB in their daily activities, and how do Switzerland-based traders look at the RMB? What are the challenges and benefits of using the RMB? Has the Swiss Banking environment adapted to RMB usage or is it a challenge to work with RMB in Switzerland? | Moderator Felix Sutter, President SCCC Panelists Denis Ecknauer, Global Head of Export & Trade Finance, ABB Urs Casagrande, Industry Value Creation Private Equity Directs, Partners Group & Board Member, E-Motion Boris Eykher, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, Open Mineral |
Please register no later than Monday, June 11, 2018.
Substitutes for registered persons unable to attend are welcome, otherwise full no-show charge.
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