From emerging market to global business hub

Business people from all over the world can be seen on the streets of the Beijing Central Business District (CBD). With international financial institutions, leading media organizations and high-end consulting firms establishing offices there, the Beijing CBD has become an important communications and business platform for China.

Some 117 Fortune 500 enterprises have established branches making the Beijing CBD the top business district in China of such trans-national corporations. As a result, its importance as a leader in the international financial industry is growing.

NASDAQ, the New York Stock Exchange, the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Korea Stock Exchange offices in the Beijing CBD have facilitated the listing of Chinese enterprises in the world's major capital markets. The Swiss Re-insurance Company, the Munich Re Group and SCOR Group have upgraded the reinsurance service in the Beijing CBD. The presence of world-class banks such as Deutsche Bank, CitiBank, Standard Chartered Bank and HSBC has consolidated the position of the Beijing CBD as a global banking center.