Zhiwu Chen
Prof. Zhiwu CHEN
金融學
Chair Professor of Finance
Cheng Yu-Tung Professor in Finance
Director, Hong Kong Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences
HKU Council Member

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Publications
Can China’s Billionaires Breathe A Sigh Of Relief In 2023?

“Once the economic conditions stabilize, I would expect a return to whatever was happening prior to November 2022,” says Chen Zhiwu, a professor of finance at the University of Hong Kong.

Xi Jinping’s plan to reset China’s economy and win back friends

Chen Zhiwu, one of several leading economists who expect Beijing to push through a series of pro-growth policies, said he expects 2023’s target will be “6 per cent or higher” — much higher than the IMF’s projection of 4.4 per cent. “Given that they may aim for an average growth rate of 5 per cent and 2022 is likely to deliver about 3 per cent, they need to have something like 7 per cent for 2023,” says Chen, a professor of finance at Hong Kong University. Several other economists have predicted 2023 GDP growth at above 5 per cent.

China’s Biggest Securities Brokerage Stumbles in Global Push

“Given the geopolitical environment, the impact of Covid zero and the domestic political changes in China, Citic Securities probably has no other choice but to make CLSA more domestic-Chinese client focused,” said Chen Zhiwu, chair professor of finance at Hong Kong University.

China’s Middle Eastern business will increase yuan-for-oil-deals, but dollar expected to stay dominant in world trade

“It’s a long way to go before we can say there is such a thing as petro-renminbi,” said Chen Zhiwu, chair professor of finance at the University of Hong Kong.

Businesses in China’s Wuhan face fresh worries after COVID easing

Zhiwu Chen, a finance professor at the University of Hong Kong, said he felt authorities hoped the infections would usher in sufficient immunity within three or four months, allowing small and medium -sized businesses to rebound.

China must brace for ‘big blow’ after lifting of zero-Covid policy, economist warns

Local-level governments’ implementation of the 20 new easing measures announced by the State Council has been disappointing, casting further doubt on a real reopening any time soon, according to Chen Zhiwu, a chair professor of finance at the University of Hong Kong.

Beleaguered Billionaire Hui Ka Yan Struggles To Hold Onto His Crumbling Empire

Chen Zhiwu, a professor of finance at the University of Hong Kong, says amid China’s drastically changed political environment, the pressure is “really high, if not higher” for Hui to keep paying down corporate liabilities with his own money.

什麼驅動了人類文明化發展與演變?

陳志武:《文明的邏輯》這本書其實是用量化歷史研究的方法,為讀者們回答了一個根本性的問題:人類做了哪些事,或者說做對了哪些事,使我們應對風險的能力不斷提高,進而使文明持續戰勝野蠻。

Reactions to Xi’s speech opening China’s Communist Party Congress

ZHIWU CHEN, PROFESSOR OF FINANCE, UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG - "One significant change is to de-emphasise economic development and economic reform. From the 14th to the 19th Party Congress, economic development was, each time, explicitly stated as the central mission for the Party, whereas this time there is no such mention; instead, the emphasis is on 'complete' and 'all-rounded' development. That is, it is not just economic development but also political, social, environmental, and cultural development that the Party will devote efforts to."