China To Create New Ministries, Merge Financial Regulators In Shake-Up

China Central Bank Gains More Power

China Central Bank Gains More Power

Certain CBRC and CIRC functions, including drafting key regulations and prudential oversight, will be moved to the PBOC, according to the proposal unveiled on Tuesday.

The China Banking Regulatory Commission and the China Insurance Regulatory Commission have oversight of US$43 trillion in financial assets, according to a report by Bloomberg.

The massive reshuffle plan of various ministries is aimed at making the government better-structured, more efficient, and service-oriented.

Xi, 64, is set to continue for a life term as the NPC approved the removal of the two-term limit for the president and the vice president.

A document presented Tuesday at China's National People's Congress revealed that the world's second-largest economy was to get a number of new ministries, including a more encompassing Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Areas as well as a Ministry for Ecology and Environment.

"It focuses on the needs of development and meets the people's expectations", Wang said, adding that the restructuring forms part of a broader plan by the Communist Party of China to deepen the reform of the Party and state institutions.

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The plan also includes the merger of the ministry of culture and the national tourism administration into one.

"Finance is core to a modern economy and we must pay high attention to prevent financial risks and safeguard national financial security", the proposal said, adding that it is meant to fix any overlaps in regulatory oversight.

When the plan is passed, the cabinet will consist of 26 ministries and commissions in addition to the General Office of the State Council.

There will be new administrations under the state council or the central cabinet, such as an global development cooperation agency and a state immigration administration. It's the biggest overhaul in the regulation of the industry since the creation of the CBRC in 2003. It has grown rapidly in size and complexity, emerging as one of the world's largest with financial assets at almost 470 percent of gross domestic product, according to the International Monetary Fund.

Such regulatory arbitrage and risky cross-asset investments have anxious policymakers.

China announced the creation of a new Financial Stability and Development Committee in July, and since then watchdogs overseeing banks, insurers and the stock market have intensified efforts to clamp down on shadow financing and other perceived risks.

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