Beijing prepares to host the 2025 Financial Street Forum (FSF) from October 27-30, convening 400+ global financial leaders from 30+ countries and regions to address transformative trends in global finance. Under the theme "Global Financial Development in an Era of Innovation, Transformation and Restructuring," the forum will explore how emerging financial tools can sustain economic growth while balancing risk management.
Key discussions will focus on China's evolving financial ecosystem, where science and technology financing, green finance initiatives, and digital transformation have injected $24 trillion into the real economy over five years. "High-quality financial services must anchor industrial stability," notes the forum's agenda, aligning with China's 15th Five-Year Plan priorities to strengthen policy coordination across fiscal, monetary, and industrial sectors.
International participants will examine China's calibrated monetary approach – combining relaxed liquidity measures with targeted sectoral regulations – which has facilitated 100+ corporate IPOs between late 2024 and September 2025. The strategy underscores Beijing's push to attract foreign SMEs into its financial markets while maintaining systemic risk controls.
"Preventing financial risks remains central to sustaining growth," emphasized a recent People's Bank of China statement, reflecting the forum's emphasis on balancing innovation with stability. Cross-border collaboration features prominently, with sessions dedicated to aligning global institutional strengths with China's industrial upgrading needs.
As green financing and tech-driven solutions reshape economic paradigms, the FSF 2025 aims to establish actionable frameworks for international stakeholders – from multilateral banks to SMEs – to contribute to China's next-phase development while advancing shared financial resilience.
