2024 China Financial Development Report Launch Ceremony Successfully Held
On the afternoon of June 26, 2025, the launch ceremony for the 2024 China Financial Development Report was successfully held at the School of Finance of Zhongnan University of Economics and Law. The event gathered distinguished experts and scholars including Professor Yang Shenggang, former Vice President of Hunan University and Director of the Financial Development and Credit Management Research Center; Professor Fan Conglai, Director of the Yangtze River Delta Economic and Social Development Research Center at Nanjing University, a Key Research Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences under the Ministry of Education; Professor Pan Min, Director of the Financial Development and Policy Research Center at Wuhan University; Professor Wang Xiaoyan from Guangdong University of Finance and Director of the National Virtual Simulation Experimental Teaching Center for Finance; Professor Ma Runping from Lanzhou University of Finance and Economics and Director of Gansu Provincial Key Laboratory of Regional Circular Economy; Professor Wu Zhiming, Vice Dean of the School of Finance and Statistics at Hunan University; Professor Chen Bing, Vice Dean of the School of Finance at Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance; Xie Xiaomin, Editor from China Financial Publishing House; Professor Yu Minggui, Dean of the School of Finance at Zhongnan University of Economics and Law; Professor Zhang Jinlin, former Director of the Research Department at Zhongnan University of Economics and Law; Professor Lü Yongbin, Vice Dean of the School of Finance; and Professor Chen Sichong, Head of the Finance Department. The experts engaged in enthusiastic discussions on the development trends of the financial industry. The report release session was chaired by Professor Lü Yongbin, Vice Dean of the School of Finance.
Professor Zhu Xinrong, a national-level distinguished teacher and leader of the Ministry of Education's first Virtual Teaching and Research Office for Bank Management at the School of Finance of Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, introduced the original intention, historical heritage, cultural context, and current development status of the School's two-decade commitment to publishing the China Financial Development Report, and officially released the new 2024 edition on site.
Xie Xiaomin, Editor from China Financial Publishing House, provided insightful commentary on the content and significance of the report, while participating experts highly praised its academic and industry value.
In conclusion, Professor Zhu Xinrong from the School of Finance of Zhongnan University of Economics and Law delivered closing remarks, expressing sincere gratitude to all guests who participated in the launch ceremony of the 2024 China Financial Development Report.