SGC-Roundtable
Stefan Messer, CEO Messer Group
Messer China – An Extraordinary Success Story
January 14, 2020, 6:00 p.m.
The Sino-German Center of Finance and Economics (SGC) is a registered association since 2015.
It emerged from the RMB initiative of the Government of Hessen to position the financial center of Frankfurt as RMB offshore hub. The opening ceremony took place in September 2015 at the German embassy in Beijing jointly conducted by the Deutsche Bundesbank and the People’s Bank of China.
Our Mission
- To be a leading platform for economic and financial affairs between Germany and China by enhancing expertise, knowledge and network opportunities
Our Goals
- To facilitate regular exchanges between Chinese and German experts, academics and students
- To generate discussions among Chinese and German experts on relevant economic and financial topics
- To promote policy recommendations for a better and closer cooperation between both countries for companies and public authorities
- To create a pool of expertise and networks in Germany and China
Research Areas
- The entire scope of Sino-German commercial and financial businesses
- The ongoing internationalisation of the Chinese RMB esp. in Europe and Germany
- Similarities and differences in supervision and regulation of the banking and finance industry in Germany and China
- New business trends in both countries like the emergence of FinTech’s, AI as well as green finance
- The impact of the governmental launched strategies of ‘Industry 4.0’ and ‘Made in China 2025’ as well as the ‘Belt-and-Road-Initiative’ for both countries
Recent Events
Event with Dr. Han Chen
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Event with Dr. Han Chen
Journey on paper: China in the eyes of Europeans in the past 400 years
– A book collector’s story
Dr. Han Chen, Co-CEO of CEINEX, the joint venture established by Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE), Deutsche Börse Group (DBAG), and China Financial Futures Exchange (CFFEX), is a passionate book collector as well. He collects ancient books about China published in Europe in the final stage of the middle and the beginning of the modern age.
In November he delivered a presentation at Frankfurt School of Finance & Management about ‘China in the eyes of Europeans in the past 400 years’ based on his book collection. The event was jointly organised by the Sino-German Center at Frankfurt School and the Center for East-Asian Studies at J. W. Goethe University. Dr Chen shows on the basis of selected books from his collection the changing European perspectives on China. It seems that the Europeans look first up to the Chinese culture and achievements but changed this perspective gradually over time ending up with a poor judgement of I
In the lively and interesting discussion after the presentation, another important point despite the changing perspective of Europeans about China has been discovered. It seems that the mutual know-how and understanding about each other has turned around. Whereas in the past Europeans knew a lot about China, today Chinese experts know more about Europe than Europeans about China. In any case, the event shows again that understanding history can help to better promote exchanges and cooperation between Europe and China.
China Banking Day at Euro Finance Week
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China Banking Day at Euro Finance Week
The Sino-German Center at the China Banking Day
The 6th China Banking Day of the Euro Finance Week took place on November 20th at the Congress Center in Frankfurt. The Sino-German Center was present with its Executive Board Members Dr. Stephan Bredt from the Ministry of Economics of the state of Hessen, Prof. Horst Löchel from Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, and Prof. Rüdiger von Rosen, President of the Frankfurt Society of Trade, Industry and Sciences. Dr. Bredt joint the panel about ‘Trade Relations between China, Europe and Germany’ where he stressed the importance of institutes like the Sino-German Center for the economic and political relationship between Europe and China. Prof. Löchel moderated the panel about ‘The two-way opening of the Chinese financial markets’. It turned out that China accelerates the opening up of its financial sector whereas Europe slowed down a little bit. The Sino-German Center was also present with a stall conducted by the project coordinator of the center Shasha Yuan.
Recent Publications
New Working Paper:Chinese Direct Investments in Germany
October 2019
The Opening Up of China´s Capital Market: Between Liberalization and Stability
Prof. Löchel comments on Xinhua on the new developments opening up China’s financial markets.
Working Paper on China’s Belt and Road Initiative
Registration
SGC – Roundtable
Stefan Messer, CEO Messer Group
Messer China – An Extraordinary Success Story
January 14, 2020, 6:00 p.m.
Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
Adickesallee 32 -34
60322 Frankfurt am Main
Governance
Executive Board
In the Executive Board are representitives of the State of Hessen, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, J. W.Goethe-University and others elected by General Assembly.
Members
Members
Prof. Dr. Horst Löchel, Co-Chairman, Professor of Economics and MBA Director, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, Frankfurt
Prof. Dr. Rüdiger von Rosen, Co-Chairman, Honorary Professor of J. W. Goethe University and Honorary Consul of Latvia, Frankfurt
Dr. Stephan Bredt, Director General Economic Sector, Financial Services, Exchanges, Ministry of Economics, Energy, Transport and Regional Development of the State of Hessen, Wiesbaden
Thorsten Giehler, Country Director China, Deutsche Gesellschaft für International Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Beijing
Prof. Dr. Iwo Amelungen, Professor of Sinology at J. W. Goethe University, Frankfurt
Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees comprises the Deutsche Bundesbank, the Peoples Bank of China, the State of Hessen, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, J. W. Goethe – University as well as Renmin University of China.
Members
Members
Dr. Sabine Mauderer, Co-Chairwoman, Member of the Board of Deutsche Bundesbank, Frankfurt
Dr. Pan Gongsheng, Co-Chairman, Deputy Governor of Peoples Bank of China and SAFE Administrator, Beijing
Tarek Al-Wazir, Minster of Economics, Energy, Transport and Regional Development of the State of Hessen, Wiesbaden
Dr. Christoph Beier, Vice-Chair of the Management Board, Deutsche Gesellschaft für International Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Eschborn
Prof. Dr. Nils Stieglitz, President, Frankfurt School of Finance and Management, Frankfurt
Prof. Dr. Rainer Klump, Co-director of the Wilhelm Merton Centre for European Integration and International Economic Order, J. W. Goethe University, Frankfurt
Prof. Dr. Ben Shenglin, Dean, International Business School & Academy of Internet Finance, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou
Steering Committee
Members of the Steering Committee are sponsors of the center as well as the executive board members. Four levels of sponsorships exist: platinum membership, gold membership, silver membership and bronze membership.
Our Partners
Our Team
Prof. Dr. Horst Löchel
Prof. Dr. Horst Löchel
Dr. Horst Löchel is Professor of Economics at Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, and MBA Programme Director. He is also a Visiting Professor at the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) and member of the board of directors at the Shanghai International Banking and Finance Institute (SIBFI). Professor Löchel teaches and researches with a focus on China.
Prof. Dr. Rüdiger von Rosen
Prof. Dr. Rüdiger von Rosen
Prof. Dr. von Rosen serves as the President of Frankfurt Society of Trade, Industry and Sciences. In his former career, he worked for Deutsche Bundesbank later for the German Stock Market and as first CEO of Deutsche Börse. He is a honorary professor of Goethe University, honorary consul of Latvia and an international expert in captital markets and corporate governance.
Binqing Wang
Binqing Wang
Binqing Wang is a MBA student at Frankfurt School of Finance and Management. Graduated from Shanghai University of International Business and Economics with a bachelor degree in Corporate Finance and Fudan University with a master degree in Economics, he engaged in Sino-German exchange topics for more than 10 years.
China Exposure of Frankfurt School
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Rolf D. Cremer
Helena Haas
Prof. Dr. Yuping Jia
Prof. Dr. Horst Löchel
Prof. Dr. Rainer Sibbel
Yumin Yan
Andreas Emser
Jia He
