Zhang Yugui

Dean, School of Economics and Finance (SEF), Shanghai International Studies University

Prof. Zhang Yugui is Dean of the School of Economics and Finance (SEF), Shanghai International Studies University. He is a doctoral supervisor and his main research areas are global financial competition and industrial change, as well as the Chinese economy. Prof. Zhang’s major academic works include research monographs and more than 700 articles published in People’s Daily, Liberation Daily, Global Times and other newspapers. He is a longtime guest on CCTV, Phoenix Satellite TV and Shanghai Radio and Television. Prof. Zhang has also submitted proposals for the central and municipal government in economic and financial decision-making.

Skyline of the Lujiazui financial district in Shanghai, December 2019. Shanghai aims to become an international financial centre. (Hector Retamal/AFP)
Economy

Is Shanghai on track to becoming an international financial centre in 2020?

By Zhang Yugui 27 Feb 2020
Zhang Yugui, dean of the School of Economics and Finance at the Shanghai International Studies University, weighs up Shanghai’s chances of becoming an international financial centre that can vie with leading cities such as New York and London. While he is certain that Covid-19 will not affect Shanghai's progression towards its goal, he feels there is no need for Shanghai to be overly fixated on letting the world know that it has become an international financial centre by a certain date.