The Report consists of four chapters. Chapter one, Global Economic Outlook, Risks and Policy Priorities, is written by ZHUANG Juzhong, IFF Academic Committee member and former deputy chief economist of Asian Development Bank(ADB) and WANG Xuesong. Chapter two, Global Financial Market Review and Outlook, is written by XIA Le, IFF Academic Committee member and chief economist for Asia at BBVA Research, and CAI Jinghan. Chapter three, with a focus on the Review and Outlook on Global Green Finance Innovation and Policy Development, is co-authored by LU Xuedu, IFF Academic Committee member and former lead climate change specialist at East Asia Department of Asian Development Bank(ADB), and LIANG Xi, REN Jiying, ZHAO Yang and WANG Xiaoqing. Chapter four, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain Finance, is co-authored by SONG Min, IFF Academic Committee member and former dean of economics and management school of Wuhan University, and SI Haitao and LIU Kehua.

The International Finance Forum (IFF) serves as a longstanding high-level dialogue mechanism and multilateral cooperative institution in the global financial domain, known as the "F20" of the financial world. Since its establishment in 2003, over 2,000 world-renowned guests and more than 100,000 global industry professionals have participated in various activities organized by the IFF, including exchanges, cooperation, and academic research. While contributing their wisdom and valuable insights, they have also built the IFF into a world-class international academic think tank renowned for its high level, high standards, and internationalization. We spare no effort to collect, analyze, and interpret the latest information, data, and trends in global financial markets, meticulously editing and deeply interpreting them to showcase the panorama and development trends of the global economic and financial landscape to our audience amid the rapidly changing world.

The International Finance Forum (IFF) serves as a longstanding high-level dialogue mechanism and multilateral cooperative institution in the global financial domain, known as the "F20" of the financial world. Since its establishment in 2003, over 2,000 world-renowned guests and more than 100,000 global industry elites have participated in various activities organized by the IFF, including exchanges, cooperation, and academic research. While contributing their wisdom and valuable insights, they have also built ly editing and deeply interpreting them to showcase the panorama and development trends of the global economic and financial landscape to our audience amid the rapidly changing world.

The IFF Global Finance and Development Report 2022  comprises two sections. The first part, the Global Economic Outlook, includes a global economic outlook for 2023, a mapping of major risks for the global economy, and broad and practical policy recommendations. The second part focuses on digital finance, which has taken off in recent years thanks to technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), big data and cloud computing and their wide applications. Digital finance helps create a new financial ecosystem, upgrade financial business models, and inject new vitality into the world's real economy. Opportunities aside, it also generates risks and challenges in privacy protection, information security, financial stability etc. The report offers an in-depth look at digital finance from three perspectives, i.e. its definition and history, opportunities and challenges, as well as risks and regulations.

Nearly half of the decarbonization required to get to net zero by 2050 is reliant on access to clean power generation. But in many parts of the world, energy that is inexpensive, reliable, and clean is not available at scale. And the decarbonization of transportation, buildings, and industry will require a complex ecosystem of new and innovative low-carbon technologies beyond the supply of clean power. Driving the investment and innovation needed for a more inclusive low-carbon transition will require a combination of thoughtful public policy, private sector engagement, and capital market solutions.

This is why, in December 2021, Goldman Sachs and the International Finance Forum (lFF) convened global companies - including financial institutions and key sector participants from the United States, Europe, and China - to launch the Green Finance Working Group (GFWG). Over the last year, the GFWG explored five key pillars, which were discussed and analyzed over a series of meetings, in order to develop recommendations for how to accelerate the global climate transition.

The IFF China Report 2021 presents the insights of global leaders, policy-makers, finance experts, business leaders, politicians and scholars into these important issues under five themes: sustainable development and global economic growth in a post-pandemic era, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), green finance, global capital markets and fintech. A key message of the report is that there is plenty of scope for global cooperation across all of these areas, making the global recovery from the pandemic speedy and sustainable.

To strengthen continuous tracking and research on major global issues, with a view to promoting economic recovery and sustainable development and enhancing the role of financial services, the International Finance Forum (IFF), starting from 2021, decides to produce the Global Finance and Development Report (GFDR). The IFF GFDR aims to provide an annual assessment of global economic trends and prospects, financial development and innovation, and long-term challenges and policy issues based on cross-country data. It will be released at the IFF Global Annual Meeting.
The inaugural issue of IFF GFDR contains three chapters: Global Economic Outlook, Global Green Finance Development Index and Country Rankings, and Roadmap to Global Carbon Neutrality and China's Climate Actions.

The conclusion of the China-U.S. phase one trade agreement demonstrates that the two sides can still work together constructively with mutual trust. The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic once again shows the importance of cooperation and trust while multilateral efforts are essential to addressing issues related to illness, poverty and climate risks, and securing a safer and brighter future.

The IFF China Report 2020 offers insight by going behind the headlines. The report focuses on five main themes: financial stability, China's new round of opening-up, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), green finance and fintech, and regional and multilateral cooperation.

The IFF China Report 2019 covers 5 topics, namely, new globalization: the path to the future, redesigning the international trading and monetary system, the Belt and Road Initiative, financial deepening reform, fintech and green finance, and the construction and development of the Greater Bay Area.

The report also collects insights of senior policymakers and experts from China's financial supervision department and primary financial institutions including National Development and Reform Commission, People's Bank of China, China's Securities Regulatory Commission, China's Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Commerce, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, China Development Bank and Bank of China.

The IFF China Report 2018 marks the 40th anniversary of China's economic reform and opening up as well as the fifth anniversary of President Xi Jinping's visionary speech on the "Belt and Road Initiative" (BRI), which, is also the major focus of the report this year.

China has remained steadfast in its efforts to transform its growth model away from heavily polluting industry and manufacturing towards high-tech and service industry – moving away from 'made in China' towards 'made by China'. Meanwhile, it has also boosted domestic consumption, thus making it less reliant on trade, while committing itself to taking a leadership role in supporting international trade and development.

The IFF China Report 2018 includes a forecast by Justin Lin that examines Xi Jinping Thought on socialism with Chinese characteristics for a new era, and predicts the impact of China's growth model over the next 30 years.

The IFF China Report 2016 is co-published by the International Finance Forum and the Central Banking Publication (CBP) from the UK. The report is a collection of views and opinions of China's top leaders, policy makers and financial scholars on China's development over the past year. It opens a window for readers to better understand China's economic development and financial reforms.
 
The IFF China Report 2016 is composed of four chapters: transforming China's growth model, financial deepening and market reform, international trade, investment and cooperation, and the internationalization of the renminbi. In each chapter, there are articles of analysis which review relevant topics, and also interviews and remarks of top thinkers and policy makers.

The IFF China Report 2015 is co-published by the IFF Institute and the Central Banking Publication (CBP) from the UK. Since published, the report has been widely acclaimed by senior financial executives, scholars, and financial institutions of over 170 countries.
 
This report includes views and remarks of more than 20 China's policy makers on China's economic transformation and China's role in the international monetary system. Some policy makers disclose their long-term strategic thinking on China's "New Normal", including how to cope with challenges posed by laws and the groups of invested interests. Besides, the report discusses the "Belt and Road" Initiative put forward by President Xi Jinping. And there are also analyses and remarks on topics such as loose government control over the economy, enhanced role of the market and less short-term stimulus.