Beijing, October 19, 2026 / PRNewswire / -- Reported by China Daily:

The 2026 Financial Street Forum Annual Conference opened in Beijing on Monday, with over 400 guests from around the world gathering together.

The theme of this annual conference is"Build a Global Financial Development Ecosystem of Openness, Cooperation, and Inclusiveness"Mandatory requirements:

At a press conference held before the forum, Zeng Linfeng, the executive secretary-general of the annual meeting organizing committee and the acting head of Xicheng District in Beijing, stated that when determining this theme, they mainly took into account the significant changes that have not been seen in a century and are accelerating globally, as well as the challenges faced by the world economy and global financial operations.

Zeng Linfeng said, 'There is an urgent need to build consensus through openness, to overcome difficulties through cooperation, and to seek common ground while respecting differences in an inclusive manner.'

He also stated, "This year's annual meeting calls for further coordination of financial development and security, for expanding development space through openness, for enhancing the resilience of the system through cooperation, and for achieving mutual benefit and win-win results through inclusiveness."

During the four-day event, there will be a main forum, several parallel forums, as well as three conferences on fintech, insurance, and investment.

The main forum included the opening ceremony and closing ceremony, as well as five thematic events hosted separately by the People's Bank of China, the National Financial Regulatory Administration, the China Securities Regulatory Commission, Xinhua News Agency, and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange.

The heads of Standard Chartered Bank and DWS Group among other global top financial institutions will attend an event organized by the State Administration of Foreign Exchange on Thursday to share their views on cross-border financial development and cooperation in the new global landscape.

These events will also discuss long-term investment opportunities in China's capital market under the backdrop of two-way openness, as well as topics such as the healthy interaction between financial markets and the real economy.

The parallel forum adheres to an open philosophy and has invited government officials from home and abroad, as well as experts, scholars, and representatives of international financial institutions. They will share their insights around two main themes: high-level opening up in the financial sector and financial support for high-quality economic development. The aim is to promote international financial cooperation, create a more open, inclusive, and resilient financial environment, and better serve the real economy.