230 Chinese A-shares have joined the important MSCI indices and share prices have rebounded from year-lows. Gabriela Tinti, Fund Manager, explains the relevance of the new A-shares.

230 Chinese A-shares have joined the important MSCI indices and share prices have rebounded from year-lows. Gabriela Tinti, Fund Manager, explains the relevance of the new A-shares.
China has been increasingly opening up to the global market. Last year the Renminbi was taken into the currency basket of the International Monetary Fund in October 2016. Now, another step towards liberalisation has followed. China has cleared A-shares for international trade via trading platforms.