On 12 September 2025, BritCham Shanghai hosted an afternoon session on the Global Economic Outlook for H2 2025 at AstraZeneca East China Headquarters, Gongshu District, Hangzhou. The event brought together 80+ participants from a range of sectors for a macroeconomic overview with a panel discussion focusing on outbound investment.
The event opened with a keynote speech from Jamie Wu, HSBC per economy trends in the second half of 2025 and foresight into 2026, with recent observation on global investors’ confidence despite trade turbulence, performance of major stock markets and currency trends.
The panel discussion explored different fields and elements influencing Chinese companies’ outbound investment actions. Industry experts include Shiny Feng from University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Lydia Zhu from Regal London, Cathy Wen from BE Education, Nancy Yu from Beijing Dacheng Law Offices Hangzhou and Sam Yuan from Inorss (Shanghai) Technology discussed the necessary service and requirements for outbound investments during the initial, on-going and afterwards processes, including main models, branding strategy, housing and office renting needs, human resources and international talents, ESG challenges, education needs for families in overseas market, etc. Relevant cases are also shared with the audiences.
This event was supported by several community partners, such as University of Nottingham Ningbo Alumni Association Hangzhou, University of Oxford & Cambridge Alumni Network Jiangsu-Zhejiang, Hangzhou Global Youth Talent Community and Elite Eagle. Participants from real estate groups, life science industry, import & export companies are actively engaged in the discussion and networking part.
As the first economic outlook event hosted by the BritCham Shanghai in Zhejiang area, this in-person event reinforced the role of BritCham Shanghai Zhejiang Office as a platform for members in East China, local partners and contacts to connect with each other, exchange perspectives with industry experts and peers and share knowledges. As noted by Gabriel Wong, member of BritCham Shanghai Executive Committee, global economy is getting complicated with current geopolitical situation, but outbound investment of Chinese companies is even more necessary than 20 years ago.
