自贸区的成功与潜力 - 2015年09月24日

SHANGHAI'S pioneering Free Trade Zone has made progress in market deregulation after two years in operation, but it still has a way to go in living up to the high expectations many investors held at its unveiling.

Launched amid fanfare in September 2013, the zone is designed as a testing ground for deregulation and market-opening reforms. If successful, the format is expected to be rolled out nationwide.

As of the end of August, 26,111 new companies were set up in the zone, with 19 percent foreign-funded. The proportion of companies involving overseas capital rose from 12 percent in the last year.