On November 28, the results of the 2025 Forbes China Ranking on Internationalized Consumption Competitiveness of Central Business Districts were released, with Beijing's CBD securing the No. 1 spot after a comprehensive assessment across key areas.
On November 14, The Global Business Districts Attractiveness Report was released. Beijing CBD's global ranking leapt to sixth place, rising one spot compared to five years ago, making it the most comprehensively competitive business district in China.
Recently, the Third Capital Market Innovation Development Forum and the Release Conference for the 2025 China Listed Companies Innovation Development Research Findings were held in Beijing. According to the 2025 China Listed Companies Innovation Development Index Report (herein after referred to as the Report) released at the forum, Beijing's listed companies achieved the highest average score in the comprehensive innovation development index among all A-share listed companies.
The 2025 Annual Report of Cities' Comprehensive Development Index has been officially released. The report is the first-ever edition released in China. The comprehensive evaluation results indicate that the high-quality and sustainable development of Chinese cities is spearheaded by "frontrunners" and shows overall improvement, demonstrating a positive trend. Beijing, Shenzhen, and Shanghai ranked among the top three in the comprehensive ranking.
Following the official launch of the E-CNY International Operations Center on September 24, at the 2025 Financial Street Forum on October 27, the People's Bank of China announced the establishment of the E-CNY Operations and Management Center in Beijing.
On October 29, 2025, Beijing's Frontier Institute of Regulation and Supervision Technology released the Global FinTech Hub Report 2025. The report shows that Beijing retained the first place in the overall ranking thanks to its globally leading advantages in FinTech industry scale, R&D investment, and information technology industry scale.
The Guidelines for the 2025 Support Program for Cross-Border E-Commerce Development Projects have recently been released. Under the policy, companies that develop their own cross-border e-commerce platforms or operate on third-party platforms to conduct cross-border business, as well as service providers offering trade, customs clearance, warehousing, and logistics support for these enterprises, are all eligible for policy support.
Beijing is stepping up efforts to address financial difficulties faced by research and technology companies, as it has recently unveiled the Beijing Implementation Plan for Accelerating the Construction of a Sci-Tech Finance System to Robustly Support High-Level, Self-Reliant Sci-Tech Advancement (2025-2027). The plan outlines 20 policy measures across eight key areas, including venture capital investment, monetary credit, capital markets, sci-tech insurance, fiscal guidance, and financial opening-up.
Recently, all eight buildings of Taikoo Place Beijing, part of the expansion of INDIGO, have been topped out. As Swire Properties' largest investment in the Chinese mainland, it is set to become a new landmark in Beijing's riverside commercial district.
With its total operating revenue of 12.5 trillion yuan, its net profit totaling 1.45 trillion yuan, and its R&D investment reaching CNY 188.944 billion, Beijing ranked first nationwide for its listed companies in all the three aforementioned key metrics.