The Western China Finance Summit 2006 will be held in this capital of Sichuan Province from May 26 to 27. The summit is sponsored by the State Council Leading Group Office for of Western Development, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade and Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries and the Sichuan provincial government.

The Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute saw its members in China increase by more than 53 per cent since 2005 to 603 by the end of March, making China its fastest-growing market.

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