滙豐集團財富管理及個人銀行業務全球行政總裁努諾·馬托斯表示，中國經濟展現出長期增長潛力，繼續為海外企業和投資者提供富有吸引力的發展機遇。
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China's economy presents long-term growth potential and attractive opportunities for overseas companies and investors, said Nuno Matos, CEO of Wealth and Personal Banking of HSBC Group, in a recent written interview with Xinhua.滙豐集團財富管理及個人銀行業務全球行政總裁努諾·馬托斯日前在接受新華社記者書面採訪時表示，中國經濟展現出長期增長潛力，繼續為海外企業和投資者提供富有吸引力的發展機遇。
Matos said that looking back to 2022, China and Asian markets have shown strong resilience, adding that the recovery of China's economy from the impact of the pandemic is "occurring at a faster pace than expected, laying a solid foundation for 2023."馬托斯說，回顧2022年，中國及亞洲市場展現了強大韌性。「中國經濟從疫情影響中恢復的步伐比預期更快，這為2023年的發展奠定了穩固基礎。」
He said HSBC Group had recently raised its forecast for China's economic growth to 5.6 percent in 2023 from the original 5.0 percent while expecting a rebound in consumption to be the main driver of growth in China, particularly in the services sector.他說，滙豐集團近期將2023年中國經濟增速預期由原先的5.0%上調至5.6%，同時預計消費反彈將成為今年中國經濟增長主要動力，特別是在服務業領域。
HSBC Group also expected China's household wealth to grow by around 8.5 percent annually in the next few years, with investable household assets topping 300 trillion yuan ($43.5 trillion) in 2025, "providing a good wealth base for the development of Chinese society," Matos said.滙豐集團預計，未來幾年中國家庭財富將以每年8.5%的速度增長，到2025年，中國家庭的可投資資產預計將突破300萬億元人民幣。馬托斯說，這為中國社會的發展提供了良好的財富基礎。
The banker also said China has been committed to opening its financial sector and developing a sustainable, innovative economy over many years. "We welcome measures that promote the opening-up of the financial services sector. The number of foreign investors and the volume of foreign investment in China have both increased as a result," he said.馬托斯說，多年來，中國始終致力於推動金融業對外開放，積極推動創新驅動的可持續發展。「我們歡迎中國在推動金融開放方面持續出台政策措施，這讓中國境外投資者的數量和投資規模持續增長。」
He believed that foreign investment can play a critical role in developing green financial markets and that "the depth of China's capital markets underpins its ambition of becoming a global leader in this space."他認為，外資在發展綠色金融市場方面可以發揮重要作用，「中國資本市場的深度決定了其具備成為全球綠色金融市場引領者的潛力」。
Matos noted that accelerating the expansion of wealth, private banking, insurance and asset management businesses is a strategic priority for HSBC in the Chinese mainland. These areas have achieved solid business momentum in recent years.馬托斯指出，加快發展財富管理、私人銀行、保險和資產管理業務，是滙豐集團在中國內地業務的戰略重點，近年來在這些領域取得了穩健增長。
"HSBC's commitment to supporting China's continued economic growth and internationalization remains as strong as ever -- and is still growing," Matos said.馬托斯表示，「未來滙豐集團將繼續投資中國市場，進一步支持中國經濟的持續增長以及與全球市場的深度融合」。