The latest analysis of the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences shows that the introduction of foreign capital has produced a tremendous influence on Shanghai’s development and the livelihood of its citizens. It predicts that Shanghai will witness an upsurge in direct investment from the world’s major economic powers from 2002. The rapid development over the past few years has made many believe that Shanghai is a sound port for international capital.
　　Statistics of the People’s Bank of China Shanghai Branch showed that， by the end of 2001， the number of overseas financial institutions in Shanghai had reached 65， of which 54 were foreign banks. The total assets， savings deposits and loan balance of foreign banks in Shanghai account for more than half of the total of foreign banks in China. So far， 8 of the world’s top 50 banks have set up branches in Shanghai
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　　① the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences
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　　上海社會(huì)科學(xué)院①的一項(xiàng)最新分析表明，外資的加入對(duì)上海的發(fā)展和上海市民的生活產(chǎn)生了巨大影響。這項(xiàng)分析預(yù)測(cè)，從2002年起，世界主要經(jīng)濟(jì)強(qiáng)國(guó)在上海的直接投資將急劇上升。過(guò)去幾年來(lái)突飛猛進(jìn)的發(fā)展形勢(shì)使很多人相信上海是國(guó)際投資可靠的港口。
　　中國(guó)人民銀行上海分行的統(tǒng)據(jù)數(shù)據(jù)表明，到2001年年底，上海的海外金融機(jī)構(gòu)達(dá)到65家，其中54家是外國(guó)銀行。上海的外國(guó)銀行的總資產(chǎn)②、儲(chǔ)蓄存款和貸款平衡差額③占中國(guó)所有外國(guó)銀行總和的一半以上。到目前為止，世界排名前50位的銀行中有八家已經(jīng)在上海建立了分行。