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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　　上海社會科學院①的一項最新分析表明，外資的加入對上海的發展和上海市民的生活產生了巨大影響。這項分析預測，從2002年起，世界主要經濟強國在上海的直接投資將急劇上升。過去幾年來突飛猛進的發展形勢使很多人相信上海是國際投資可靠的港口。
　　中國人民銀行上海分行的統據數據表明，到2001年年底，上海的海外金融機構達到65家，其中54家是外國銀行。上海的外國銀行的總資產②、儲蓄存款和貸款平衡差額③占中國所有外國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在上海建立了分行。