At end-2013, RMB deposits amounted to RMB85.8 billion, which represented an annual rise of about 110.0% while the cross-border RMB trade settlement business hit RMB149.2 billion, a year-on-year increase of 53.5%. As regards insurance business, the total gross premium reached MOP6.8 billion in 2013, a year-on-year rise of 25.5%.
What has changed and is changing? And does it matter? In the context of time measurement, a generation refers commonly to a period of about 23 to 30 years, in which most humans become adults and have children. In another sense, the term generation refers to a common identity arising from common experience.