Think tank dialogue links China, Italy on finance and trade

He said that Shanghai, as an international financial center, is well positioned to serve as a gateway for China-Europe financial cooperation, adding that bilateral ties should extend beyond trade into investment and finance.

Nathan Levialdi Ghiron, rector of the University of Rome Tor Vergata, proposed joint research on cases in the concrete industry, drawing on China-Europe trade, artificial intelligence, Shanghai offshore finance, and proof-of-concept work. Such studies, he said, would support investment decisions by companies in both countries.

Liu Yuanchun, president of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, said AI is reshaping investment and financing demand and will affect return expectations and financial supply.

Liu added that capital will continue to flow toward countries and sectors with AI advantages, driving structural change in financial institutions and global capital allocation.

Luo Bin contributed to this story.