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According to the 39th Global Financial Centres Index Report, Hong Kong ranks third among the world's top ten financial centres, Shenzhen ranks ninth, and Guangzhou jumps to 30th place. Hong Kong ranks first globally in the sub-categories of banking, financing, and insurance. Shenzhen excels in infrastructure and fintech, while Guangzhou ranks eighth globally in the fintech sub-category.

In April 2026, the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin issued Several Measures to Support High-Quality Talent Development. Focusing on four areas—collaborative talent attraction under the "Macao + Hengqin" framework, talent clustering, platform development, and environment optimization—the measures offer a full range of policies including living and housing subsidies and project funding, aiming to establish a hub for top-tier international talent.

The plan sets targets by 2030: issuing 540 "Greater Bay Area Standards" and 500 "Greater Bay Area Certification" certificates to harmonize market rules and technical requirements across Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao, thereby reducing compliance barriers for cross-border trade and services. It also aims to lead or participate in 5,700 international standards and maintain the highest number of business entities nationwide, providing quality infrastructure to support GBA market integration.

Guangdong has issued the 2026 Work Plan for Optimizing a First-Class Law-Based Business Environment, introducing 17 measures across five key areas: improving the institutional framework, regulating law enforcement, ensuring judicial fairness, and strengthening legal services. The Plan aims to foster a stable, fair, transparent, and predictable legal environment to support high-quality development.

The Implementation Measures of the Qianhai Authority for Promoting High-Quality Development of Headquarters Enterprises (Shen Qian Hai Gui [2026] No. 3) took effect on March 13, 2026. It focuses on supporting industries such as information, finance, and logistics, providing comprehensive support including space and talent. The measures are valid for three years.

Qianhai recently welcomed three major digital cultural and creative platforms, including the Shenzhen Office of the Guangdong Game Industry Association and the Tencent Hongzhou Plan Practice Base, boosting its industrial ecosystem. Leveraging its location advantages and policy support, Qianhai's digital cultural and creative sector has grown rapidly, with revenue up 42.7% year-on-year in the first two months of 2026.

Mainland China has stepped up support for export credit insurance. The Ministry of Commerce and Sinosure jointly rolled out six measures: optimizing goods trade, cultivating new drivers for foreign trade, promoting integration of domestic and foreign trade, guiding production and supply chain layout, deepening Belt and Road cooperation, and strengthening support for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. These aim to drive high-quality commercial development during the 15th Five-Year Plan period.

In 2025, the value added of Shenzhen's service sector reached RMB 2.42 trillion, ranking third nationwide. It accounted for 62.5% of the city's GDP and contributed more than 70% to economic growth. Shenzhen is now promoting the deep integration of its manufacturing and service industries. Artificial intelligence has emerged as a core enabler, breaking down industry boundaries and activating an integrated innovation ecosystem, thereby helping Shenzhen build a globally competitive modern industrial system.

Shenzhen's Entrepreneurial Guaranteed Loan Policy provides entrepreneurs with low-interest loans featuring government guarantees, bank lending, and fiscal interest subsidies, with no guarantee fees throughout the process. The policy primarily supports college graduates, residents of Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan, as well as other entrepreneurs registered within three years and eligible small and micro enterprises. Individual entrepreneurs may borrow up to RMB 300,000, while small and micro enterprises may borrow up to RMB 4 million.

Proposals to optimize Guangdong-Hong Kong cross-border movement include accelerating Hetao Hong Kong Park development, expanding "joint inspection, one clearance" customs, promoting professional qualification mutual recognition, deepening "Hong Kong data, Guangdong computing" cooperation, establishing cross-border data flow pilots, and facilitating Guangdong-produced drugs for Hong Kong use. These measures aim to enhance Greater Bay Area integration.

The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Venture Capital Guidance Fund has been officially established to foster new productive forces and implement the national patient capital strategy. The fund, initiated by a national-level parent fund, has a total size of RMB 50.45 billion and a maximum term of 20 years, with no reinvestment ratio requirement. It focuses on supporting technology enterprises at the seed and early stages.

On April 1, 2026, the Taxation Bureau of the Hengqin Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone issued guidance on VAT law, offshore trade stamp tax, and cross-border tax compliance. This measure aims to support the Hengqin-Macao integration process, improve the cross-border tax governance framework, and reduce tax compliance risks within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

On March 29, 2026, China's first automated production line with an annual capacity of 10,000 humanoid robots was commissioned in Guangdong. The line produces one robot every 30 minutes, features 24 digital assembly processes and mixed-line production capability, and achieves efficiency gains of over 50% compared to conventional methods. This marks a technological breakthrough in the scalable manufacturing of humanoid robots within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

Guangdong Province has introduced several measures to support individual industrial and commercial households. These measures cover credit, employment, and workspace support; reduce taxes, fees, utilities, and payment costs; and provide efficient administrative services with tolerant and prudent regulation. The measures also promote category-based cultivation, transformation into enterprises, and digital upgrading. This initiative serves as a supportive framework within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area to facilitate the sustainable and healthy development of individual businesses.

On March 6, 2026, the Shenzhen Market Supervision and Administration Bureau issued the 2026 Detailed Rules for Quality Supervision and Random Inspection of Food-Related Products. The rules cover dozens of categories, including pacifiers, ceramics, plastics, paper, metals, detergents, and industrial electric heating equipment. Inspections are conducted via random sampling of products at production and distribution enterprises. This initiative serves as a quality oversight measure within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.