News that China's ongoing anti-corruption campaign had spread to the country's financial sector followed the arrest of two senior bank officials.
China's proposed Belt and Road Initiative, a revival of the ancient Silk Road Fund and maritime trade routes, took more solid form with the launch of s $40 billion Silk Road Fund to invest in infrastructure development. The belt and road was a common theme through much of 2015.
The month also saw home prices decline in China for the sixth straight month as tepid demand continued to weigh on sentiment despite government efforts to spur buying. New home prices fell 5.7 percent year-on-year in February.