City of London Corporation City of London Corporation The City of London Corporation, officially and legally the Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London, is the municipal governing body of the City of London, the historic centre of London and the location of much of the United Kingdom's financial sector. In 2006 the name was changed from Corporation of London to avoid confusion with the wider London local government, the Greater London Authority. The Corporation is probably the world's oldest continuously-elected local government authority. Both businesses and residents of the City, or "Square Mile", are entitled to vote in elections, and
Central Financial and Economic Affairs Commission Central Financial and Economic Affairs Commission The Central Financial and Economic Affairs Commission (), formerly known as the Central Leading Group for Financial and Economic Affairs () from 1989–2018, is a commission of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China at the dependence of the CPC Politburo in charge of leading and supervising economic work of both the CPC Central Committee and the State Council. The Commission is headed by CPC General Secretary or Premier of the State Council. The decision to establish this group was taken by the CPC Politburo Standing Committee on March 17, 1980 to