Getting on Hurun’s rich lists, some consider to be dangerous. Rupert Hoogewerf, the composer of the rich lists, denies at the BBC, but admits his list is far from comprehensive.Read More →
Shanghai has tried to lure headquarters of foreign multinationals for decades, but a recent policy change might just help the city to do this just a bit more effective, explains Shanghai-based lawyer Mark Schaub in IFLR.Read More →
After years of double-digit growth, China’s economy is slowing down a tidbit. About time, tells economic analyst Arthur Kroeber in his research paper. Broccoli in stead of cheesecake.Read More →
China’s currency the Renminbi is not going to be a global reserve currency soon, and perhaps not in a very long time, writes political science professor Victor Shih (co-authored with Susan Shirk) in Foreign Policy. Read More →
Private equity firms are rushing into China, but it is not always a smart move, tells business analyst Ben Cavender in Pensions&Investments, although the market is maturing.Read More →
China’s finance minister is not going to a World Bank and IMF-meeting in Japan, as major sign to the rest of the world: do not push us around, tells business analyst Shaun Rein on Radio Australia.Read More →
China hosts some of the largest competitors of Google, YouTube and other IT-giants. Still, becoming a global IT force is far away, writes journalist and internet entrepreneur Maria Korolov in Internet Evolution.Read More →
China’s GDP has depended largely on huge investments in infrastructure, rather than consumption. Economic analyst Arthur Kroeber argues in IBNLive that this policy is not longer possible, although ending it might be a tough call as the political transition asks for stability. Read More →
China needs to shift its economy from state investments to domestic consumption to survive. But can China withdraw that kind of power from state institutions, wonders political and financial analyst Victor Shih in the Financial Times.Read More →
China’s economy is changing from cheap labor and export to domestic consumption. But the move away for wasteful investments is not an easy one, tells political and financial analyst Victor Shih in The Guardian.Read More →
The recent slowdown in China’s economic growth has pulled down many markets. But economic analyst Arthur Kroeber argues in a recent paper for the Brookings institute that China is still offering a huge potential, if it can really reform its financial systems.Read More →
A range of experts and politicians might be hoping for a larger international role of China’s currency, the yuan, but China’s leaders are in no hurry to do so, tells economic analyst Arthur Kroeber in the South China Morning Post. The South China Morning Post: Arthur Kroeber, Beijing-based managing directorRead More →