Against many predictions, China´s economy is doing relatively well and business analyst Shaun Rein does not see the need for a stimulus to fire up growth now, he tells CNBC.Read More →
“Jack Ma looks desperate right now,” says business analyst Shaun Rein at the BBC about the founder and chairman of the Alibaba Group. Alibaba has announced its IPO, but feels the breath of its major competitor Tencent coming from behind.Read More →
Disappointing retail growth shows that the economy is still weak, tells business analyst Shaun Rein at Bloomberg TV. The government should do more in getting a market economy, while it is still focusing too much on the state-owned enterprises. Sustainability is more important than growth.Read More →
Premier Li Keqiang announced a 7.5% growth target for the GDP. Not a good idea, since it might be hard to achieve, tells business analyst Shaun Rein at BloombergTV. The economy is very weak, consumer confidence is low, and pushing infrastructure might cause more pollution.Read More →
Famous brands are losing their star status in China, as preferences of consumers shift, tells retail analyst Shaun Rein at Adage, in its 2014 of changing consumer trends in China.Read More →
While the central government tries to contain real estate prices, prices are actually going up. Business analyst Shaun Rein explains to the BBC why high demand on the real estate market makes sure prices will continue to soar.Read More →
China has been raising wages over the past decade, and many manufacturers have been contemplating to move to neighboring countries, like Cambodia. But being cheap is not enough for those ASEAN countries to attract production from China, warns author Shaun Rein of The End of Cheap China, in the Phnom Penh Post.Read More →
Wages rise fast in China, on any level, and many manufacturers who came to China for its low labor costs think about leaving. They should think twice, says business analyst Shaun Rein in Business Week, since the financial advances of moving an operation might be disappointing.Read More →
Apple got after five years negotiating its deal with China Mobile, the world´s largest mobile telecom provider. But according to business analyst Shaun Rein it is very unlikely many of the 759 million China Mobile subscribers will fall for Apple´s 4G phones. The top-end users have already signed up subscriptions with for example Samsung, and 80% of the users use 2G and won´t switch easy to 4G.Read More →
Foreign firms find the business climate in China ´worse than ever´, tells business analyst Shaun Rein to the Wall Street Journal. Economic growth is lower, and companies wonder what kind of investments are worth while. Pollution and protectionism do the rest.Read More →
Apple got after two years of negotiations its deal with the world’s largest telecom company China Mobile. But the 500 million customers of China Mobile might not all queue up for a 4G deal with Apple, tells business analyst Shaun Rein at Bloomberg. And recent reform plans might not spell well for China Mobile either.Read More →
E-commerce is booming with expected annual growth of 50%, tells business analyst Shaun Rein at BloombergTV. Costs for brick-and-mortar stores are high, labor costs are booming, so much business is going online. Without big US players like Amazon and Ebay though.Read More →