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Navigating FDI in China as the Economy Slows

May 16, 2017 By Wynne Wang

Foreign Direct Investment has been an incredibly important catalyst for China’s economic development, bringing in the capital, technology and know-how that made China the world’s factory. But China is no longer so fresh and attractive to foreign investors as return on assets is falling. FDI to China increased 3.9% on the year to RMB 731.8 billion in the first 11 months of 2016—the 2015 expansion was 5.6%. Besides, increasing labor costs have become a heavy burden to foreign enterprises, especially manufacturers, who can cut costs by moving to Southeast Asia.

Filed Under: All Articles, China, Chinese Economy, Finance, Know China Tagged With: Foreign Direct Investment

US Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker on US-China Trade

June 8, 2015 By Ana Swanson

Penny Pritzker, US Secretary of Commerce, discusses the shape of the US-China trade relationship

Filed Under: All Articles, Finance, International Trade Tagged With: Financing, Foreign Direct Investment, International Trade, Mergers and Acquisitions, Sino-US, Slider, US

China Plus One: Does it Add Up?

February 2, 2015 By Chris Russell

As China changes, companies are being forced to adopt China Plus One strategies and look at other countries for manufacturing.

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Connections, Demographics, Economy, Know China, Manufacturing, Supply Chain Tagged With: ASEAN, Chinese Economy, Foreign Direct Investment, Foxconn, Government Control, Labor, Reform and Opening Up, Slider

China Roundup: China’s Economy May Need a Boost and Alibaba Triples Profits Ahead of IPO

August 29, 2014 By Major Tian

This week, we contemplate whether China’s economy needs another stimulus given that the state of various economic indicators. In other news, the Shanghai Free Trade Zone plans to become an international trading hub for various commodities and Alibaba’s profits stunned company watchers. Does the economy need more stimulus? Since China barely missed its GDP growth target in the […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Automobile Industry, China Round-up, Chinese Economy, Connections, Digital Economy, eCommerce, Economy, Know China Tagged With: Alibaba IPO, Chinese Economy, Economic Growth, Foreign Direct Investment, Healthcare, Jack Ma, PBOC, Shanghai FTZ, Slider, Tencent, Youku

China and Brazil: growing together or apart?

June 2, 2014 By Any Freitas

China and Brazil’s relations have been characterized by an ‘imperfect interdependence’ thus far. How will that change going forward? Last April, Brazilian and Chinese Foreign Ministers met in Brasilia to launch the ‘First Strategic Global Dialogue’ between the two countries. Sino-Brazilian strategic dialogues would now be held annually, providing China and Brazil the occasion to regularly meet […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Chinese Economy, Connections, Emerging Economies, Finance, International Trade Tagged With: Brazil, Chinese Economy, Economic Growth, Exports, FDI, Foreign Direct Investment, Imports, International Trade, Slider, Trade and Investment

The BRICS Countries: An Emerging Actor in Development Cooperation?

April 23, 2014 By Susana Carrillo and Any Freitas

  The BRICS countries are becoming a very important player in a rather unlikely arena: development cooperation. Here’s why they are better off working together as a bloc, rather than as individual countries. In the last decade, the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) countries have increased their presence in a rather different field. […]

Filed Under: All Articles, China, Connections, Emerging Economies, ExpertSpeak, Opinion Tagged With: Brazil, BRICS, Development Cooperation, Foreign Direct Investment, India, Russia, Slider, South Africa

Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild on E.L. Rothschild’s investments

June 26, 2013 By Neelima Mahajan

In 2003, Sir Evelyn de Rothschild and Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild set up E.L. Rothschild LLC, a privately funded family investment company to oversee a variety of the Rothschilds’ global investments. Today E.L. Rothschild has made a number of investments in a diverse bunch of sectors across continents. In this interview, Lady de Rothschild, […]

Filed Under: All Articles, C-Suite Interview, China, Chinese Economy, Connections, Conversations, Economy, Emerging Economies, Finance Tagged With: CCTV, E.L. Rothschild, FDI, Foreign Direct Investment, Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild, Slider, The Economist, Weather Central

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