The African Development Bank held its annual conference in Ahmedabad, the capital of Gujarat in May this year. The presence of the African regional development bank’s showcase in India underscored the long lasting and growing ties between them. While far… Read More ›
China’s growth as a trading power has been financially underpinned by the mighty Export Import Bank of China (Exim Bank). Formed in 1994, government owned and headquartered in Beijing the Bank has led the way in extending trade finance for… Read More ›
There is huge fault line running through China – South East Asian relations, namely the ongoing dispute over who should control the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. China has aggressively staked its claim, building airstrips and buildings on… Read More ›
Who sets petrol prices, decides the thickness of plastic bags, the length of roads and the size of Disneyland Shanghai? In China these key decisions are made by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). This body which lies under… Read More ›
Heibei Iron and Steel is in the vanguard of China’s manufacturing companies which are going global in the search for new assets in an effort to expand and at the same time hedge their bets against a domestic manufacturing sector… Read More ›
Fosun international is a privately held Chinese firm which has gone from a tiny market research venture founded in 1992 to China’s largest conglomerate with interests in a dazzling number of sectors including fashion retail (St John), finance (Minsheng bank),… Read More ›
One firm neatly sums up China’s international ambitions – the mighty Wanda Group. The company started life as a local commercial property venture and is now China’s largest player in this sector owning a string of Wanda Plazas (huge shopping… Read More ›
Beijing’s vision for a New Silk Road stretching from the heartlands of China across the expanses of Central Asia, over the sea to Africa and Indonesia as well as South and West towards the Middle East and India is for… Read More ›
2016 will see Chinese outbound investment grow at a faster rate than ever, but what themes and issues will dominate? I take a look below: Further investment in global real estate We can expect to see further Chinese investment in… Read More ›
SAFE (the State Administration for Foreign Exchange) is a rather obscure state bureaucracy which lies behind one of the biggest economic stories of our time, namely the size and power of Chinese foreign exchange reserves. SAFE holds these reserves as… Read More ›
