China to boost share in PE pie
China's share of the Asian private equity market has tripled from 8 percent in 2005 to 29 percent in 2008, according to a recent report released by Adveq, one of the first fund of funds to be active in...
View ArticleInsurers seek alliances to stimulate rural business growth
Closer ties between banks and insurers, especially regarding equity investment, have never before seemed so attractive given that the leading companies in these two sectors are competing for the same...
View ArticleKeeping the dream alive
American-born Chinese executive Matt Tsien has been executive vice-president of SAIC-GM-Wuling (SGMW) since January and his humble little office at the southern China plant is a symbol of the joint...
View ArticleKingpin of economic recovery
Emerging markets such as China play a pivotal role in global economic recovery, particularly the logistics and transportation industry.
View ArticleLenders develop cold feet on credit cards
Learning from the harsh lessons of the massive credit card defaults in the US, Chinese authorities started taking steps in the first half of the year to reduce the plastic flood in the country.
View ArticleLuxury autos racing toward bright future
In yet another tangible sign of China's emergence as a top global economic power, it surpassed Japan a few years ago as the largest luxury vehicle market in Asia.
View ArticleMilking the outsourcing cow
Avoiding the fate of many other companies, the Shenyang-based Neusoft Group Ltd — China's largest software development and IT services company, established in 1991 — has witnessed rapid growth.
View ArticlePositive side of Beijing's imprint on Latin America
More Chinese investment in Latin America will help enhance the region's competitiveness in the global economy, says Erik Bethel, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SinoLatin Capital.
View ArticleTough times for foreign banks
Foreign banks in China, which largely sat out the lending binge created by the nation's giant stimulus package, might be facing their most difficult period for their business operation in the country.
View ArticleWorld assured of stimulus efforts
China will not end its stimulus initiatives at a time when the global economy is starting to see "slow and zigzag" recovery from its free fall, Premier Wen Jiabao assured global business leaders...
View ArticleNo time for complacence
As economic movers and shakers from all over the world compare notes at the Summer Davos in Dalian for revitalizing growth, the Chinese have reasons to feel good.
View ArticleAlcoa eyes M&As as prices plummet
Keeping cool nerves while facing multiple challenges, the CEO of aluminum giant Aloca remains upbeat about the prospect of joint overseas acquisitions with Chinese partners even as he keeps all options...
View ArticleBrazil warns over dangers of complacency in trade
Although China has replaced the US as Brazil's largest trading partner, there is no room for complacency, said Rodrigo Tavares Maciel, executive secretary of the China-Brazil Business Council.
View ArticleCBRC: Greed at root of global banking woes
With the world economy still in the shadow of the financial crisis, financial supervision and the security of the financial markets will prove a heated topic at this year's Summer Davos in Dalian.
View ArticleChina firmly opposes trade protectionism
China will continue to actively take part in the economic globalization process and resolutely oppose trade and investment protectionism, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said yesterday afternoon in a speech...
View ArticleEgypt looks to China to make up FDI shortfall
Egypt is seeking increased direct investment from China in a bid to shore up dwindling overseas backing for the northern African country amid the global economic downturn.
View ArticleElectronics giant determined in ongoing battle abroad
It took five years, but TV and mobile phone maker TCL's chairman Li Dongsheng finally saw the company recover its overseas business.
View ArticleFirst Eastern expects to pioneer QFII investment
Editor's note: Buoyed by the news that China plans to raise the limits on inbound portfolio investments and shorten their lockup period, foreign private equity (PE) firms are now keen to increase their...
View ArticleGreentech 'could reach 15 percent of GDP'
China's market for green technology solutions could reach $1 trillion annually, about 15 percent of its forecast GDP in 2013, according to a report released yesterday at the Summer Davos forum in Dalian.
View ArticleKindle kindles a ray of hope for domestic companies
The international success of Amazon's e-book reader Kindle is prompting Chinese companies to create their own versions for the domestic market.
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