Economy of China

Structural reforms need for sustained China growth

21 May 2013

China must tackle institutional reform if it is to maintain dynamic economic growth in the long term and avoid falling into a so-called middle income trap of rising costs and falling...

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Worrying economic parallels between China and India

21 May 2013

China and India are very different countries with very different economies. But visiting his opposite number in New Delhi this week, Chinese premier Li Keqiang may well have been struck by some...

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China urban private sector wages grow 17.1pc

18 May 2013

China’s private sector wages in urban areas grew 17.1 per cent last year, official figures showed on Friday, even as the country’s economy expanded at its slowest pace in 13 years.

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Hong Kong's relationship with mainland is no one-way street

27 Feb 2013

If you were to judge Hong Kong's relationship with the mainland solely on the basis of what government officials here say, you would get a thoroughly confused picture.

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JP Morgan sees QDII boost for Hong Kong

21 Apr 2006

US investment bank JP Morgan says the mainland's move to relax restrictions on companies and individuals holding foreign exchange and investing it externally will boost sentiment on the Hong Kong...

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Gift-horse for stock market deserves closer inspection

3 Jun 2003

Investors want to know exactly how and when the scheme will be implemented

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Opinion

Alex Lo

A dangerous demagogue in our midst

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Jake Van Der Kamp

Ferry subsidies to push rents up further

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Neoh dashes foreign players' listing hopes

China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) chief adviser Anthony Neoh has dashed the hopes of overseas companies planning to list in China, saying a change in the entry rules was unlikely to...

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Management scarcity a hurdle for foreign ventures

The mainland remains a difficult market to crack for foreign investors, with increasing domestic competition and the unresolved problem of human resources, according to the Economist Intelligence...

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H shares told to stick to plan

CHINA'S new securities supremo has called for overseas-listed Chinese companies to adhere to plans to spend listing proceeds as part of the effort to enhance foreign investor confidence.

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Barings tips one type of stocks in mainland after yuan merger

CHINA is expected to have only one class of shares after it allows the yuan to become convertible, says the Baring group's newly-appointed chief representative in China.

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