Indian Construction Industry

GDP figures boost case for reining in the economy

9 Aug 2006

Double-digit growth is recorded across the country

Three quarters of the mainland's provinces recorded economic growth of at least 12 per cent in the first half of this year,...

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Fears over rapid Shanghai growth

20 Jul 2006

Shanghai said yesterday that its economy roared ahead in the first half of this year, growing by 12.6 per cent year on year - exceeding the national growth rate by nearly two percentage points,...

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Industrial profits up, despite state efforts

27 May 2006

Sector's takings rise 22.1pc in first four months, thwarting bid to cool growth

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Private firms outperform state enterprises, says official

18 Dec 2004

Highlighting sector's success may ease fears about impact of cooling-off measures

Privately run businesses on the mainland have fared much better than their government-controlled...

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Maintenance sector dominates industry

26 Sep 2001

The number of people employed in the property maintenance management industry has increased significantly in the past decade.

The sector now makes up almost 70 per cent of employees...

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Sector enjoys 26.6pc slice of the pie

11 Jan 2001

Gross sales of international equity funds and managed funds reached US$127.96 million in November, representing 26.6 per cent of the industry total, according to the Hong Kong Investment Funds...

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Opinion

Placating graduates a work in progress

Updated 5:12AM

George Chen

For HSBC, the first love is apparently not the deepest

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Residential-unit supply on increase

Supply of residential units is expected to rise further in coming years as developers step up construction of new projects.

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Mainland ventures skid

A record number of foreign-invested ventures were wound up in the mainland last year and the government failed in its policy of attracting more investment into the poor central and western regions...

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Faulty parts becoming clearer in GDP engine

GDP growth rates are like a standard transmission in a car. For practical purposes, you get them in three speeds forward and one in reverse. The three speeds forward are 0-5 per cent, 6-10 per...

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Building by public sector falls

Construction work undertaken by the public sector slumped 17.9 per cent in the third quarter to $9.7 billion, according to figures released by the Census and Statistics Department yesterday.

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Slowing growth for industrial sector continues

China's industrial output growth in May remained flat compared with April reflecting a weakening domestic demand and over-capacity and price deflation in the manufacturing sector, according to...

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Golden year for economy

PREMIER Li Peng spoke of a golden economic performance in his annual work report.

The domestic economy grew at 9.7 per cent, nearly two per cent higher than planned, while inflation...

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