https://www.scmp.com/rss/313790/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com This has been the year that Chinese companies have truly gone global. Collectively, they have announced more than US$170 billion of acquisitions abroad during the first nine months of 2016 – more than in any previous year. Not all have been welcomed with open arms by politicians, regulators or the companies being targeted for purchase. Concerns are understandable when a country quickly becomes such a force in global mergers and acquisitions: compare the anxiety about Japanese acquisitions in the... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2026978/why-when-chinese-come-shopping-assets-there-no-cause-alarm?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2026978/why-when-chinese-come-shopping-assets-there-no-cause-alarm?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 11 Oct 2016 05:02:25 +0000 The recent dip in the value of the Chinese currency surprised many in the markets, but it shouldn't have. The renminbi occupies a position all of its own: it might be the key accessing the world's most dynamic large economy but it is also protected with exchange and capital controls. Despite this, the renminbi's similarities to other global currencies - the dollar, the euro, sterling - are today more important than its differences. From a trade perspective, the currency is already almost fully... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1504280/price-volatility-signals-yuan-closer-becoming-global?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1504280/price-volatility-signals-yuan-closer-becoming-global?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 04 May 2014 19:01:08 +0000