Labor costs in the manufacturing sector is cheaper in Mexico than other countries especially China. Major US firms have significant operations in the country due to the geographical proximity to the US and abundant and well-experienced workforce. I have written about the cost competitiveness of the Mexican labor market in the past before which you …
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The economy of China has undergone an astonishing growth rate since the 1990s. For instance, China acocunt for just 1.6% of the world GDP. But by 2010, it jumped to 9.2% of the world total GDP. Rising further, China’s GDP reached about 15% of the global economy in 2016. The table below shows the growth …
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The stock turnover ratio is the highest in China. This is true especially with A-Shares which are for domestic investors and traded in the local currency. The B-Shares are bought by foreign investors and they cannot buy A-Shares. Unlike other markets such as the US where most investors tend to hold for the long-term, Chinese …
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The Singapore-Kuala Lumpur route is the world’s busiest air route in the year thru Feb, 2018 according to a recent study. Airlines made 30,537 trips average about 84 trips per day. The flight time between the cities is about an hour. The World’s Busiest Air Routes are shown in the chart below: Click to enlarge Source: Kuala …