China is building infrastructure not only within the country but also outside of China. Currently two major initiatives are underway to create China’s 21st century silk roads for trade and economic cooperation between the country and rest of the world. 1. China’s Land Silk Road Map This initiative involves building rails, roads and pipelines to …
In this post let us take a quick look at the top 10 trade partners of China. As one of the world’s largest countries in terms of economy and population China plays a major role in global trade. Currently the top destination for exports from China is the U.S. According to a forecast by ING, …
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China is slowly becoming a leading country in innovation. Relative to its peer countries China is far ahead in innovation and R&D spending. While a few years ago the country was known as the “shopping floor for world’s manufacturing” that is no longer the case. Because of its one-party system and the absence of some social …
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China is one of the largest economies in the world with a GDP of over $18.0 Trillion in 2015 based on Purchasing Power Parity. The Per capita GDP is $14,100 and that puts the country at 113 in the world according to CIA’s World Factbook. The above stats do not however tell how far China has come …
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The Chinese equity market is the second largest in the world in terms of market capitalization. Despite the size and breadth of the market, the index provider MSCI recently decided to not add China’s domestic stocks (“A” stocks) to the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. From a recent journal article: “International institutional investors clearly indicated that …
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