The World Bank priced 500m RMB (USD 76m) of RMB-denominated fixed-rate two-year bonds with a coupon of 0.95 percent in Hong Kong, the World Bank China Office announced Wednesday. With [...]
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Lee Perkins | January 6, 2011
Matt Schiavenza | September 25, 2010
The Washington Post discusses whether Shanghai and Hong Kong are in competition to be China’s pre-eminent financial centre:
The questions extend beyond the financial sphere, [...]
Lee Perkins | May 22, 2010
There has been a lot of posturing of late in regard to China’s undervalued currency. However, despite the repeated calls from officials within the US government, there is very little [...]
Matthew Kowalak | March 5, 2010
China’s auto market is revving up, and could help make the Chinese economy the largest in the world.
The potential to capitalize on the Asian giant’s increasing appetite for cars has [...]
Lee Perkins | February 18, 2010
There has been much speculation of late that China is thinking of selling off its massive holdings of treasury bonds – a debate that has been recently reignited by recent [...]
Lee Perkins | January 18, 2010
In stark contrast to the dire predictions that China would fail to meet its self imposed target of 8 percent growth last year – with many, [...]
Lee Perkins | November 5, 2009
According to a recent report by the World Bank, China’s economy is predicted to grow by 8.4 percent, an upward revision from its original forecast of 7.2 percent.
The report outlines [...]
Lee Perkins | October 30, 2009
With all the recent talk of financial stimulus packages and stimulating domestic demand to drive the Asia region out of the current economic slump, I felt it was [...]
