China’s top leadership gave a downbeat assessment of economic growth but didn’t announce new stimulus policies at a key meeting, calling on officials to ensure that housing projects are completed …
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Can the West dismantle China’s pan-Asian railway dream?
Fast train plans are a concern for Western nations worried about China’s growing influence in the region. There is something awfully permanent about a train line once it’s in.
Deglobalisation’s China wild card
China had timed its WTO membership bid perfectly, just when the global trade cycle was on a major upswing. While the financial crisis took a brief toll on Chinese export momentum, the interruption was …
Slowdown in China ripples through corporate earnings
Several multinationals in the second quarter have all cited weakness from the Chinese market as a challenge they’ve either been hindered by or have to overcome.
Billionaire Jack Ma to cede control of financial tech giant Ant Group
A regulatory crackdown that scuppered its $37 billion IPO in 2020 led to a forced restructuring of the financial technology behemoth.
Financial Times: Central Bank of China plans to allocate up to $148 billion to rescue the real estate sector
Beijing is trying to mobilize up to 1 trillion … which played a big role in reducing annual growth to just 0.4% in the second quarter, the People’s Bank of China will initially lend about…
Billionaire Jack Ma to cede control of financial tech giant
A regulatory crackdown that scuppered its $37 billion IPO in 2020 and led to a forced restructuring of the financial technology behemoth.
China Bank H1 earnings jump 39% on record Q2
China Banking Corp. boosted its earnings by 39 percent to P10.1 billion in the first half, from P7.3 billion in the same period last year, after hitting a record P5 billion in the second quarter.
Iron ore price hits 4-week high boosted by rebounding steel margins in China
Twelve blast furnaces in China have resumed operations as margins improved, Chinese metals information provider SMM reported.
China Targets $148 Billion in Financing for Cash-Strapped Developers – FT
China will help property developers by issuing 1 trillion yuan ($148.2 billion) in loans for stalled developments, the Financial Times said on Thursday, as it tries to revive the debt-stricken sector …
Asia credit investors feel the pain of China property exposure
China’s crisis-hit property sector has driven underperformance this year in some Asia-focused credit funds, including one led by a former Lehman Brothers portfolio manager, pummelling their returns …
China Economic Review Jul. 28
Recently, China released the New Urbanization Implementation Plan during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-25), which comprehensively deployed the goals, tasks, policies and measures to promote new …
China’s central bank seeks to mobilise $148bn bailout for real estate projects
Beijing is seeking to mobilise up to Rmb1tn ($148bn) of loans for stalled property developments, in its most ambitious attempt to revive the debt-stricken sector and mollify home buyers who are …