China was set to become the world’s second largest new car growth market by the end of 2006, with the country likely to claim the number one spot, surpassing the United States, by 2015... Read more...
The Chinese construction industry is booming. While many countries are enjoying a building frenzy none can compete with the largest building site of all. China is using half the world’s concrete and a third of its steel for its numerous ambitious projects. Read more...
China’s economic growth is based on a foundation of an insatiable hunger for energy. Indeed, the country is the world’s second largest consumer of energy, behind the United States. Much of the power generated in the country comes from coal, some 78 percent... Read more...
Insurance in China is still a fledgling industry, accounting for only a small fraction of total output. But there have been signs for some time now that the insurance sector is likely to grow; indeed since the 1980s when the industry was revived... Read more...
With a booming economy there has never been a better time to invest in China. However, where in China is best? In recent years a great deal of effort has been made to improve the accessibility of the more isolated provinces in China. New infrastructure has been constructed to encourage greater foreign investment. This section acts a guide to investment in China by region. Read more...
In many countries investment in real estate has been very popular over the last years. You can either invest direct in real estate or indirect through real estate investment trusts (REIT). This article will explain what REIT’s are, what advantages they have over other investment tool and will give disadvantages. The second part will focus on REIT’s in Asia.
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The world oil reserves are running out, and the worlds demand keeps on rising. According to the Energy Information Agency of the U.S. government the world demand for oil is expected to increase by 54 percent till 2025. Another additional 44 million barrels of oil have to be produced every day to meet this demand. This growth in demand comes particularly from China, with its fast growing economy. China, who’s after the U.S, the biggest demander of oil is creating an oil reserve for the coming decade. Read more...
China’s economy has changed from a centrally planned economy (CPE), which was introduced in 1949, to a more market orientated economy in 1978 and is currently a significant participant in the global economy. There were some inherent shortcomings of the CPE, like the defective functioning of the planning mechanism, the monopolistic, non-contestable position of the State Owned... Read more...
