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Wealth in Wellness

by Faye Bradley | Mar. 16 2021

China’s wellness market is seeing huge growth in China, but Chinese people have different notions of what wellness means.

#Domestic Consumption, #Wellness, #Consumer Behavior

Picking a Product

by Lucy Black | Nov. 19 2020

One of the secrets behind the “Factory of the World” is the mass specialization of towns.

#Specialty Towns in China

Knowledge Magazine

CKGSB Knowledge is the school's quarterly English language publication.

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#Dollar, #Foreign Exchange, #Valuation of RMB, #Monetary Policy, #Slider, #Currency, #RMB

The Redback Rodeo: The RMB Exchange Rate

The RMB exchange rate is caught between two powerful forces: the surging Dollar and China’s rising power.

by Douglas Bulloch | Jun. 2 2015

#Industry, #Chinese Economy, #Gan Jie, #Industrial Economy, #Slider, #Financing

China’s Industrial Economy is At a Crossroad: Better Days Ahead?

CKGSB's Business Sentiment Index shows that China's industrial economy has finally stabilized after a year of contraction.

by CKGSB Knowledge | May. 13 2015

#Valuation of RMB, #Inflation, #Slider, #Productivity, #Exports, #Economic Reform, #PBOC, #GDP Growth

The Chinese Economy Adjusts to the New Normal

The Chinese economy is slowing and that has significant ramifications for things like capital and the Renminbi. Is there a.

by Major | Mar. 10 2015

#Overcapacity, #Slider, #Industry, #Chinese Economy, #PBOC, #Monetary Policy, #Gan Jie

China’s Industrial Slump Eases, No Hard Landing

Is there a quick fix for the Chinese economy? China’s industrial sector is still struggling against strong headwinds, but.

by Major | Feb. 13 2015

#Investment, #PBOC, #Valuation of RMB, #Slider, #PMI, #Currency, #Monetary Policy

China Roundup: What’s Behind China’s Required Reserve Ratio Cut?

This week, China’s central bank finally bit the bullet and cut the required reserve ratio by 50 basis points.

by Major | Feb. 5 2015

#RMB, #Logistics, #Shanghai FTZ, #Economic Reform, #Government Regulation, #Slider

Has the Shanghai Free Trade Zone Lived Up to Its Promise?

A year on from its debut, we examine the hits and the misses of the much-touted Shanghai Free Trade.

by Hudson Lockett | Jan. 20 2015

#Brian Viard, #Slider, #Shadow Banking, #Yu'e Bao, #Interest Rate, #Invisible Hand Revealed, #Banking Reform, #Alipay

When your Bank Interest is a Basketful of Vegetables

CKGSB professor Brian Viard on why Chinese banks are resorting to paying bank interest through Mercedes Benz cars, iPhones and.

by Brian Viard | Jan. 13 2015

#GDP, #Businesswoman, #Gender equality, #Gender Inequality, #Diversity Series, #Slider, #LGBT, #Human Resources

The High Cost of Discrimination

Why the cost of discrimination in terms of race, gender or sexual orientation is so high, and why prejudice makes.

by Bennett Voyles | Dec. 1 2014

#Chinese Consumers, #Xiaomi, #Apple, #Housing Prices, #Chinese Economy, #Slider, #Local Debt, #Elon Musk, #Tesla, #GDP Growth

China Roundup: Chinese economy grows by 7.3% (only) and Tesla turns to Tmall

This week, all eyes were on the Chinese economy growth figures, the lowest since 2009; and and Tesla stunned company.

by Major | Oct. 24 2014

#Iron Ore, #Microeconomics, #Opportunity Cost, #Mergers and Acquisitions, #Brian Viard, #Pricing, #Chinese Company, #Slider, #Volkswagen

Deciding to Invest in Something? Bear in Mind the Opportunity Cost

By using the principle of opportunity cost, Chinese companies can make better investment decisions.

by Brian Viard | Sep. 23 2014

#Credits, #Slider, #iPhone, #Jack Ma, #Chinese Economy, #Apple, #Economic Reform, #Technology, #Imports, #World Economic Forum, #Inflation, #Investment, #Alibaba IPO

China Roundup: No Good News Yet for China’s Economy; and the Spectacular Alibaba IPO Roadshow

This week, new worries about China’s economy came to the fore even as Beijing reemphasized its intent to continue.

by Major Tian | Sep. 12 2014

#HSBC, #JD.com, #Food Safety, #Weibo, #Shanghai FTZ, #Amazon, #Volkswagen, #Taobao, #Warren Buffett, #Xiaomi, #Bank of Communications, #Slider

China Roundup: The Xiaomi-Ouya Tie-up; Heinz’s Baby Cereal Recalled; and Amazon’s Shanghai FTZ Entry

This week, Heinz recalled infant cereal after authorities found lead contamination; Xiaomi tied up with Ouya; Japanese auto part companies.

by Major Tian | Aug. 22 2014

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