Finance


Fairytale or folly?
| Jun. 9 2023
Growth in the number of unicorns in China has been slowing due to economic headwinds and changing attitudes.


Diverging Paths
| Jun. 7 2023
The BRICS countries no longer share similar economic trajectories, but the grouping still has a role to play.
Positive Trends
CKGSB’s Business Conditions Index, reflecting confidence levels in China business, shows big improvements in China’s economic outlook.


| Jun. 6 2023
Bulls, bears and dragons
China’s stock markets are growing in size and number, but too much state control could limit future development.


| Jun. 5 2023
Ebb And Flow
International investors in China’s private equity are finding it increasingly difficult to get their money out.


| Nov. 9 2022
No Cash in Hand
Testing of China’s new digital RMB is well underway, but it may have difficulty beating out the competition.


| Nov. 9 2022
THE GREAT HOMECOMING
Despite record listings in the US in 2021, increased scrutiny from Chinese regulators is pushing companies to stay at home.


| Dec. 3 2021
A Digital World
China is close to releasing a national digital currency, with the potential to upend the entire global financial structure.


| Nov. 15 2019
Eyes on the Prize: Chinese VC Funds
Chinese VC funds are muscling out international VC funding in the China market.


| Oct. 10 2019
Co-Working Capital: Investment is Flowing into China’s Shared Office Market
Co-working spaces are a booming industry concept in China thanks to billions of dollars in funding.


| Sep. 2 2019
Enter the Petro-Yuan?
Most of the world’s oil has been bought and sold with US dollars, but that may be changing.


| Oct. 18 2018
Funding China’s Future: What Can Green Finance Do?
China has rapidly established itself as one of the biggest players in the global green finance movement.


| Oct. 11 2018
Why Are So Few Companies Going Public?
Public companies aren’t dying out, but they are becoming a lot scarcer than they once were.


| Jul. 25 2018
Blocking Bitcoin: Why China’s Cryptocurrency Ban Could be Here to Stay
China has banned borderless cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, but it is a move the country may come to regret.


| Jun. 11 2018