Finance


Why Are So Few Companies Going Public?
| Jul. 25 2018
Public companies aren’t dying out, but they are becoming a lot scarcer than they once were.


Blocking Bitcoin: Why China’s Cryptocurrency Ban Could be Here to Stay
| Jun. 11 2018
China has banned borderless cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, but it is a move the country may come to regret.
China’s Debt: A Ticking Time Bomb
Does China’s debt, which refuses to stop growing, threaten to take the show off the road.


| Jun. 3 2015
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.


| May. 13 2015
Why the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Matters
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has ruffled many feathers even before its formal launch. We bring you the lowdown on.


| Apr. 27 2015
China Roundup: Shanghai Stock Exchange Boom Has a Zero too Many
This week, trading on the Shanghai Stock Exchange exceeded RMB 1 trillion causing a major software glitch; China’s factory.


| Apr. 23 2015
Demystifying the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Yukon Huang on the mechanics of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, China’s role in its governance, and comparisons with.


| Apr. 21 2015
Gold Rush: Chinese Tech Companies Invest Overseas
Having established their dominance at home, China’s leading tech companies are increasingly turning their gaze overseas.


| Apr. 20 2015
China Roundup: Chinese Economy Data Dampens Spirits
This week, new data on the Chinese economy painted a bleak picture; the Shanghai Composite Index surged (again); and a.


| Apr. 16 2015
China Roundup: Who Moved the Hang Seng Index?
This week, mainland investors pushed the Hang Seng Index to a seven-year high; Alibaba’s Ant Financial launched a.


| Apr. 9 2015
China Roundup: Chinese GDP Growth Likely to Fall Below 7%
The first quarter Chinese GDP growth may fall below the 7% target and the US has softened its stance on.


| Apr. 2 2015
Who’ll Win? Visa and MasterCard Versus UnionPay
Long kept at arm’s length, will foreign bank card companies finally get a fair crack at the China market.


| Mar. 31 2015
China Roundup: More Support for Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
This week, the China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank initiative won more support; fluctuations in the value of the RMB.


| Mar. 26 2015
Mapping the New Silk Road
A huge shift in trade and relations could be underway across Eurasia, and China’s New Silk Road policy is.


| Mar. 24 2015