Local Government
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 roundup: APEC agreements; Alibaba’s Single’s Day Sale Booty; and a New Bankruptcy Law
This week, the much awaited APEC conference came to a close, Alibaba netted more than $9.3 billion in Single.


| Nov. 14 2014
China Roundup: The Chinese economy and structural changes; Baidu Eye; and Apple’s New Problem
This week, figures from the HSBC/Markit PMI implied that the Chinese economy might finally be on the path to.


| Sep. 5 2014
The Role of Land Sales in Local Government Financing in China
Land sales contribute significantly to local government financing in China as well as provincial GDP targets. But this is both.


| Sep. 3 2014
Real Estate in China: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
What ails real estate in China? Are we heading for a property market crash? Does the government need to step.


| Jul. 8 2014
Local Government Debt in China
Local government debt in China is spinning out of control. A look at the most indebted cities in China and.


| Apr. 21 2014
Big Data Analytics: What’s the Big Deal?
China has the will to leverage big data analytics, it just needs to hone the way. Much and more has.


| Dec. 30 2013
Joint Liability of Platform Loans
Despite the fact that local governments avoid paying debts, banks do not have sufficiently powerful means to regulate debtors. It.


| Jan. 30 2013
Doing Business with China: The Power of Local
The experience of multinational companies shows that succeeding in doing business with China depends on a good understanding of local.
| Jan. 18 2012
To succeed in China, align with government policy
Much of the west, especially the US, once imagined itself as a land of freewheeling enterprise: the gods of the.
| Sep. 15 2011