Professor Li Haitao, CKGSB Associate Dean, positively forecasted China’s economic growth potential at the 7th Asia Pacific Financial Forum (APFF), co-hosted by Aju Business Daily and Hong Kong Wenweipo, on March 27 at the Plaza Hotel in Seoul. Professor Li claimed the golden age of the Chinese economy has yet to come, and that China’s economic potential is still immense. Professor Li described that ’13 billion Chinese citizens’ desire to improve life’, ‘Development gap between the East coast and the inland area’ and ‘the Chinese government’s willingness towards economic reform’ to be the main drivers for this growth. 

Prof. Li Haitao, Dean's Distinguished Chair Professor of Finance and Associate Dean of MBA Program at CKGSB, participated in the 2014 China Forum in Seoul, Korea, where he talked about the new wave of entrepreneurs who have been motivated by Alibaba’s success story. These businessmen, he said, will transform the Chinese economy, with an improved trade situation between Korea and China another beneficial consequence.

Although many industry experts have shown pessimistic views towards the future of the Chinese economy, some optimists still suggest that Chinese authorities will not close their eyes on the economic hard-landing and claim that the Chinese government has plans to re-charge its stagnant economy. Professor Li Haitao, CKGSB Associate Dean, is one of such optimists. He maintains the positive view on the Chinese economy and forecasts that “China would safely achieve its 7 – 7.5% potential growth rate objective”.

CKGSB’s MBA class recently hosted Nielsen Greater China President Yan Xuan at the school to talk about the company’s four main areas of work: Consumerization, Innovation, Marketing Effectiveness and Performance Management. Known primarily as an audience measurement company, Neilsen has a presence in more than 100 countries around the world.

CKGSB Professor Li Haitao pointed out CKGSB’s competitive edges as follows. Firstly, CKGSB has an unrivalled alumni network. Out of 4,000 CKGSB alumni, there are many high-level public authorities and private corporate CEOs. Professor Li said “Out of top 500 companies in China, 100 corporate CEOs are CKGSB alumni”. A world-class faculty is another strong point of CKGSB. He said “CKGSB faculty is the best not only in China but even when including Singapore and Hong Kong. There are 40 full-time professors born and raised in China who obtained Ph.D degrees in the privileged universities in the western countries, which means they have profound western knowledge as well as deeper insight into China.”

When speaking about China, professors and alumni of Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB) have no hesitation in discussing its problems. But, in their eyes, pollution, corruption or the housing bubble are not sources of worry or frustration. Rather, these are opportunities to make a difference. Freda Wan of South China Morning Post discusses this phenomenon and how CKGSB can capitalize on these opportunities.

At the end of 2013, the People’s Bank of China indicated that the country’s foreign exchange reserves are now big enough. To find out what this means the FT’s Emma Boyde talks to Li Haitao, professor of finance and associate dean for the MBA programme at Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business.  

An Interview with Prof. Li Haitao, Associate Dean of the MBA Program, Dean’s Distinguished Chair Professor of Finance, CKGSB

On November 23rd, the Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB) organized a forum at the Ancestral Temple at the Beijing Working People’s Culture Palace to celebrate the 10th anniversary of its MBA program. The forum gathered prominent Chinese business executives from a range of sectors, along with prominent CKGSB alumni and current students, to discuss how advanced business education can help groom China’s future leaders over the next decade.

Beijing, November 8, 2013—This weekend, the Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB) will host the Review of Accounting Studies (RAST) Conference, welcoming 85 scholars from leading institutions around the globe to discuss the latest research findings in accounting. CKGSB, a research-led business school with world-class faculty, is proud to hold the annual conference for this leading academic journal. As one of the top international journals in business and finance, RAST provides an outlet for significant academic research in accounting including theoretical, empirical and experimental work. This is the first RAST Conference to be held in Asia, signifying the rapid spread of academic knowledge into and from the region.

PBOC’s move to devaluing the RMB didn’t just follow weak exports data, but also IMF requirements for more market-driven exchange rates.

A huge shift in trade and relations could be underway across Eurasia, and China’s New Silk Road policy is at the heart of it