On the 15-17th of February 2023, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business successfully launched the first Global Unicorn Program in Dubai, UAE, a flagship executive education program for future-oriented entrepreneurs.

The rivalry between China’s e-commerce giants has been a constant in the market, despite their different development models

When 2022 began, the government set a target of 5.5% GDP, a goal the market agreed was feasible. In fact, it wasn’t hard to find people who found this a conservative number. However, as Covid-19 continued, cities successively locked down to deal with rising cases, sometimes for months on end. Although this staved off the […]

This year, CKGSB welcomed 8 new professors to the school. They come from the world’s top business schools and possess a wealth of expertise that encompass areas of research such as economics, finance, big data, information systems, marketing, and psychology. To get to know them better we interviewed six professors on their background, their reasons […]

CKGSB’s Business Conditions Index, reflecting confidence levels in China business, reveals some small signs of improvement

Li Wei – Professor of Economics, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business This article is translated from the original Chinese published in FT Chinese on September 1, 2022: http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001097158?full=y&archive According to recent reports, due to rising levels of inflation, in the last month the Biden administration has started to consider removing some of the trade […]

CKGSB’s Business Conditions Index, reflecting confidence levels in China business, shows the serious effects of COVID-related lockdowns

Commentary on the May 2022 CKGSB Business Conditions Index Professor Li Wei Following on from April’s dismal data, the CKGSB Business Conditions Index (BCI) fell from 40.8 to 37.34 this month, which is well below the confidence line of 50.0 (Figure 1). In the last two months, the BCI dropped by 14 percentage points. This […]

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By Li Wei, Professor of Economics at Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business   Recently, Chinese stocks listed overseas, known as ‘China Concepts Stock’, have been on a roller coaster ride. The stock prices of these companies have been falling since the beginning of 2021. Take the S&P China A50 Index, for example: it fell […]

By Li Wei, Professor of Economics at Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business The First Wave of Globalization   According to the American economist Frederic Mishkin, the period from 1870 to 1914 was the first wave of globalization. At that time, global trade grew at an average annual rate of 4%, and its share of […]

By Li Wei, Professor of Economics at Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has been ongoing since February 24. When the conflict first broke out, a swift Russian victory was widely considered a foregone conclusion. However, the war has gone on for months with no peace deal in sight. […]

The idea of an interconnected virtual world is gaining in popularity globally, but there is a possibility that China’s metaverse will develop in parallel

By Li Wei (Professor of Economics and Associate Dean, CKGSB) and Zhu Yunhai (Researcher, CKGSB)   Li Wei is Professor of Economics, Associate Dean for Asia and Europe, Director of the Case Center, and Director of China Economy and Sustainable Development Center at CKGSB. Zhu Yunhai is a researcher at the CKGSB Case Centre. One […]

From launching new programs and partnerships with leading institutions globally to producing cutting-edge research and running flagship forums, 2021 was a memorable year for CKGSB. As we near the end of the year, we take a look back at some of our highlights over the past 12 months.

The Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB) hosted the 7th China Economic Symposium