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2019 China-Australia Business Forum: Li Wei, CKGSB Professor of Economics discusses China’s economic outlook

VideoMarch 18, 2020

CKGSB Professor of Economics Li Wei gives a presentation on the state of China’s economy at London’s iconic Ritz Hotel

VideoJanuary 24, 2020

CKGSB Professor of Economics Li Wei on why China’s reduction of forex reserves will unlikely make a big impact on US Treasury yields

VideoJanuary 3, 2020

CKGSB Professor of Economics Li Wei on why China’s reduction of forex reserves will unlikely make a big impact on US Treasury yields

VideoJanuary 3, 2020

The CKGSB BCI is referenced in several top Korea media

NewsDecember 10, 2018

Korean media have been paying significant attention to the latest economic downturn in the Chinese economy. Local business newspapers and online media, such as Financial News, Choice News and Acrofan, have quoted the CKGSB Business Conditions Index (BCI) in their reports about the economic slowdown in China. The expertise of CKGSB and the BCI was highlighted by coverage using the index to explain the economic conditions in China.

CKGSB Business Conditions Index for October 2018: Plunging Confidence

ArticleNovember 19, 2018

In October, the CKGSB Business Conditions Index (BCI) dropped slightly from the worst reading to date in September, from 41.9 to 41.4. Although not quite as dramatic a decline as the previous month, the deterioration of conditions for doing business in China should not be underestimated. It shows that the majority of sampled companies, some of the most competitive private businesses in China, are pessimistic about their prospects for the next six months.

China IPOs: Why Chinese Companies List Overseas

ArticleJuly 30, 2018

Professor Li Wei discusses why so many outstanding Chinese companies end up going public overseas.

Optimism on UK-China Relations at 5th China Economic Symposium

NewsJuly 21, 2018

Experts, business leaders and policymakers stayed optimistic on the future of Sino-European trade relations at the Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business’ 5th China Economic Symposium in London on 19 July 2018, co-hosted with the Institute of Directors (IoD). The event saw close to 300 distinguished guests and high-profile speakers including H.E. Liu Xiaoming, Ambassador of China to the UK, Ralf Speth, CEO of Jaguar Land Rover, Tatiana Krylova, Head of the Enterprise Branch at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, and Xiang Bing, the Founding Dean of Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business.

CKGSB February 2017 Business Conditions Index: Optimism Holds, Financing & Inventory are Major Concerns

ArticleMarch 8, 2017

Optimism for Chinese firms over the next six months still holds, but the corporate financing environment is getting difficult and the corporate inventory is increasing, according to the CKGSB Business Conditions Index, which registered 61.5 in February, a slight increase on January’s mark of 59.8. For CKGSBʼs sample of successful businesses operating in China, corporate sales index fell slightly from 82.7 to 80.5, while profits rose from 67.0 to 72.2, both are well above the confidence threshold of 50. Yet the other two sub-indices—corporate financing and in inventory—are below 50.

CKGSB Prof Discusses Industry-Switching Phenomenon with FT

NewsFebruary 13, 2017

CKGSB Professor of Economics Li Wei talks to the Financial Times about the growing trend of listed Chinese companies from the auto, industrial, chemical and manufacturing sectors switching tack and investing in entertainment, pharma and gaming – often through overseas takeovers – in a bid to capitalize on changing newly-surging sectors and turn around failing business models.

CKGSB Business Conditions Index for August 2016: Optimism prevails, but is on the wane

ArticleSeptember 5, 2016

Everyone in the world is concerned about how the Chinese economy is faring and understandably so. China’s linkages with the world mean that the health of the Chinese economy has a bearing on other economies as well. The CKGSB Business Conditions Index, based on a survey conducted each month, gauges business sentiment about the macro-economic environment among successful Chinese business executives. BCI registered 54.5 in August, slightly less than July’s 56.3. Corporate sales and inventory levels rose slightly.

Downsizing at the World’s Factory: China Daily talks to CKGSB Prof

NewsAugust 20, 2016

CKGSB Professor of Economics Li Wei is featured in a China Daily article that looks at how China’s manufacturing sector is adapting to new global realities, as the country advocates scientific and technology-oriented new enterprises to engage in innovation and entrepreneurship.

CKGSB Professor Talks Global Business on CCTV

NewsJune 20, 2016

Employment figures and commodities prices in the US and the Bank of Japan’s recent rate decision are among the topics discussed by CKGSB Professor of Economics Li Wei during an in-depth studio discussion with CCTV’s ‘Global Business’ anchor Tracey Chang.

CKGSB Business Conditions Index: Reasons for Optimism

ArticleMay 31, 2016

How do Chinese companies view the next few months? The CKGSB Business Conditions Index registered 59.3 in April, falling slightly on March’s overall index of 59.7. This shows that for the survey’s sample firms, of which the majority are relatively successful in China, the next few months are being viewed with some optimism. The CKGSB Business Conditions Index comprises four sub-indices for corporate sales, corporate profits, corporate financing and inventory levels. Corporate sales fell slightly from 74.5 to 73.1, while the profit index rose from 58.9 in March to 61.5 in April. With the sales forecast falling and the profit rising, this shows that cost expectations are improving.

Immersion Program Highlights “Complementary” CKGSB-INCAE Partnership

NewsMay 18, 2016

30 visiting students from Costa Rica’s INCAE Business School spent a week at CKGSB’s New York office, during an insightful “Specialization in Finance” program, which included lectures, panel discussions and visits to three New York companies – Morgan Stanley, Bloomberg and the New York branch of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, China’s largest bank.

CKGSB Business Conditions Index: Waning Optimism in China

ArticleMarch 2, 2016

Everyone in the world is concerned about how the Chinese economy is faring and understandably so. China’s linkages with the world mean that the health of the Chinese economy has a bearing on other economies as well. The CKGSB Business Conditions Index, based on a survey conducted each month, gauges business sentiment about the macro-economic environment among successful Chinese business executives. In January, the Index showed that for most relatively successful firms in China, optimism about business conditions over the next six months is waning, and executives are at best cautiously optimistic.

China Economy ‘Healthy’ Despite Wild Market Swings

NewsFebruary 22, 2016

Liu Ling, a managing director at New China Capital Management, the investment manager for Cathay Funds, told a CKGSB Knowledge Series event that China’s stock-market gyrations are the growing pains of a “healthy and solid” economy, highlighted by China’s middle class overtaking America’s to become the biggest in the world.

Consumer-centric Marketing Can Boost Profit, ROI

NewsFebruary 1, 2016

Sun Baohong, the Dean’s Distinguished Chair Professor of Marketing at CKGSB, and Carnegie Mellon University business and computer science professor R. Ravi outlined at a CKGSB Knowledge Series event a consumer-centric marketing framework that they said would bump up profit growth and return on investment significantly more than a campaign-centered strategy.

Business Conditions Index: Cautious Optimism for the Chinese Economy

ArticleNovember 24, 2015

According to the CKGSB Business Conditions Index (BCI), businesses in China remain confident, but it remains unclear if they will continue to. In October 2015, the BCI posted a figure of 54.0, a mild rise over September’s 51.1 and slightly above the confidence threshold of 50. The BCI hit a 14-month high of 61.3 in May 2015 before sliding steadily, with readings from July to September hovering above 50, indicating that the sample firms became less optimistic about business conditions with regard to the following six months. Despite a moderate rally, it is unclear whether the momentum will hold and so companies need to remain cautiously optimistic.

Prospects Looking Brighter for CKGSB Alumni Companies

NewsMarch 30, 2015

With the CKGSB Business Conditions Index (BCI) posting its highest reading for nearly a year, things are looking up for competitive companies in China, despite the potential impact that continuing macroeconomic risks might have on operations.

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