Policymakers worldwide have long relied on reactive, symptom-oriented tactics to boost economic growth, instead of adopting a systemic approach that moves beyond output to account for environmental and social outcomes. This may be about to change.
2014-02-11
China has effectively abandoned its policy of being self-sufficient in grain as its population outpaces the ability to grow its own food
2014-02-11
The country’s economy is stronger than rising debt ratios might make it seem
2014-02-11
At least 30 countries around the world either have ballistic missiles or are trying to acquire them. Moreover, the know-how needed to build them is spreading, and their range is increasing, which is why strengthening NATO's missile-defense capability i…
2014-02-11
In South and East Asia, democracies outnumber dictatorships by 17 to six. But they are facing turbulent times, and the old charge that Asia is ill-suited for Western-style democracy is being leveled again.
2014-02-11
In areas like air pollution, traffic congestion, spectrum allocation, and cigarette consumption, market mechanisms have often proved to be the best way for governments to address market failures. So why are such mechanisms now in retreat almost everywh…
2014-02-11
China’s average new home prices in January increased 11.1% from the same period last year to RMB10901 per square meter, according to the China Real Estate Index System (CREIS). After surveying home prices in 100 cities across China, the CREIS found that Beijing's new home prices increased the most in January, up 17.11% year-on-year. The […]
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2014-02-11
The author is Michael Werner, senior research analyst covering the Chinese and Hong Kong banks at Sanford Bernstein & Co. In July 2012, we introduced our Regional Evaluation Framework (REF) to evaluate banking sectors across Asia through a long term investment lens. Eighteen months on, how have things changed against the long term evaluation factors, […]
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2014-02-11
Yantai, Shandong Province-based Chinese drug-maker Luye Pharma Group, which is backed by Chinese private equity firms, is planning an IPO in Hong Kong during the first half of this year, according to media reports. Luye Pharma is aiming to raise around $750 million in the planned Hong Kong IPO. In March 2012, CDH Investments, CITIC […]
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2014-02-11
Beijing-based private equity firm Infinity Group says that its portfolio company, Suzhou-based Wafer Level Chip Scale Package (WLCSP), has listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, raising a total of $118 million, according to a company announcement. WLCSP is established in 2005 after Infinity helped bring semiconductor technology of Israeli company Shellcase from Jerusalem to […]
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