Trade body says upturn in US and Europe likely to drive stronger-than-expected growth, but it cautions that the rise lags behind pre-crisis levels
2014-04-14
Nearly a fifth of China’s population could be only a week’s or a month’s wage away from losing their status as aspiring middle-class urbanites
2014-04-14
Global emissions of greenhouse gases grew more quickly between 2000 and 2010 than in each of the three previous decades, despite a growing number of policies to reduce climate change, according to a new report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The IPCC is the international body for assessing the science related to […]
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2014-04-14
Palo Alto, California-based venture capital firm Jafco Ventures has reached a final close for its fifth fund, raising a total of $260 million, according to a company announcement. The fund, named Jafco Technology Partners V, is the firm’s largest fund to date. It attracted over twenty limited partners consisting of institutional investors, endowments, foundations and […]
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2014-04-14
Beijing-based travel solution provider Baoku.com has completed series A round of financing, raising nearly $10 million, according to Chinese media reports. Investors include China Broadband Capital (CBC) and Beijing-based Chinese telecommunication software firm Asiainfo-Linkage. Founded in 2007, Baoku.com provides web-based intelligent travel management for corporate users. China Broadband Capital is founded by former CEO of […]
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2014-04-14
Global brokerage firm BTIG LLC says it has received a strategic investment from Hong Kong-based brokerage firm CLSA. The deal's value and terms are not disclosed, according to a company announcement. BTIG and its global affiliates will continue to operate as fully independent organizations. CLSA is 100% owned by CITIC Securities, China's largest brokerage firms […]
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2014-04-14
Defaults and small bankruptcies hint at a Chinese economy under pressure, but Beijing is trying to impose market discipline without halting growth
2014-04-14
Twenty-eight years after its Chernobyl nuclear plant blew up, Ukraine confronts a nuclear specter of a different kind: the possibility that its reactors could become military targets in the event of a Russian invasion. Moreover, warfare is rife with ac…
2014-04-14
Asia Pacific’s leading chief financial officers (CFOs) are increasingly optimistic that revenues will rise in 2014 compared to last year, but are less optimistic on the outlook for profits, according to a survey commissioned by Bank of America Merrill Lynch. About 76% of 639 surveyed CFOs and other senior financial executives in the region say […]
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2014-04-14
The author is China International Capital Corporation (CICC) analyst Wang Hanfeng The H-share market rallied 1.9% last week on the back of financial reforms, such as the forthcoming trial of preferred shares and the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect scheme. We reiterate our positive view on the H-share market and our preference over "old economy" sectors, […]
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2014-04-14
China's Inspur Group announced its business strategy for the coming year, and the company will focus on enhancing its cloud computing products and solutions provider position; accelerating its transition to being a cloud computing services provider; and implementing international strategies. The company said it will continue to enhance its leading position as a cloud computing […]
2014-04-14
Data show 2.8bn people in the developing world sit just above the poverty line, at risk of slipping back as economic growth in emerging markets slows
2014-04-14
Data show 2.8bn people in the developing world sit just above the poverty line, at risk of slipping back as economic growth in emerging markets slows
2014-04-14
Most of the millions who have risen out of poverty in recent decades are sitting in what is best described as a ‘fragile middle’