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Wonkblog: Everybody chill out: Chinas economy is still only half the size of ours
Is China's economy really set to overtake the United States this year, as many news outlets reported Wednesday morning? Not exactly. Those headlines come from a new World Bank report that looks at the purchasing power parities (PPP) of world economies. It's a way of standardizing GDPs across different currencies and economies by ...
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30 Apr Il sorpasso della Cina
È dal 1872 che gli USA non perdono il primato di prima potenza economica mondiale, cosa che accadrà molto probabilmente questanno. E in questo caso, mentre il 2011 è entrato nella storia come sorpasso del Brasile sullInghilterra, il 2014 potrebbe essere ricordato come declino degli USA. A spodestare i padroni ...
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Dei/Sole 24 Ore - Cina: mercato nautica da diporto pari a 2 mld USD nel 2013 (+ 10% annuo)
Cina: mercato nautica da diporto pari a 2 mld USD nel 2013 (+ 10% annuo) Il mercato delle barche da diporto in Cina sta crescendo passando dall'importazione di 50 barche nel 2007 a più di 600 nel 2013, con una predilezione per le barche di ...
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China rejects sign it may soon be No. 1 economy
China has rejected a World Bank report that suggests it might pass the United States this year to become the biggest economy measured by its currency's purchasing power.
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Usa perdono primato, Cina prima economia
Ft, sorpasso prima del previsto, India e' terza
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China set to pass US as largest economy
Worlds richest power since overtaking Britain in 1872, the US is about to be surpassed by China, a shift previously not expected until 2019
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Prime Minister receives Finance Minister of China Lou Jiwei
Finance Minister of China Lou Jiwei paid a two-day official visit to Mongolia on April 28 upon the invitation of Mongolian Finance Minister Ch.Ulaan. Within the frames of the visit Minister Lou Jiwei called on Prime Minister N.Altankhuyag. Beginning the meeting, N.Altankhuyag noted his satisfaction in the progress of the two ...
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Timchenko Named Head of Russia-China Business Council
Sanctioned billionaire Gennady Timchenko will replace Boris Titov as head of the Russia-China business council, or RCBC, as Russian economic relations with China grow apace, RIA Novosti reported Tuesday.
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Disney, Partner to Invest Extra $800 Million in Shanghai Resort
Walt Disney Co. and its Chinese partner will invest an additional $800 million in a Shanghai theme park currently under construction, Disney CEO Robert Iger said.
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Alibaba, partner invest $1.2B in China video site
E-commerce giant Alibaba Group its expanding its online entertainment presence by investing $1.2 billion with a partner in video website Youku Tudou.
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Currencys Drop in China Complicates Trade Markets
As Chinese exports grow cheaper overseas, the question is whether the government is orchestrating the renminbis slide.
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Cool Japan Fund aids sales in China
Cool Japan Fund Inc. will help H2O Retailing Corp. open a department store in Ningbo in China’s Zhejiang province to sell Japanese products, according to the public-private fund. The move, announced Thursday, is part of the fund’s efforts to promote exports of Japanese culture. H2O Retailing and Cool Japan Fund ...
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Indústria da China encolhe pelo 4º mês, mas contração diminui, mostra PMI
A atividade industrial da China encolheu pelo quarto mês seguido em abril, sinalizando fraqueza econômica no segundo trimestre, mostrou nesta quarta-f...
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China PMI eases pressure on Beijing
A STILL-WEAK but relatively stable outlook for factory activity in China could ease pressure on Beijing to step up targeted stimulus measures.
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China PMI improves but risk remains
ACTIVITY in the Chinese manufacturing sector improved slightly in April but remains in contractionary territory, a private survey shows.
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Yum's Profit Improves as China Sales Recover
Yum Brands posted first-quarter per-share earnings of 87 cents, with net income at $399 million on revenue of $2.72 billion.
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Obama seeks to use Japan trip to unlock broader Asia-Pacific trade deal
President Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will tackle a number of issues during Obamas state visit to Japan, but one issue rises above the rest: whether the two countries can resolve enough of their economic differences to help unlock a broader trade deal across the entire Asia-Pacific region. ...
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Yum's profit rises as KFC in China sales rebound
Yum reported a higher-than-expected profit for its first quarter as sales recovered at its KFC chain in China.
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Chinas car lobby warns foreign brands
Foreign invested joint ventures should have their own research and development capabilities and reduce reliance on overseas technology, says Dong Yang
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Cina, si allarga la protesta degli operai dei grandi marchi. La Nike pensa di ritirarsi dal Bangladesh
Nuove proteste degli operai cinesi del colosso taiwanese Yue Tuen, che lavora per Nike, Adidas, Reebok e altri, mentre in Bangladesh rimangono i problemi a un...
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WTO ruling on China export restrictions instructive for SA
It is not often that events in the arcane world of international trade law in Geneva coincide or, in this case, potentially clash with the workings of Parliament, writes Peter Leon