... financial hubs like Hong Kong. Hong Kong has always been a key gateway for China investment, trade and finance. It is also the world's leading offshore renminbi center. The city can leverage its stren ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-19
... renminbi hub in the medium or long term, Chan said. The city's renminbi liquidity shrank 12 percent in September and October, following the devaluation of the currency in August. However, it rose 5 p ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-16
... ntain the hub in London, giving a boost to the city's status as a global financial center, Reuters reported. "London is one of the world's leading international financial centers and home to a large ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-15
Macau, which overtook the Las Vegas strip to become the world’s biggest gambling hub in 2006, has been experiencing year-on-year declines in casino gross gaming revenue (GGR) over the past 20 months. ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-13
... tion as a hub for mainland companies to manage their offshore assets while forming a new economy growth point for the city. It will also bring opportunities for the other three platforms: fundraising, ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-08
... critical hub along the new Silk Road route. To Tehran, China means great economic opportunities in the post-sanctions era. In brief, President Xi's three-nation tour codified China's presence in the ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-03
... facturing hub to a market that is 97 percent service-oriented. People in economically free societies earn incomes that more than twice the average levels in all other countries and they live longer to ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-02
... rves as a hub for parallel-goods traders, has been missing the usual buzz after the iPhone 6s launch last September. Softer-than-anticipated demand for the new phones has led to some traders shutting ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-28
... ain cargo hubs, leaving Huanggang port for tourists. The arrangements, however, should be based on actual demand. There should be room for resident traffic in the cargo ports and for cargo traffic in ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-26
... transport hub, eventually replacing Xi’an as the capital. As a result, many coastal cities in eastern China have gradually taken over the role of northwestern inland cities as gateways. Meanwhile, Gua ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-23
... n zone, a hub of the 21st-century Maritime Silk Road and a pilot zone for China’s new reform and opening up. For more of Dr. Dan Steinbock’ articles, see http://www.differencegroup.net -- Contact us a ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-15
... a tourism hub and scrap entrance fees to certain permanent exhibition halls of local museums. Tourism is a major industry that accounted for 5 percent of the city's GDP in 2013 and provides nearly 270 ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-14
China Cosco Holdings on Tuesday made a binding offer for a majority stake in Greece's Piraeus port, a move that is expected to turn the facility into a logistics hub for Chinese exports to Europe. The ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-13
... facturing hub and a main source of new materials. Although the region is plagued with aging production facilities and overreliance on a few industries, including the auto, steel, metallurgy and petroc ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-06
... versified hub market. In boosting GNI or GDP, the ultimate goal is the development of the economy and the improvement of people’s lives. Given the structure of Hong Kong's economy, businesses in the c ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-04
... financial hub to bolster services as overseas demand for its goods faltered. While industrial production fell for a 10th straight month in November, retail sales rose for a ninth month in October. GDP ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-04
... l-raising hub and listing venue for mainland Chinese companies. As of October, there were 927 mainland companies listed in Hong Kong, with a total market capitalization of HK$15.6 trillion. The mainla ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-01
... strategic hub stretching through the Mekong sub-region to secure closer trade and investment links with Malaysia and Singapore. Railway links are planned to connect other parts of China via Kunming wi ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-28
... role as a hub of entrepôt trade and logistics. However, some businesses appear upbeat about the OBOR initiative even before it takes shape. Singapore’s United Overseas Bank (UOB), for example, has dou ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-25
