... lted in a surplus of men. Under the one-child policy, which was abolished just recently, this preference for sons, who parents believe would support them during their old age, led to widespread infant ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-03
... a’s trade surplus peaked at 9 percent of GDP in 2007, it adjusted to the receding price competitiveness: it has been less than half that level each year since 2010. In 2014, as the Chinese economy slo ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-23
... he fiscal surplus. Six times he cried wolf that the government’s balance sheet would sink into the red, yet that never happened. For instance, in his budget for financial year 2010/11, Tsang warned of ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-22
... ge budget surplus, the new government will also be able to invest much more in both human and physical infrastructure – efforts that the coalition’s main parties have advocated. The authorities are a ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-22
... the huge surplus for long-term interests. In fact, Chan has delivered a sensible budget. It has followed the principles of keeping expenditures within the limits of revenues, and committing resources ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-24
... 8 billion surplus for the 2016-17 financial year, public broadcaster RTHK reports. Among the relief measures, salaries taxes will be slashed by 75 percent, subject to a HK$20,000 cap, for 2016-2017. T ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-22
For more than three decades, Asia has experienced faster economic growth than any other region in the world. As it has developed, Asia has been exporting its savings, through a trade surplus with the ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-22
... rget of a surplus before debt costs of 3.5 percent of GDP from 2018 onwards. The IMF, however, has said the current reforms would only produce a 1.5 percent surplus and that income and labor market re ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-21
... The trade surplus reached US$51.35 billion last month, far above that of December. These figures have demonstrated the resilience of China’s broad economy. Historical data shows that A shares do well ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-13
... t-account surplus fell to just 2.1 percent of the gross domestic product in 2016, and the International Monetary Fund projects it to narrow further, as exports continue to fall. But the current accoun ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-01
... s a trade surplus with the US, and Trump is a vocal critic of American trade deficits. Meanwhile, many observers in continental Europe are wondering if the UK’s pursuit of a bilateral deal with the US ...More
EJ Insight2017-01-27
Japan recorded its first trade surplus in six years in 2016 amid recent remarks by US President Donald Trump about Tokyo's trade advantage against the United States. Japan’s US$60 billion trade surplu ...More
EJ Insight2017-01-26
... until the surplus supply is fully absorbed by the economy. AirBnb will incrementally increase supply of travel accommodation, which will keep a lid on the growth of revenue per available room in marke ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-30
... t-account surplus of close to 9 percent of GDP. This has indeed been a mistake. But it is Germany’s problem, first and foremost. While Germany has a large investment gap that hurts domestic productivi ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-28
... till, the surplus was significant. The economic gain helped my parents to compensate the loss of their high social status in this city. With the financial superiority, they could visit our hometown wi ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-19
... ared to a surplus of HK$45.2 million in the previous year, according to an announcement Wednesday. It represented the largest loss since 1897, when the park ceased to be a subsidiary of the Hong Kong ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-08
... ise trade surplus remains relatively large, and the yuan has the conditions to remain basically stable within a reasonable range in the future." Reuters quoted Yi as saying on state TV that the RMB sh ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-28
... ispose of surplus plutonium originally intended for use in nuclear weapons. The Kremlin said it was taking the action in response to unfriendly acts by Washington. It made the announcement shortly bef ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-04
... by using surplus public land and helping new homebuilders into the market, the news agency said. "We'll use all the tools at our disposal to accelerate housebuilding and ensure that over time, housin ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-03
... worldwide surplus of the crop has allowed China to put pressure on its international suppliers, according to the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. Canada is the world's largest canola exporter, and exports ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-23
