Category Archives: China

Weekend Lecture: New Goals for China’s Economic Development – LSE

Posted on January 18, 2014 by macromon

Speaker(s): Professor Liu Wei Chair: Professor Paul Kelly Recorded on 21 November 2013 in Old Theatre, Old Building.  China has built a relatively well-off society by the end of the 20th century, transforming from a low-income country to a lower-middle-income … Continue reading →

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You’ve come a long way, China!

Posted on December 17, 2013 by macromon

Wow, this really hits home just how far China has come over the past four decades. In their book Red Capitalism, the authors write that Deng Xiaoping led a large Chinese delegation in 1974 to a special session of the … Continue reading →

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China: The road to reform – FT

Posted on November 14, 2013 by macromon

The FT’s Beijing correspondents look at the reforms announced at the conclusion of the third plenum of the 18th CPC Central Committee. For more video content from the Financial Times, visit http://www.FT.com/video (click here if video is not observable)

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China’s reform coming-out party, demystified – ReutersTV

Posted on November 6, 2013 by macromon

Nov. 6 – If you’ve been following the news from China, you’ve likely heard about the upcoming ‘third plenum.’ But just what is it and how vital is it to the country’s future?  Jane Lanhee Lee reports. – ReutersTV (click … Continue reading →

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China’s rebound looks unsustainable – FT

Posted on October 20, 2013 by macromon

The FT delivers up some chum for the Panda bears.   Self included. China’s growth rate rose back to 7.8 per cent in the third quarter, but according to Liu Li-Gang, ANZ’s chief China economist, that growth still relies on investment … Continue reading →

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China’s dam-building – Economist

Posted on September 19, 2013 by macromon

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Still Panda Bears

Posted on September 3, 2013 by macromon

The FT video below  does good job explaining China’s continued addiction to debt. This is why we remain bears on China even as the recovery in the country’s manufacturing sector accelerates (apparently). Monetary policy and the financial sector are still … Continue reading →

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World’s Fastest & Slowest Growing Economies

Posted on May 2, 2013 by macromon

Here’s our update of last November’s post of the world’s fastest and slowest growing economies ranked by 2013 GDP growth.  The growth estimates and nominal GDP data are from the April IMF World Economic Outlook database. We still note, the … Continue reading →

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China and the internet – The Economist

Posted on April 16, 2013 by macromon

Stunning,  564 billion people online! (click here if video is not observable)

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Stratfor: Mexico’s Reset with China

Posted on April 8, 2013 by macromon

Stratfor Latin America Analyst Elias Kraushaar discusses how increasing trade and investment opportunities between Mexico and China will affect the future of the two countries’ bilateral relationship. For more analysis, visit: http://www.Stratfor.com (click here if video is not observable)

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