China, Africa Trade Remains Unbalanced
Trade Dependence For Commodity Exporters Remains Risky Nearly two decades after the launch of the first Forum on China-Africa Cooperation,…
China Real Estate: A Property Conundrum
China’s housing sector has become too big to fail. Real estate investment accounted for over 10 percent of the economy…
China: A Roadmap For Continued Economic Reforms
Last month’s meeting of China’s ruling elite reconfirmed several trends which are important for global investors. Xi Jinping is the…
China’s Debt: Nothing To Fear
China’s credit rating was recently downgraded by Standard & Poor’s (SP Global) from AA- to A+ because of worries over…
Global Supply Chains: An Industrial Boost For Emerging Markets
Globalization is scarcely ever out of the news these days. The political, economic and financial structures that have shaped our…
Despite Lagging Growth, Global Economy Forging Ahead
Ending 2017 On Positive Footing The global economy is heading into the year-end relatively strong. Growth is higher than in…
Asia’s Bond Markets: An Impressive 2017
Is Asia’s bond market coming of age? Given 2017 issuance so far, it seems so. Asia’s bond markets in general…
One Belt One Road: The Potential Of The UAE
China’s global economic ambitions rest, at least in part, on the success of its Belt and Road (B&R) initiative, which…
Emerging Markets Continuing “Positive Run”
Emerging markets (EM) continued their positive run over the summer, predominately boosted by a weaker US dollar, robust global trade…
Emerging Markets: Supply Chains & Global Trade
Emerging markets are primed for global trade. With steadily growing populations, middle-class communities in multiple countries on the rise and…
As “Green” Bonds Surge, ASEAN Lags
We are entering a new era of green finance. Global leaders and corporations are doing more to reduce their impact…
Asia’s Market Rally Will Continue
Asia’s equity markets have had their best start to the year since 2009, rising almost 30 percent so far this…
