Despite an Australian economy growing at a moderate 2.3 per cent according to March quarter figures released by the ABS this month, the latest data on trade payments reveals that businesses are paying their invoices at the fastest rate on ...
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Chinese shares dived on Tuesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down more than 3 percent at the end of trading, driven by an exodus of capital from the stock market. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index dived 3.47 percent, ...
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Earlier this year, I blogged about the excitement in China generated by the news that its Dalian Wanda Group planned to invest $1.09 billion to build and operate a luxury hotel in London. At the time of their announcement (made in the ...
A new fund that focuses on developing China's next generation of industry - so-called Industry 4.0 - through investment in German small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will soon have its initial $1 billion raised, its founder says. ...
Chinese imports and exports shrank again in May, the latest sign of sputtering growth in the world's second biggest economy that adds to pressure on Beijing to avoid a sharp slump. Customs data released Monday showed that exports ...
Tags: China Economy, China Trade
Chinese stocks and economic growth have long had little to do with each other. Between 2010 and early 2014, when China boasted the world's fastest-growing economy, its stockmarket was consistently among the world's worst performers. Since ...
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The long-term consequences of China's coming stockmarket correction are the ones to fear IF YOU were a Chinese worker you could have spent the past year toiling to earn a living. Or you could have bought some shares and sat on the sofa ...
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According to a recent report one third of all food produced in the world ends up as waste, costing consumers globally more than £259bn per year. In addition, around 200,000 tonnes of the 15 million tonnes of food thrown away in the UK ...
Tags: Packaging
Epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA says that Xiamen Changelight Co Ltd of Xiamen, China has purchased multiple TurboDisc EPIK 700 gallium nitride (GaN) metal-organic chemical vapor ...
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Nike topped the list of the most valuable apparel brand with a brand value of $29,717 million in the 2015 BrandZ top 100 global ranking. It is followed by Zara at $22,036 million and H&M at 13,087 million. Tommy Hilfiger was tenth with a ...
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Clariant has created the complete toolbox for formulators to design hot melts with superior performance for any need, using sustainable processing. It features Clariant’s acclaimed Licocene metallocene-based systems and formulating ...
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South Korea, which sends around a quarter of its exports to China, is one of the few countries in the world to run a trade surplus with the Asian giant. Both countries want more of this trade to be done in yuan, which would make trade ...
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Louis Vuitton is the world's most valuable luxury brand according to Forbes list of world’s most valuable brands. It ranks 14th on the Forbes list of world’s most valuable brands. A division of LVMH, Louis Vuitton’s ...
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A study by German market intelligence firm GfK has found the situation for retail in crisis countries in Europe has improved. GfK has carried out a comprehensive analysis of the retail scene in 32 European countries. The study examined ...
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A giant Chinese shipping company is looking forward to the opening of Egypt's new Suez Canal waterway as it will enhance world trade. "The new canal will save both time and money," Qin Haipin, liner manager of China Shipping Container ...