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LED Market Growing at 18% Cagr, Boosted by Demand for Energy-Efficient Lighting
Sep 11, 2017The global light-emitting diode (LED) market is increasing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of more than 18% during 2017-2021, rising from $18.51bn in 2016 to $24.67bn in 2012, forecasts market research firm Technavio. In ...
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Compound Semiconductor Market to Grow at 11.24% CAGR From $40.452bn in 2017 to $68.915bn by 2022
Aug 8, 2017The compound semiconductor market will rise at a CAGR of 11.24% from $40.452bn in 2017 to $68.915bn by 2022, driven by next-generation 5G technologies requiring greater speed and minimum latency, according to a report from Knowledge ...
Tags: LEDs, consumer electronics
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More FTA Deals in 2017
Jan 1, 2017China plans to seal free trade agreements with 40 percent of the countries and regions along the Belt and Road Initiative in 2017, officials said on Tuesday. The nation had already established FTAs or is in talks with 25 countries and ...
Tags: FTA, Belt and Road
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China Is Facing Growth Deceleration
Dec 12, 2016A slowdown in China is the greatest threat to the global economy, Harvard economist Kenneth Rogoff told BBC in a curious interview in late September. "The [Chinese] economy is slowing down much more than the official figures show." As the ...
Tags: Chinese economy, global economy
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Shell Future Energy Scenarios:Zone of Uncertainty Ahead
Dec 10, 2016“Signals & Signposts” updates our thinking by taking into account the impact of the global economic and financial crisis. Over the next four decades, the world’s energy system will see profound developments. Heightened ...
Tags: Signals&Signposts, Shell
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New Shell Scenarios Sharpen Focus on Future for Society, Energy
Dec 10, 2016The New Lens Scenarios, which look at trends in the economy, politics and energy as far ahead as 2100, underscore the critical role that government policies could play in shaping the future. “These scenarios show how the choices ...
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IMF Cuts 2016 Global Growth Forecast to 3.1%
Jul 20, 2016The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday revised down its forecast for global growth in 2016 and 2017, due to the uncertainty surrounding Britain's exit from the European Union (Brexit). The IMF expects the global economy to grow ...
Tags: IMF, global growth
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How Should China Cope with US Interest Rate Rise?
Jun 7, 2016A May 25 Bloomberg report said that Chinese officials plan to ask their American counterparts during the upcoming eighth round of the China-U.S. Strategic and Economic Dialogue about the chance of a Federal Reserve (Fed) interest rate ...
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“Mediocre” Is The New Air Cargo Reality
Mar 22, 2016The IATA reports that air cargo global growth continued to perform below its potential – “mediocre growth is now the new reality”. Growth in freight tonne kilometres (FTK) had positive momentum since 2H2015 and into ...
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China Not The Cause of Global Economic Crisis
Jan 22, 2016The world's stock markets are spiralling downwards. The U.S. equity market fell 10 percent last month. Investor terminology calls this a "correction" not a crash. But prospects don't look good. Big investors, banks and financial ...
Tags: Economic Crisis, investment banks
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Bank of Japan Unveils Fresh Measures to Increase Wages, Business Spending
Dec 22, 2015he Bank of Japan (BOJ) announced on Friday it would expand the size of its asset purchasing program while maintaining the same size of the monetary base, in a bid to drive wages higher and boost business spending, two mainstays of the ...
Tags: Bank of Japan Unveils, Increase Wages, Business Spending
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IMF Quota Reforms to Give Emerging Economies Larger Say: Analysts
Dec 22, 2015China has the third largest IMF quota and voting share after the United States and Japan since the IMF reform plan being ratified by the U.S. Congress last week. [Photo: finance.sina.com.cn] Emerging powers like China, India, and Brazil ...
Tags: IMF quota, Emerging Economies
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China Introduces Guidelines on Accelerating FTAs
Dec 18, 2015To improve its free trade areas (FTAs) China will step up cooperation with neighboring countries and improve the support and evaluation systems, according to guidelines published by the State Council on Thursday. By speeding up FTA ...
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U.S. Rate Hike Clarifies China's Policy Challenges
Dec 18, 2015Yesterday's U.S. interest rate adjustment narrows the scope for China to balance currency stability with economic growth. The U.S. Federal Reserve raised the benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points on Wednesday, the first increase ...
Tags: U.S.Rate, China's Policy
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China Aims to Expand Global FTA Network
Dec 18, 2015China's State Council on Thursday released guidelines on accelerating implementation of its free trade agreement (FTA) strategy, with an aim to gradually foster a global free trade network. The guidelines specified that the near-term goal ...