Economics

Will the Chinese pharmaceutical sector ever become first class?

Snapshot of China’s Pharmaceutical Market China is projected to become one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical…

Mid-Market Buyouts Thrill Italy as Recession Lingers, but will M&A Revival Last?

Mergermarket Proprietary Intelligence Main body : – Italy racks up EUR 11.5bn…

China: a 'Soft Landing' is a Helping Hand to Overdue Reforms

The preceding Chinese government proved able in denouncing economic risks without causing the country to explode in crisis.  On…

Order reigns in Beijing. So far. – Part II

Tradition dictates that regularity is essential.  Only then is the cycle of the seasons maintained, water is available, and…

China: GDP slows to a more sustainable economic model

Is a slight flutter in the Chinese GDP—a 0.2% diminution—sufficient to cause a squall in the real and financial…

Chinese Illusions of a BIT with the USA

Pork has been an unlikely subject of intense debate in the media lately.  What could appear to be a…

Order reigns in Beijing. So far. – Part I of IV

During the Great Proletariat Cultural Revolution, the specter of the exam pervaded China: “does 1 divide into…

"I Have a Dream" Twenty Years Later: The game Is Over But Still With a Revolutionary Chance to Be Played

Over a period of approximately 30 years, between 1980 and 2000, a region in southern Italy, Murgia, located between…

Germany through China’s eyes

The Chinese may write “Europe,” but they read “Germany.”  Beijing has an aversion for uncertainty, it doesn’t…

Employees’ Attitudes Are Main Difference Between Chinese and Western-Made Product Quality

While China has long been considered the world’s leading manufacturing powerhouse, it has never enjoyed a reputation for making…