The Declining Attractiveness Of An IPO As A PE Exit Channel
The closing price of Chinese online retailer Vipshop (VIPS, NASDAQ) on March 30 was $4.35, down by 33% relative…
Wenzhou: First Stop On The Road To Financial Reform
At a State Council executive meeting chaired by Premier Wen Jiabao on March 28, the Chinese government approved the…
BRICS: All Bark And No Bite
Although the BRICS countries are growing stronger, the image they cast following the meeting of representatives from Brazil, Russia,…
Technology Tops China's Shopping List
Before he ever reached Beijing, Mario Monti’s mission to Asia had already generated great expectations for its stop in…
Waves Of Globalization: Different Shores On The Same Ocean
Globalization, as the phenomenon of our age, is the result of the flow of goods and capital in new…
Mario Monti Rebuilding Bridges in East Asia
In the next few days, Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti will visit South Korea, China, and Japan. It is…
What Happened to the White Knight?
It would have been difficult to bet on China coming to the rescue of cash-strapped Europe. Nobody expected a…
Fostering development of SMEs
The World Bank report, “China 2030: Building a Modern, Hamonious and Creative High-Income Society”, which was released this week,…
China Economic Model: Challenges and possible solutions
One the hottest topics nowadays being addressed by academics and policy makers in China is how to rebalance the…
The Billionaire’s Club in Parliament
The Chinese National People’s Congress reunites in Beijing every March, and this year will be marked by an unexpected…