Economics

Financial Security: China and the world — Speech by President Romano Prodi

Introduction Highly Distingueshed Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, Never before has the financial sector played such an important role in the world economy…

The 5 Years Plan, 2011-2016 is Just a Bridge Toward a More Complex Future

China must to evolve its economic model to avoid the “middle income trap”, a condition where initial dashing success…

India in Africa: Another Giant Steps in — Prof. Romeo Orlandi, President of Osservatorio Asia SC

India is making good business in Africa. A few years ago it would have been unthinkable. The continent and…

Is the Trap Concealed?

Per capita income in China grew from 155 Usd in 1978 to 4.300 in 2011. Ironically, this unprecedented result…

Food Security: China and the World — Romano Prodi

ZoomlionSino – Europe Dialogue Professor Ship at China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) The Challenge We face three global crises. They…

China Industrial Policy Process — Giorgio Prodi, Osservatorio Asia Scientific Committee

Introduction: China’s tremendous economic growth is the result of the shifts in its economic system. However, the country’s transition…

Citizens and Consumers, Good News for the World

If China pushes for internal consumption, repercussions will be extended to the entire world. The Dragon’s trade surplus has…

China for International Companies: From Internationalization to Globalization

The most difficult thing for foreign companies is to grab a sizeable portion of the Chinese market. Despite increasing…

Politics and Business in Italy

The Italian Constitution ranks politics as the highest field of the human activity. In it, both personal and social…

A Post-Quake Awakening

The last earthquake in Japan proved that our society is vulnerable and the economy looks fragile as well. We…