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New book: "Debating China’s Exchange Rate Policy"
Given the seemingly endless posts on whether China will revalue or not on other China websites those interested would do well to buy this book. Debating China’s Exchange Rate Policy edited by Morris Goldstein and Nicholas R. Lardy China’s exchange rate policy has a great impact on the economies of the United States and the [...]
“killing the rooster to scare the monkey” over "ratholes"
So many animals in one article made this FT piece a “must blog post”. It will come as no surprise that there exist a large number of loopholes and shady dealing in the Chinese stockmarket. The financial sector will always be ahead of the giant lumbering government. This is also true for Western countries as [...]
It’s Not Outsourcing!
Just as we see in television commercials, Robert Ruyak insists that margarine is butter: “It’s not outsourcing,” insists Robert Ruyak, managing partner and CEO of Howrey, describing his firm’s new office in India. Of course, it’s not lawyering, either, since an American firm practicing in India would violate Indian law. Instead, it’s a new attempt [...]
The Little Red Book (Of China Business)
The iconic little red book of the Mao era has had a bit of a facelift and has been re-jigged by Sheila Melvin (formerly of the US-China Business Council, and currently a member of the National Committee on US-China Relations*) as a business book The Little Red Book of China Business. OK, so there [...]
Brokerages can now manage individuals’ assets
Chinese brokerages will be allowed to manage assets for individual clients for the first time, Bloomberg reported. The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) announced the move by publishing a set of draft rules on its website yesterday, and has requested comments from the public. Under the draft rules, brokerages can manage cash, bonds, asset-backed securities, [...]
Chengdu Investment News: January 7, 2008
Agricultural Trade Office at US Consulate General Chengdu opened On December 14, the Agricultural Trade Office at US Consulate General Chengdu was formally opened in Chengdu, which is the fourth set up by US Department of Agriculture (USDA) in China, following those of Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, and which is also USDAs 102nd among overseas [...]
A decline in the U.S. ports’ traffic
Surprisingly, traffic in October at United States-based retail container ports was down compared to the same timeframe last year for the third consecutive month, according to Logistics Management Magazine. A major reason for the ongoing decline in container traffic growth is a weak overall economy, and the fact that retailers are carefully managing their inventories [...]
GRA becomes a finalist for supply chain award in Australia
GRA, a provider of professional services and advanced planning systems in Australia announced that it has become a finalist in the 2007 Information Management Award (Len Smith Trophy) at 2007's Supply Chain & Logistics Association of Australia (SCLAA) and the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport Australia (CILTA) Awards. According to Ferret, the Information Management [...]
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