All China articles – Page 7
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White papersOur key takeaways from IMF’s Spring meetings
Investor sentiment is downbeat, but not overly bearish. With tightening credit conditions, our US growth outlook is lower compared to the IMF’s, while we are more optimistic on China. This supports a cautious stance and a search for opportunities across the emerging world, starting with China.
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White papersUnderstanding China’s local government debt risk
Recent media reports on China’s debt-ridden Guizhou province pleading for Beijing to bail it out have raised market concerns about billions of dollars in local government debt which has been seen as ‘the canary in the coalmine’. The issue with impoverished Guizhou’s sizeable debt burden is illustrative of problems at China’s local government financing vehicles (LGFVs).
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White papersFinancial reform in China – A step forward, or backward?
In early March, at this year’s National People’s Congress, China’s leaders approved the State Council Institutional Reform Plan. It sets out to restructure government ministries and regulatory bodies to enhance policy and reform efficiency. For financial markets, the overhaul of the financial regulatory regime will be the main point of interest: Could it spell progress or regression in achieving a better outcome in the trade-off between stability and efficiency in capital allocation?
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White papersPrimonial REIM Real Estate Convictions Q1 2023
The unexpected resilience of the European economy has led to an improvement in the business perspectives for 2023. However, the ECB has once again chosen to increase its interest rates to limit the impact of inflation, which is expected to decrease by the end of the year.
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White papersChina’s role in global trade and why it still matters
China is a big deal: it singlehandedly accounts for more than 18% of the world’s GDP (gross domestic product). Across the world’s 10 biggest economies it is the top trading partner for eight and a top five partner for the remaining two. It has the world’s largest trade surplus at $676 billion, which is roughly equivalent to the GDP of Poland.
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White papersRamping up the US-China chip rivalry: Who will suffer the most?
In another turn of the screw in its ban on tech and chip exports to China, the US is proposing to block direct company investment in advanced tech areas such as artificial intelligence, 5G wireless and quantum computing. How much China suffers will depend on whether the country has enough knowledge to sustain its own development of advanced tech. There is evidence that it has.
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White papersChina’s Green Enablers Deserve a Place in Equity Funds
Investors focusing on climate change often overlook Chinese firms. We think that’s a mistake. Chinese companies are playing an indispensable role in the global transition to a greener future—and carefully selected shares offer attractive return potential.
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VideoOutlook for China: When one door opens…
In our latest video insight, Silvia Dall’Angelo, Senior Economist, identifies the biggest opportunities and challenges faced by China’s economy on the road to reopening.
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White papersCommodities: From Destocking to Restocking
The micro and macro factors weighing on commodities since last summer are starting to reverse—and secular tailwinds are building.
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White papersISA Briefing: China’s great reopening
After nearly three years of enforcing a comprehensive approach to COVID-19, involving frequent testing, rigorous contact tracing and strict border quarantines, China unexpectedly ended its zero-COVID policy in early December 2022.
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Asset Manager NewsGLP Capital Partners maintains strong fundraising momentum across strategies in 2022
$12.3 billion in equity commitments raised across real asset and private equity strategies
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White papersChina reopening should benefit parts of EM Asia
Spillovers from China’s reopening will be mostly positive. The main channels are through tourism, goods imports and commodity prices.
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White papersSustainable Global Equity Report, Q1 2023
China’s road to reopening should act as a catalyst for emerging markets and global growth in general, while retaining a focus on common prosperity and decarbonisation.
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White papersHong Kong China Equities: Finding Value Amid the Reopening
An economic reopening, a recovery in fundamentals, and favorable policy support are creating a compelling, long-term case for Chinese equities.
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White papersAll change in China, now it’s over to the consumer…
Chinese policymakers are pulling out all the stops to revive economic growth in 2023. Minyue Liu, Investment Specialist for Greater China & Asia/Global Emerging Market (GEM) Equities, underlines the positive implications for equity markets in 2023.
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White papersReal Estate Convictions: Asset Manager’s View of the European Real Estate Markets
2022 saw a more pronounced than expected global slowdown, due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, rising inflation, a tightening of financial conditions and the persistence of the Covid-19 pandemic in China.
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White papersChina’s Reopening Bodes Well for Asian Fixed-Income Markets
Markets have responded warmly to China’s easing of its zero-COVID policy, although it’s not clear yet how quickly or smoothly the country’s economy will recover. While some bumps in the road are likely, we expect China’s reopening could lead to further gains in Asian credit and currencies in 2023.
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White papersCrouching Tiger, Hidden “Rabbit”
Read more on how 5G technology plays a pivotal role in the Chinese live-streaming e-commerce market.
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White papersFirmer foundations for China’s property market in 2023
The Chinese property sector has been in the headlines over the past year, and not for the right reasons.
