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PUTTING PYONGYANG’S KIM DYNASTY INTO SOME PERSPECTIVE
09-01-2012
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PAYING THE PRICE OF THE GLOBAL 'RECOVERY'
09-01-2012
 THE global recovery was bought at the price of reduced medium-term prospects and by covering up financial sector problems which caused the crisis . . .....
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SHADOW BANKING IN CHINA — A MIRROR OF SUB-PRIME?
09-01-2012
 CHINA’S shadow (underground) banking system, which is lightly regulated, if
at all, by authorities, takes central stage in the emerging crisis . . . ....
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How costs are blowing out in China - and manufacturers are having to absorb them
09-01-2012
 MANUFACTURING production costs in China have almost doubled over five years, as wages rise (20 per cent in each of the last two years) and the renminbi appreciates, but many factories cannot relocate outside China without jeopardising their supply chains . . .....
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For Sri Lanka, a new beginning . . .
09-01-2012
 AS it reconstructs after decades of civil war, Sri Lanka will seek to capitalise on its geographical location as a maritime hub, expanding port and aviation facilities while also focussing on energy, education, agriculture and manufacturing . . .....
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Exacerbating the Taiwan-China identity divide
07-12-2011
 WITH a Presidential election pending, the trade and political relationship between Taiwan and China has become the centerpiece of debate. Many fear the Taiwanese way is under serious threat – ‘a disaster persisting ten thousand years’ . . .....
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Europe a divided house, says Punjab Bank CEO
07-12-2011
 IN 2008, there was a collective response, but the European response in 2011 comes from a divided house, says Punjab Bank Chairman, K R Kamath. But he is convinced that India’s economy will continue to power ahead . . .....
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Internationalising the RMB - consequences for Europe
07-12-2011
 EUROPE should look to reap all the benefits – while limiting the risk to a lack of interest in the euro . . .....
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Inflation is hurting in Hong Kong
07-12-2011
 MORE poor Hong Kong families are being forced to rely on charity-run ‘food banks’ as inflation, in part fuelled by the rising value of the renminbi, impacts on living costs. Economists expect inflation to worsen . . .....
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Protectionism back on the radar
07-12-2011
 WITH world trade talks stalled, export restrictions are on the rise and trade disputes more common. Pascal Lamy, Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, believes stalemate has occurred because the world has moved from a two-speed to a three-speed economy – developed, developing and emerging developing countries . . . ....
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Downturn will test economy in India : Moody’s
20-11-2011
INDIA will have its own set of problems as it tries to rebalance its macro-economic position . . .....
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Don’t write China off, warns CLSA analyst
07-11-2011
 BEIJING has the political will and fiscal firepower to quickly implement new stimulus if it needs to, says CLSA China analyst Andy Rothman . . .
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Shinkansen suppliers eye Australian HSR prospects
07-11-2011
 MOOTED plans in Australia to build high-speed rail from Melbourne to Brisbane have attracted attention from Japan, but Japanese suppliers will be running a careful eye over costs, and the prospect of profitability . . .....
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So who wants to be an AEO?
07-11-2011
 DESPITE its membership of APEC, and commitments to the WTO, Australia has so far failed to embrace new trade security safeguards introduced by other nations following the 9/11 incident. With the concept of Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) becoming a benchmark for ‘best in class’ traders, and more bi-lateral Mutual Recognition Agreements covering AEOs being signed off by Governments, Australian companies are being warned that they will face increasing costs in accessing foreign markets, and will miss out on opportunities as they are excluded from “AEO-preferred” supply chains . . . ....
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US$1 trillion spend on infrastructure in India
26-10-2011
 THE Indian Government is looking at a forward spend of US$1 trillion on infrastructure in its 12th Five Year Plan, and half of that will be in private-public partnerships. Australia’s Leighton has partnered with India’s Welspun to bid for new business . . .....
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