Author: grahamearnshaw

CITIC Pacific, the Hong Kong-listed arm of the China International Trust and Investment Corporation,

China has announced its intention to launch two new state banks next year,

Although there is much still to be done, there are signs that Vice-Premier Zhu Rongji’s economic reforms are beginning to have a positive effect, says consultant Batey Burn.

China’s consumer market and its increasingly sophisticated taste is a tempting prospect for many foreign retailers. Despite a shortage of shop space, problems of distribution, questions over money supply and prohibitive import restrictions, foreign companies are still succeeding in reaching the mass of Chinese buyers.

Foster’s Brewing Group of Australia predicts huge growth in the Chinese beer market, and is embarking on the first of a planned series of joint ventures with Chinese beer producers. We assess its plans for gaining a head start in a sector where few of its competitors have vet made a move.