Author: grahamearnshaw

Consultant, Batey Burn analyses the latest reforms of vice premier and governor of the People’s Bank of China, designed to guide the economy to a soft landing

Last month the People’s Bank of China’s new governor, Zhu Rongji, unleashed a series of reforms to rein in China’s economy. Consultant Batey Burn assesses how effective they are likely to be.

With the southern SEZs drawing in huge quantities of foreign investment, is Beijing missing out? China Economic Review puts the questions to Mr. Cheng Xiu Qi, of the Beijing Economic & Trade Committee’s foreign investment department.

While China’s regulatory framework is undergoing a lengthy overhaul to ensure it can meet the demands of a market economy, we review the legal services available in China, and to what extent foreign law firms can assist the foreign investor.

Although many Asian countries are seeking to win a share of world aviation markets, China seems less concerned with export prospects than with meeting its own airline needs.