China Economic ReviewWTO members imposed 22 new anti-dumping duties against China in the second half of 2005, a slight decrease on the 25 penalties added during the same period in 2004. But this didn't stop China topping the list of the world's most penalized nations. A total of 15 WTO members claimed they had found evidence of […]
The yuan is poised to ascend past the 8 to-the-dollar mark ahead of a United States Treasury review that may brand China a currency manipulator, Bloomberg reported. In the week to April 28 the yuan rose by 0.05% to 8.014 to the dollar. One-week dollar-yuan forward contracts suggest a 0.3% gain to 7.992 over the […]
Economic growth could reach 9.5% in 2006, beating government targets and suggesting more should be done to curb investment, Vice-Finance Minister Li Yong said. Local government investment in building factories that create jobs and bring in tax revenue must be controlled to avoid excess production capacity and falling prices, Li told the Asian Development Bank's […]
A collection of views on China’s trade issues.
China’s equity markets remain on hold (at time of going to press, anyway) as the regulator tries to find the next Baidu to be the first A-share new issue since IPOs were suspended a year ago. (Query: If regulators are so fussed about finding the next Baidu, why did the original Baidu list in New York instead of in Shanghai or Shenzhen? Hmm, more sake required to answer that one.)