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Zhou Yuan, head of asset allocation at China Investment Corp., the country’s sovereign wealth fund, said US infrastructure spending plans are “too little, too late,” Bloomberg reported. Zhou – whose principal concern is low interest rates in the US – said the proposed infrastructure spending of about US$500 billion over six years should be doubled, […]
Corporate research and development spending in 2009 declined in most Western countries but increased 40% in China, AP reported, citing data released by the European Union on Tuesday. Research spending by European companies fell 2.6% as their sales declined 10.1%. In the US, research spending by firms decreased 5.1%. Japan and other Asian countries maintained high […]
US insurance conglomerate AIG (AIG.NYSE) raised approximately US$17.8 billion from the initial public offering of its Asian unit, AIA Group, in Hong Kong, Bloomberg reported, citing a person close to the situation. AIG sold 5.86 billion existing shares in AIA at HK$19.68 each, the top end of the indicative range. AIG also has an option […]