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Business Economics & Trade

At your service

Business centres, now a well established concept in China, are a costeffective solution for multinational companies that require temporary office space. Some, however, are starting to look to the longer term.

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Business Economics & Trade

Shake-out for SOEs

The implications of China’s accession to the WTO are explored in a new Unctad report. In this extract, state-owned enterprises in sectors such as automobiles are shown to be especially vulnerable to big job losses.

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Business Economics & Trade

Taking on the big boys

The Zhangjiang High-Tech Park in Shanghai is home to an innovative medical start-up company that is beginning to compete with multinational groups on the global stage.

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Business Economics & Trade

To have and to hold

Setting up a holding company in China is an expensive proposition for multinationals, but there are substantial advantages to be derived.

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Business Economics & Trade

Confidence returns

Changes to dozens of laws and rules following China’s accession to the WTO has greatly enhanced China’s attractiveness to foreign investors.