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Business Economics & Trade

Progress – at a price

China’s newest municipality is proud of its enhanced status, but its extended boundaries now encompass some big problem areas.

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Business Economics & Trade

Bumper grain headache

Fear about possible future food shortages is the reason why the Chinese government maintains its expensive and inefficient policy of buying grain in huge amounts at fixed prices.

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Business Economics & Trade

Unified pensions planned

Pension reform in China is made urgent by an ageing population but state workers are worried about any change to the system.

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Business Economics & Trade

Agencies win little credit

International credit rating agencies have come under fire in the Maindland, yet their role has been dismissed as irrelevant.

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Business Economics & Trade

Too good to be true?

The purchase price of a property in Shanghai is tax deductible. PricewaterhouseCoopers assesses the implications.