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Business Economics & Trade

Coming down hard?

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

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Business Economics & Trade

Taking the risk

Securing export finance for China is not as easy as you might think for such a rapidly growing economy. We report from the US, on some of the obstacles that face exporters.

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Business Economics & Trade

The chosen seven

The Leading Hotels of the World Group, headquartered in New York, is an organisation of some 270 city and resort hotel properties spread over 56 countries. In return for a fee, the member hotels gain access to an established marketing and promotions network.

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Business Economics & Trade

A driving force

Shanghai Volkswagen is China’s largest and most successful car manufacturer and one of the country’s top joint ventures. We talk to Dr. Bernd Farny, the company’s technical executive director.

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Business Economics & Trade

Field of dreams?

The Tumen River Development Programme has very great ambitions. It hopes to create a sophisticated economic zone and Asian gateway for global trade, on the borders of China, Russia and North Korea. But the finances needed to propel this coming together of unlikely partners, are such that many feel that the proposal is doomed from the start.