Resources – Production – Markets China’s government aims “to elevate a majority of its people to middle-class status by 2020”. (2 This alone will lead to the demand for natural resources to blow up even more. China offers to help … Continue reading →

Money Matters Although the Chinese currency* is gaining value, this happens at an extremely leisurely speed. Currently less than ½% per month (since mid 2010) despite its obvious under-valuation. The liberalization is likely to remain a long-winded process since the … Continue reading →

This synopsis of Chinese idiosyncrasies (in terms of risk/opportunity issues), to be taken into account when doing business in or interacting with China, is a composition of input collected from experts on site, articles in the NZZ and the two … Continue reading →