China

China’s Top Fund Manager Sees Stock Gains on Pro-Growth Policy

24 May 2012

China’s best-performing fund manager says the government’s pro-growth policies and pledge to compel state-owned companies to increase dividend yields will boost the nation’s stocks in the second half of the year.

China’s Once-Hot Economy Is Turning Cold

24 May 2012

China, which has driven global growth as the United States and Europe struggled, is seeing a real estate downturn, stalling exports and a drop in consumer confidence.

Analysis: China's new privatization plan faces push-back risk

24 May 2012

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's new push to open state controlled industries may look bold after a decade of stuttering privatization progress, but Beijing faces stiff resistance from vested interests in its effort to extend its World Trade Organisation dividend. Beijing's leaders, its top think-tanks, the World Bank and private sector economists all largely agree that for China to build on reform ...