The latest list of the largest 500 firms in the world has been released by Fortune, and Chinese firms seem to be on top of it. China has left behind the US, its main competitor, and trade war rival. This has been an unprecedented development in the long history of the Fortune 500 listings since...
Category: <span>Economy</span>
Can Chinese Yuan Become an Alternative to the US Dollar?
Having the world’s largest manufacturing economy China is on its way to the top. It has now taken over the Soviet Union’s spot establishing itself as the second-largest economy in the world following USA. China has the highest exports amongst any other countries in the world. This raises many questions. Can the Chinese Yuan possibly...
Chinese Investment in US Startups Is Resilient in the Face of Tremendous Uncertainty
There’s been uncertainty in the air owing to the economical and political differences and the ongoing trade war between the two largest economies of the world. Despite a thaw in the relationships and a flurry of sanctions and counter-sanctions between the two economic giants, investments across the board seem to be unaffected. The venture capitalists...
Chinese Education Follows Chinese Investment in Indonesia
The rising Chinese investments in the Indonesian economy are no secret anymore. There has been an exponential rise in these investments ever since Chinese President XI Jinping rolled out his ambitious trillion dollar BRI project. Trade with Indonesia has also significantly increased as the two countries have forged closer ties over the past few years....
Chinese BRI Investments a Boon for the Central Asian Economies
The grand Chinese plan known as the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) brings a plethora of opportunities to the Central Asian States. The resource-rich Central Asian states have traditionally relied on the sale of their natural resources and on their small manufacturing sectors. The landlocked states have largely carried out intraregional trade amongst them and...
China Invests in Building Relations with UAE
The major investments being made by China not only in their own country but globally, make it all too clear that China is serious about the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). One of the largest Chinese companies, East Hope Group, has taken the initiative to make a 10 Billion Dollar investment in the Khalifa Industrial...
China Has Quickly Established Itself as the Largest Investor in Bangladesh
The growing south Asian economy has found itself a generous partner to invest in the sectors where it needs the most investment. Chinese investments in Bangladesh have surpassed all other external investments across Bangladesh. These investments have brought Bangladesh closer to the economic giant than ever before. Last year, the Dhaka stock exchange sold a...
Asian Economies to Outperform the Rest of the World in 2020
The re-emergence of Asia as the economic hub of the world is one of the most important shifts that we will witness in our lifetimes. Asia, which bossed the world economy before the Industrial Revolution, had taken a back seat after the economic boom of the West. However, due to efforts of China, the baton...
AI Might Pave the Way for Western Luxury Brands to China’s Millennials and Gen Z’s Hearts
China being the second largest economy of the world is one of the most attractive markets for the luxury brands of the western world. And the newer generations seem to be quite fond of them as well; however it doesn’t seem to be working out well for them. Despite being able to perform well in...
Italy Is a Part of China’s Silk Road Project
Italy is the first developed economy that has step forth to becoming a member of China’s Silk Road Project. During Chinese president Xi Jinping’s stay in Rome, he signed a total of 29 deals worth £2.5 billion. This new project is similar to the Silk Road, which connected China to Europe in the ancient times....