Making sense of the Global Market, Euromonitor International Ltd.

Yu Mitsuhashi

Making sense of the Global Market

Euromonitor International Ltd.

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China’s wage has been increasing and is now higher than some of its peers. This means operating in China involves paying more in wages, which can cause the profit margin to narrow. An important question for businesses is if they can save by moving or planning future expansions in countries where wages are still below China. This article explores the implication of China’s rising wage rates for business organisations and forms a part of our upcoming briefing titled Facilitating Trade.

China’s wage has been increasing and is now higher than some of its peers. This means operating in China involves paying more in wages, which can cause the profit margin to narrow. An important question for businesses is if they can save by moving or planning future expansions in countries where wages are still below China. This article explores the implication of China’s rising wage rates for business organisations and forms a part of our upcoming briefing titled Facilitating Trade.

China Still Lucrative for Businesses Despite the Rising Wage Rates

Bespoke Research on China and neighbouring regions, Bixmoor

Bixmoor

Bespoke Research on China and neighbouring regions

Bixmoor specialises in providing bespoke research to business, governments and the financial community on China and neighbouring regions. We seek to build long-term relationships with our clients, based on our expertise, our reliability and our determination to find the right solution.

China aspires to be a thought leader in the world. But its academic institutions are characterized by poor quality teaching, severe restrictions on what can and cannot be discussed and a lack of intellectual honesty.

China aspires to be a thought leader in the world. But its academic institutions are characterized by poor quality teaching, severe restrictions on what can and cannot be discussed and a lack of intellectual honesty. 

China Struggles to Increase Its Academic Influence

Asia Economist and CEO, Centennial Asia Advisors

Manu Bhaskaran

Asia Economist and CEO

Centennial Asia Advisors

At Centennial Asia Advisors, we tell it like it is. We have no vested interests, no need for a China wall, and no reason to skew our outlook any other way. With over 30 years experience covering Asia’s political economy, you can be sure our conclusions and analyses are based on the unadulterated facts. Through years of fine-tuning our research methodologies, we deliver a quality of macroeconomic analysis few other houses can match.

Centennial Asia Advisors is an independent research and advisory firm that works with governments, multilateral institutions, financial firms and leading MNCs.

Economic Policy and Strategic Advisors

There is one clear upside and two potential downsides from the current trajectory of policy and economic activity in the US.First, the economy appears to be in a positive spiral, likely to boost Asian exports by more than expected:The upside surprise in US manufacturing is just the beginning of more upside surprises in the US, a virtuous upward spiral is emerging:<ul><li>
Fed’s Beige Book revealed tightening labour markets and rising wages: Anecdotal information from Jan 17 to mid-Feb 17 pointed towards…</li></ul>

There is one clear upside and two potential downsides from the current trajectory of policy and economic activity in the US.First, the economy appears to be in a positive spiral, likely to boost Asian exports by more than expected:The upside surprise in US manufacturing is just the beginning of more upside surprises in the US, a virtuous upward spiral is emerging:
Fed’s Beige Book revealed tightening labour markets and rising wages: Anecdotal information from Jan 17 to mid-Feb 17 pointed towards…

How Much Risk Does the US Pose to Asian Economies?

China's liberalization of its tough birth control policies was intended to stimulate an uptick in births. Evidence so far has been mixed. National surveys suggest an increase, whereas local surveys are showing little change. Do officials know what is really happening?

China's liberalization of its tough birth control policies was intended to stimulate an uptick in births. Evidence so far has been mixed. National surveys suggest an increase, whereas local surveys are showing little change. Do officials know what is really happening?

Births in China Show Little Sign of Increase

A few things have stood out in the National People’s Congress (NPC) sessions so far and events leading up to it:<ul><li>
Reluctance to give up ambitious growth targets: Premier Li Keqiang outlined a growth target of 6.5% or higher if possible, which is not very different from 2016’s 6.5%-7% target. Clearly, President Xi Jinping’s promise of China attaining the status of a moderately advanced economy by 2020 is too important to be put at risk by a lower growth target. The signal that provincial and local…</li></ul>

A few things have stood out in the National People’s Congress (NPC) sessions so far and events leading up to it:
Reluctance to give up ambitious growth targets: Premier Li Keqiang outlined a growth target of 6.5% or higher if possible, which is not very different from 2016’s 6.5%-7% target. Clearly, President Xi Jinping’s promise of China attaining the status of a moderately advanced economy by 2020 is too important to be put at risk by a lower growth target. The signal that provincial and local…

China: NPC Session Underlines President Xi's Growing Dominance

China

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China Still Lucrative for Businesses Despite the Rising Wage Rates

China’s wage has been increasing and is now higher than some of its peers. This means operating in China involves paying more in wages, which can...

Euromonitor International Ltd.

China Struggles to Increase Its Academic Influence

China aspires to be a thought leader in the world. But its academic institutions are characterized by poor quality teaching, severe restrictions on...

Bixmoor

How Much Risk Does the US Pose to Asian Economies?

There is one clear upside and two potential downsides from the current trajectory of policy and economic activity in the US.First, the economy...

Manu Bhaskaran

Births in China Show Little Sign of Increase

China's liberalization of its tough birth control policies was intended to stimulate an uptick in births. Evidence so far has been mixed. National...

Bixmoor

China: NPC Session Underlines President Xi's Growing Dominance

A few things have stood out in the National People’s Congress (NPC) sessions so far and events leading up to it: Reluctance to give up ambitious...

Manu Bhaskaran

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