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

Founder, Supreme Peoples Court Monitor

Susan Finder

Founder

Supreme Peoples Court Monitor

About a year and a half ago, many of the major business media (<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/f4edabe4-d36e-11e4-a792-00144feab7de" target="_blank">Financial Times</a>, <a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/12/17/awash-in-duds-chinas-bad-banks-are-looking-good/" target="_blank">Wall Street Journal</a>, and <a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/12/17/awash-in-duds-chinas-bad-banks-are-looking-good/" target="_blank">Bloomberg</a>) reported on the sale of Chinese distressed assets on Taobao and other Chinese online platforms.  This note provides a quick look at what a search of Taobao turns up.From this <a href="https://zc-paimai.taobao.com/zc/npl.htm?spm=a219w.7976194.237368.4.jgJsfL" target="_blank">page</a> (asset exchange, distressed assets):<figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/021/514/original/Screen%20Shot%202017-02-25%20at%209.00.13%20AM.png?1487984504" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="21514"></figure>the diligent person can review the type of assets being auctioned: real estate, creditors rights, intellectual property rights, and then further drill down on the…

About a year and a half ago, many of the major business media (Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, and Bloomberg) reported on the sale of Chinese distressed assets on Taobao and other Chinese online platforms.  This note provides a quick look at what a search of Taobao turns up.From this page (asset exchange, distressed assets):the diligent person can review the type of assets being auctioned: real estate, creditors rights, intellectual property rights, and then further drill down on the…

Independent, global risk consultancy, Control Risks

Aparajita Verma

Independent, global risk consultancy

Control Risks

Control Risks is an independent, global risk consultancy specialising in helping organisations manage political, integrity and security risks in complex and hostile environments. We support clients by providing strategic consultancy, expert analysis and in-depth investigations, handling sensitive political issues and providing practical on-the-ground protection and support.

Our unique combination of services, geographical reach and the trust our clients place in us ensure we can help them to effectively solve their problems and realise new opportunities across the world.

Harrison Cheng, Senior Analyst-South East Asia, Control Risks shares his insights on how political instability in Thailand will increase in 2017 on the back of a royal transition and general elections scheduled late in the year.

Harrison Cheng, Senior Analyst-South East Asia, Control Risks shares his insights on how political instability in Thailand will increase in 2017 on the back of a royal transition and general elections scheduled late in the year.

Unbeknownst to the flying public, the Chinese aviation industry is facing labor disputes, particularly from their  pilots, according to a recent Chinese <a href="http://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MzA5NTMwMDgzMA==&amp;mid=2655481692&amp;idx=1&amp;sn=4392dc43b94c7826d6e3ee7313c9bfc4&amp;chksm=8bf2b2edbc853bfb9a3212686e55ee20e7036a0c210af5525bbd54ff1de90038b70498cff5f8&amp;mpshare=1&amp;scene=5&amp;srcid=01206ao9dvXq9enFqEyKSwMj#rd" target="_blank">law firm report</a>.  The shortage of pilots in China has been well-reported in the press, in sources ranging from the<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/d7117f1e-d963-11e5-a72f-1e7744c66818" target="_blank"> Financial Times</a> to <a href="http://www.chinadailyasia.com/asiaweekly/2016-04/29/content_15425326.html" target="_blank">China Daily</a>. That has led to job-hopping among Chinese pilots and a large increase in disputes between pilots and the airlines, including at least one foreign pilot hired by a Chinese airline. Pilots are highly…

Unbeknownst to the flying public, the Chinese aviation industry is facing labor disputes, particularly from their  pilots, according to a recent Chinese law firm report.  The shortage of pilots in China has been well-reported in the press, in sources ranging from the Financial Times to China Daily. That has led to job-hopping among Chinese pilots and a large increase in disputes between pilots and the airlines, including at least one foreign pilot hired by a Chinese airline. Pilots are highly…

SGX Market Strategist, Equity & Fixed Income, Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Geoff Howie

SGX Market Strategist, Equity & Fixed Income

Asia’s leading multi-asset exchange

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Singapore Exchange is Asia’s leading and trusted market infrastructure, facilitating the exchange of capital and ideas to create value for people, businesses and economies. As a multi-asset exchange operating equity, fixed income and derivatives markets to the highest regulatory standards, SGX is a vertically integrated business that provides listing, trading, clearing, settlement, depository and data services.

With about 40% of listed companies and over 80% of listed bonds originating outside of Singapore as well as established linkages across the region and in Europe, SGX is Asia’s most international and connected exchange. Offering a full suite of derivatives products across Asian equity indices, commodities and currencies, SGX is the world’s most liquid international market for the benchmark equity indices of China, India, Japan and ASEAN.

As Asia’s pioneering central counterparty, SGX is globally recognised for its risk management and clearing capabilities, and was one of the first globally to adopt the Principles for Financial Market Infrastructure.

Headquartered in AAA-rated Singapore, SGX has over 800 employees including offices in Beijing, Chicago, Hong Kong, London, New York, Mumbai, San Francisco, Shanghai and Tokyo.

Stocks categorised to the Capital Goods Industry are involved in a wide range of manufacturing and distribution activities. The majority of Singapore’s 20 biggest Capital Goods stocks have business activities that span across Asia.Singapore lists the third biggest Capital Goods stock in Asia Pacific – Industrial Conglomerate, Jardine Matheson Holdings, which re-joined the STI in November. Over the past 12 months, Jardine Matheson Holdings generated a 15.7% total return, with 2016 turnover 70.6%…

Stocks categorised to the Capital Goods Industry are involved in a wide range of manufacturing and distribution activities. The majority of Singapore’s 20 biggest Capital Goods stocks have business activities that span across Asia.Singapore lists the third biggest Capital Goods stock in Asia Pacific – Industrial Conglomerate, Jardine Matheson Holdings, which re-joined the STI in November. Over the past 12 months, Jardine Matheson Holdings generated a 15.7% total return, with 2016 turnover 70.6%…

Recent Resilience of the Capital Goods Industry

China

Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co., Ltd. provides and integrates train-borne electrical systems for the PRC Railway industry.  The Company also develops, manufactures, and sells train power converters, auxiliary power supply equipment and control systems for trains for urban rail systems

Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co., Ltd. (3898 HK)

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Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co., Ltd. (3898 HK)

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 Distressed Assets on Taobao

About a year and a half ago, many of the major business media (Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, and Bloomberg) reported on the sale of Chinese...

Susan Finder

Thailand's Troubled Transition

Harrison Cheng, Senior Analyst-South East Asia, Control Risks shares his insights on how political instability in Thailand will increase in 2017 on...

Control Risks

Labor Disputes at the Chinese Airlines

Unbeknownst to the flying public, the Chinese aviation industry is facing labor disputes, particularly from their pilots, according to a recent...

Susan Finder

Recent Resilience of the Capital Goods Industry

Stocks categorised to the Capital Goods Industry are involved in a wide range of manufacturing and distribution activities. The majority of...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

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