When Tesla broke ground on its first factory in China last week, some people were questioning the timing of the company’s expansion to the country. Amid trade tensions, a general economic slowdown and cooling consumer confidence, the Chinese automobile market contracted by …
Read More »U.S.-China Trade Deficit Keeps Growing Despite Tariffs
Despite the Trump administration’s efforts to curb the Chinese trade surplus with the U.S. by imposing tariffs on Chinese goods, trade between the two countries became even more lopsided in 2018. According to Chinese government data released today, the Chinese surplus grew by another …
Read More »Chinese startup aims to overtake Starbucks
One Chinese company is going down a road of massive losses in a seemingly megalomaniac attempt to operate more stores in China than market top dog Starbucks by the end of 2019. Beijing startup Luckin Coffee only officially launched in …
Read More »CPEC the game changer for Pakistan’s politics, economy
Traditionally, Pakistan and China have cooperated closely at the strategic and political levels. Since 2014, the two countries are now making efforts to expand their bilateral collaboration economically as well. The construction of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a …
Read More »CPEC and Gwadar to remain noteworthy for global investors in 2019
Gwadar Port and the $62 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will continue to attract world’s attention throughout the new year 2019. Both projects have the potential to lure international investors. With a well developed CPEC and a fully functional Gwadar …
Read More »Govt to bring in 5G in 2019
In the ongoing technological era, every state in the globe is trying to keep focusing, improving and making advancement in gaining trillions of dollars Information Technology (IT) market share. The studies believe that developed countries are now engaged in a …
Read More »How to negotiate infrastructure deals with China: four things African governments need to get right
“You don’t negotiate with China !” I was quickly told when I started interviewing African public servants about their infrastructure deals with Beijing. There is a widespread view in Africa that you accept whatever terms are offered, for fear that …
Read More »Pakistan-China currency swap: how the deal supports?
Researchers revealed that the exchange rate is a significant factor in this globalization era while considering any state to trade globally because lower currency rate make its exports cheaper and higher make it expensive vice versa. They have also urged …
Read More »Vague policies linger FDI into Pakistan
According to the January 2018 report of “Global Finance,” an English-language American monthly financial magazine with a Global circulation of over 50,000, the potential attractiveness of Pakistan for investment is a lot lower than India, which has received the Global …
Read More »Skyscraper Construction: Nobody Comes Close To China In 2018
With 143 buildings 200 meters tall (660 feet) or higher constructed across the globe, 2018 was another hugely impressive year for skyscraper construction. According to The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, the total height of those buildings comes …
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