Beleggen in China

vrijdag, april 30, 2004

Philips Medical Systems: uitbreiden in Azië

Philips Medical Systems wil in de regio Azië/Pacific vijfhonderd nieuwe mensen aannemen. (bron: De Financiële Telegraaf)
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Economie Azië groeit 6,8 procent

De opkomende economie?n in Azi? zullen dit jaar gemiddeld 6,8 procent groeien. Die voorspelling heeft de Aziatische ontwikkelingsbank woensdag gedaan. Het groeicijfer voor volgend jaar bedraagt zoals het er nu naar uitziet 6,7 procent. Dat van vorig jaar was 6,3 procent, hoger dan verwacht. (bron: De Financiële Telegraaf)
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China Mobile plans US$3.65b buy

China Mobile Hong Kong (CMHK) announced yesterday that it would spend US$3.65 billion to buy mobile networks in 10 Chinese provinces from its parent. After the acquisition, the world's biggest mobile-phone operator by number of subscribers will expand its service areas to all 31 provinces on the mainland. (bron: China Daily)
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China tipped to soft land at year-end

China's overheated economy is likely to pull off another soft landing by the end of the year, Morgan Stanley chief economist Stephen Roach says. The country is more capable of dealing with economic problems than it was a decade ago, Roach said, in one of the more optimistic assessments of recent weeks. The US investment bank expected the mainland economy to expand at 7 per cent this year - same as the official forecast - and stay that way through 2005. This compared to a six-year high of 9.1 per cent in 2003. (bron: The Standard)
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China's actions to cool economy hit markets

Markets worldwide, especially in Asia, have been hit by the China syndrome.
Concerns that China has reined in its economy through actions such as trying to clamp down on bank lending have sent stocks, commodities and currencies tumbling over the last two days. (bron: The Straits Times)
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maandag, april 26, 2004

Senior banker calls for curbing investment overheat

Wu Xiaoling, vice president of the People's Bank of China (PBOC), has called for joint effortsby banks, enterprises and local governments to assist the central bank in implementing its macro-control measures to curb investmentoverheat. (bron: Xinhuanet)
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China Life Insurance earns 5.85bln yuan in 2003

China Life Insurance Company Limited earned 5.85 billion yuan (713 million US dollars) last year on a pro forma basis, beating market expectation, according to Saturday's South China Morning Post. (bron: Xinhuanet)
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zondag, april 25, 2004

As Asia seeks common prosperity, China promises opportunities for neighbors

China Saturday expounded its commitment to Asian cooperation and economic integration and suggested its neighbors seize the opportunities arising from its rapid economic growth. 'China's development cannot be achieved in isolation of Asia, and Asia's prosperity also needs China,' said Chinese President HuJintao while addressing the annual conference of an international forum on Asian development, which opened in China's southernmost island province of Hainan Saturday morning. (bron: Xinhuanet)
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Surge in CPI puts China on guard

China's consumer price index (CPI)rose 2.8 percent year-on-year in the first quarter, 2.3 percentage points higher than in the same period last year, which experts consider a result of expanding investment that will further influence the country's economic performance. (bron: Xinhuanet)
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China plays major role in globalization

To do business with China has become not only the choice that the CEOs of international companies make, but also the decision that leaders of Western countries have to make. Despite the different attitudes toward China, the international community does not deny that China plays an increasingly important role in global trade and investment. (bron: Xinhuanet)
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Earnings climb 4.6pc at China Mobile

China Mobile, the Hong Kong-listed unit of China's largest mobile phone carrier, said net profit for the first quarter this year rose 4.6 per cent to 9.39 billion yuan (HK$8.85 billion), boosted by subscriber growth. The unaudited results, posted on its website yesterday, are in line with analysts' expectations. Net profit was 8.975 billion yuan a year ago. (bron: The Standard)
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maandag, april 19, 2004

Huaneng to buy stakes in five plants

China's Huaneng Power International, Asia's largest independent power producer, is to buy stakes in five power plants from its parent company for Rmb4.575bn ($552.7m). The deal will lift its capacity by about 20 per cent. (bron: Financial Times)
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vrijdag, april 16, 2004

Economie China blijft hard groeien

De economie van China blijft hard groeien. In het eerste kwartaal van dit jaar was het bruto binnenlands product (bbp) 9,7 procent groter dan in dezelfde periode van vorig jaar, zo heeft het Chinese bureau voor de statistiek donderdag bekendgemaakt. (bron: De Financiële Telegraaf)
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Sinopec sees Q1 profits soar 30%

Lubricant sales at China Petroleum and Chemical Corp, or Sinopec, topped 320,000 tons in the first quarter, a year-on-year rise of 30 percent. The growth is mainly attributed to the firm's branding strategy focusing on the Great Wall brand. The firm's lube sales for March is 38 percent higher when compared with the year-ago level, partly triggered by its brand reorganization in late February. (bron: Xinhuanet)
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dinsdag, april 13, 2004

Groei economie Singapore dubbele van raming

De economie van Singapore is in het afgelopen kwartaal bijna twee keer zoveel gegroeid als verwacht. (bron: De Financiële Telegraaf)
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Het Chinasyndroom

De recente Chinese economische groei is zonder twijfel de bron van de explosieve stijging van de grondstoffenprijzen in de wereld. Het afgelopen jaar verbruikte China 40% van de totale cementproductie, 7% van de ruwe olie, 31% van de kolenproductie, 30% van het ijzererts, 27% van alle staal- en 25% van alle aluminiumproducten ter wereld. En dit alles voor een economie die minder dan 10% van het Bruto Nationaal Product van de wereld beslaat. (bron: De Financiële Telegraaf)
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Economy to grow by 9%

The Chinese economy is expected to grow by nine percent this year, compared with the target of seven percent growth rate set by the Chinese government earlier this year, an economic expert said Monday. (bron: Xinhuanet)
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2nd natural gas pipeline proposed to link gas field and Beijing

China's major oil and natural gas supplier has made a proposal to the central government on building the country's second natural gas pipeline linking the country's biggest gas field to Beijing by the end of 2005. China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), the country's leading oil and gas producer, said in a press release published on its website that the second line will have a designed annual capacity of pumping 12 billion cubic meters. (bron: Xinhuanet)
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Foreign trade remains in deficit

China posted its third monthly trade deficit in a row in March after the government cut export tax rebates and the appetite for raw materials and energy continued to grow to feed a booming economy. The deficit totalled US$540 million last month. For the first quarter, the deficit totalled US$8.43 billion, compared to a deficit of US$1 billion in the first quarter of 2003. (bron: Xinhuanet)
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zondag, april 11, 2004

Likely Sino-Indian FTA conducive to nation

China and India formally launched talks to possibly sign a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA), which analysts say will help China establish a diversified trade system. (bron: Xinhuanet)
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zaterdag, april 10, 2004

Nederland wil vizier meer op Azië richten

Nederland wil het voorzitterschap van de Europese Unie gebruiken om het vizier meer op Azië te richten. In de tweede helft van dit jaar, wanneer Nederland Ierland aflost als EU-voorzitter, zijn topontmoetingen gepland met India, Zuid-Korea en China en is er een speciale EU-Azië-ontmoeting. (bron: Eindhovens Dagblad)
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India can beat China by 2020

With an additional workforce of 47 million likely by 2020, Indian economy by then may surge ahead of China whose 'working' populace is estimated to fall by a massive 10 million workers in the next 15 years, experts at a seminar said in New Delhi. (bron: rediff.com)
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woensdag, april 07, 2004

Oil finds to ease national thirst

New oil finds, totalling some 280 million tons, may go a long way towards alleviating China's reliance on foreign imports. In at least six areas around the Shengli Oilfield in East China, scientists have found large oil deposits dating back millions of years, the Ministry of Science and Technology announced Monday. (bron: Xinhuanet)
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dinsdag, april 06, 2004

Investors trim bets on yuan peg shift

China is less likely to ease the yuan's peg to the dollar because inflation is stable, according to some investors and traders. (bron: Interantional Herald Tribune)
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maandag, april 05, 2004

Hoop gloort in Azië

Ondanks de recente correcties op de aandelenmarkten is de fundamentele stemming nog steeds behoorlijk goed. De groeiprognoses van de meeste internationale economische instellingen zijn op zijn minst gematigd optimistisch, vooral met blik op de Verenigde Staten en Azië. (bron: De Financiële Telegraaf)
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Zorgen van morgen

Column van Frank van Dongen op IEX.NL
Het verhaal is altijd dat de beurzen stijgen tegen een muur van zorgen. Laat ik er daarom eens een aantal uiten. Een ervan is de huizenprijs. Een andere is hier direct mee verbonden en heet de rentemarkt. Een laatste zorg die ik wil noemen is China. (bron: IEX.NL)
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zondag, april 04, 2004

China's IPOs lose luster as demand shrinks

With companies such as Peoples Telephone, Semiconductor Manufacturing and Tom Online falling, analysts say the China IPO bubble has burst. (bron: Taipei Times)
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vrijdag, april 02, 2004

American Express slaat slag in China

American Express heeft een belangrijke slag geslagen in China. De Amerikaanse financiële dienstverlener introduceert daar later dit jaar onder eigen naam creditcards. Het concern hoopt daarmee een belangrijke bijdrage te kunnen leveren aan het verminderen van contante betalingen in China. (bron: De Financiële Telegraaf)
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Reders hebben honderden containerschepen besteld

Er is een ware vloot van containerreuzen op komst, weet het Rotterdamse tijdschrift Mainport News. Nu geschiedt het containervervoer over zee tussen Noord-Europa en het Verre Oosten met schepen die tussen de 5500 en 6700 containers kunnen plaatsen, maar dat zou volgens de redactie snel veranderen. (bron: Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant)
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India: the new China, or a paper tiger?

When David Burton, the International Monetary Fund's top boss in Asia, was recently quizzed about the most important economic developments in his region, there was a winner tucked away among all the ho-hum questions. 'Is India the new China?' Laura Wallace, the interviewer for IMF Survey, an in-house publication, asked Burton. (bron: International Herald Tribune)
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SFC tight-lipped on China Life probe

Hong Kong securities regulators probing errors in the published results for China Life Insurance share allocations prior to its listing are planning to report their findings, but the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) refused to say when or provide additional comment. (bron: The Standard)
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donderdag, april 01, 2004

India pips China & Asian tigers, is outsourcing destination Number 1

Here's another reason for BPO firms to cheer. India has topped the global charts of preferred offshoring destinations beating China, Malaysia, the Phillipines and rivals in Europe and Latin America, market analyst AT Kearney said on Wednesday. (bron: The Indian Express)
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Accounting unknowns taint China IPOs

US investors are having a touch of accounting d?j? vu: but the less-than-forthcoming financial statements are not coming from US companies this time, but Chinese. Reports have been trickling out that some of the hottest Chinese initial public offerings misled investors with false or incomplete financial statements, leaving some murmuring about the bursting of another market bubble. (bron: Financial Times)
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