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What US Fiscal Woes Teach China
The current turmoil in the US will make it harder to bridge the cultural divide between China and the West – and will bolster efforts to internationalize use of the renminbi.
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Iran’s Untenable Economy
With spiralling inflation, Iran’s economy is in need of rebalancing. Poor implementation of vital reforms is undermining government claims of success.
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China’s $2 Trillion Hole
The US debt negotiation ceilings are going to the wire. China, the biggest holder of Treasury debt, is watching on helplessly as it gets taken to the financial cleaners.
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Japan Courts South America
With growing concerns over its energy security, Japan is increasingly looking at MERCOSUR as an alternative to nuclear power and the Middle East.
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The Next Big Threat to US-China Ties
The United States is so far lacking a strategy for managing future Chinese investment. With Beijing pushing for more access to its high tech sector, it needs one.
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China’s Ticking Debt Bomb
China appeared to weather the global economic downturn better than most. But massive local government debt could bring growth to a screeching halt.
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World’s Most Cutthroat Cell Market?
Despite an average income of $650, Cambodians enjoy arguably the most competitive mobile market in the world. Still, the eight operators’ numbers don’t add up.
