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Critical influences on the domestic economy in 2011 will be inflationary trends in the food sector which are expected to create upward pressure on...

Intercedent Insight: China-Conservative Nimbleness 2011 In its Year in Review, The Economist coined the term “multinationimbles” or...
Over the past three decades, the borders of the corporate world have constantly shifted as developing countries opened their economies to foreign...
China is consuming more and imports are on the rise: a recent report by the US-China Business Council, a non profit organization of roughly 240...
Companies should review and strengthen the corporate governance practices and procedures of in-China business units, suppliers, partners and...
The earthquake in Japan and trucker’s slowdown in Shanghai are examples of unforeseen events which can exert pressure on global sourcing...
The clampdown on property speculation in China is starting to bite even though cooling measures were introduced more than a year ago.  As well...
Intercedent projects that mid-tier manufacturing wages in China will reach approximate parity with Federal Minimum wage levels in the United States...
Enlightened reform policy underpins China’s economic miracle where the Government has forged the conditions for commercial activity to...
In a sign that China is continuing to tighten regulation of environmental pollution, the major manufacturing province of Jiangsu is now strictly...
Intercedent predicts that the next wave of Outbound Investment will be made by wealthy Chinese individuals and that, over time, the value of...
This is not another opinion piece about whether China will have a hard or soft landing. The economists can debate the pace and percentage of the...
There is growing recognition that companies should practice corporate diplomacy worldwide. How does this translate for foreign companies in China...

The US China Index which tracks US-listed companies that derive most of their revenue from China fell 27% in 2011 in a stark sign of how fraud...
A recent European Central Bank survey showed that credit conditions in Europe tightened sharply in the last three months of 2011, with banks...
Western firms in China, since the start of the Open Door in the seventies, have adapted and successfully matured to address the structural...
Weekly announcements in China underscore the country’s commitment to make the RMB fully convertible.  Within China there are a number of...
Intercedent advises that companies sourcing in China first research then develop and implement in clearly defined steps a fair labour practices and...

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