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December 30, 2007

China
Does the China investment corporation (CIC) have a coherent investment strategy?

I personally would say no.  And I am not alone.  Tan Wei of mergermarket.com reports (in the FT) “a source familiar with the Chinese government’s thinking … who has direct access to the Chinese g…

May 19, 2009

China
Green shoots in China’s April trade data?

I sometimes think I see weeds when others see green shoots, and green shoots when others see weeds. Most analysis of China’s April trade data focused on the negative. Export demand wasn’t particu…

Green shoots in China’s April trade data?

January 5, 2009

China
The China Not-Investing Corporation

This isn’t exactly news to those who have been following the TIC data, but it is amusing. Reuters reports: " Zhang Hongli, executive vice president of the China Investment Corp (CIC), said the $200…

June 21, 2009

China
The good and bad news in the World Bank’s China Quarterly

The good news in the latest World Bank China Quarterly: One. China is growing, thanks to China’s government. The World Bank estimates that the government’s policy response will account for abou…

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May 24, 2009

Monetary Policy
The (almost) $2.5 trillionaire ...

The world’s sovereign wealth funds almost certainly have less money than is commonly thought. And China almost certainly has even more money than is commonly thought -- or at least more money th…

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