WTO

  • Oct 18, 2001
  • 8 min read

CHINA: Telecoms majors fear domestic rivals

There are indications that the State Council may be planning to break up China Telecom and...

China
  • Oct 9, 2001
  • 8 min read

CHINA: AMCs debt 'warehouses' for China's banks

If China successfully unloads its bad loans it will greatly strengthen its over-leveraged...

China
  • Oct 8, 2001
  • 9 min read

BANGLADESH: Zia victory need not presage Islamisation

The former opposition Bangladesh National Party won the October 1 general election by a large...

Bangladesh
  • Oct 8, 2001
  • 7 min read

CHINA: Investors face obstacles

China's construction industry generates annual income in the vicinity of 120 billion dollars --...

China
  • Oct 3, 2001
  • 7 min read

CHINA: Local brewers sober up

China's beer industry exhibits many symptoms typical of the country's corporate sector --...

China
  • Sep 28, 2001
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BRAZIL: Prospects dimmed by airline slump

Despite strong competition from Canada's Bombardier, the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer has a...

Brazil
  • Sep 21, 2001
  • 7 min read

MEXICO: Policy triggers hostility

The US government announced this week that Mexico's 2002 sugar quota will be 137,788 tonnes,...

Mexico
  • Sep 19, 2001
  • 8 min read

CHINA: Sustained growth requires reforms

On Monday, a WTO working party gave formal approval to China's entry into the world trade body....

China