The growing south Asian economy has found itself a generous partner to invest in the sectors where it needs the most investment. Chinese investments in Bangladesh have surpassed all other external investments across Bangladesh. These investments have brought Bangladesh closer to the economic giant than ever before. Last year, the Dhaka stock exchange sold a...
Hong Kong’s government proposed an extradition bill in early 2019, which saw immediate protesting by individuals and businesses alike. The primary reason being that if passed, it will affect the city’s entire economy. Over 100 companies based in Hong Kong went on strike to protest the bill. It has since been shelved, however that did...
Going digital is one of the best things to have happened to the world. China’s digital sector is predicted to experience a significant boost as more innovative technologies are being introduced. New generation technologies are expected to be some of the most powerful tools. Some of these technologies are Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, and the 5G...
Writing in their personal blogs, Paul Chan Mo-Po the financial secretary and secretary for innovation Nicolas Yang Wei-Hsuing said that Hong Kong’s economy and the technology sector can heavily benefits from China’s Greater Bay Area project. This project aims at transforming Hong Kong along with its neighboring cities into innovation and finance hubs, which will...
Italy is the first developed economy that has step forth to becoming a member of China’s Silk Road Project. During Chinese president Xi Jinping’s stay in Rome, he signed a total of 29 deals worth £2.5 billion. This new project is similar to the Silk Road, which connected China to Europe in the ancient times....
China is on the verge of becoming a world leader in Artificial Intelligence. However, according to Jeffery Ding of the Center for Governance of AI at the University of Oxford China’s AI status is highly overstated. Ding’s stance on China and AI is a contrast to the belief that China and US might go to...
Just when the world was coming to believe that the volatile market conditions have led investors to back out from making investments in life sciences, Bain Capital rose against the idea. Bain Capital LP is a private investment company in Boston that has lately raised and announced its second investment in life sciences amounting to...
The World Bank has finally released its long-delayed report analyzing Chinese investments in the ambitious One Belt One Road Initiative. It noted that Chinese investment in a string of infrastructure projects that connect China to the European, Asian, and African markets will be instrumental in uplifting poverty across all the regions it touches. The network...
The economic rise and the one child policy that had been long in place in China have led to noticeable demographic changes in the country. The elderly population in China represents a sizeable portion of the total population. There are over 200 million people in China that are above the age of 60. It is...
The race for 5G is in full swing between the two largest economies of the world. However, China is looking far into the future with its investments abroad into the mining sector. China has set a firm gaze on the metals and minerals that are instrumental to fuel the digital economy of the future. While...