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Deutsche Welle: Turkey's Referendum Result Could Scare Off Investors

Rolf Wenkel April 18, 2017
Turkish voters narrowly approved a referendum, by 51 percent, to replace its parliamentary system with a strong presidency. That could cement power for the current president over the next decade, though opposition leaders object to last-minute changes in voting procedures. Investors will watch closely how political leaders handle the transition as well as minorities, including Kurds who make up...

Caixin: US Hospitals See Opportunities in China

Coco Feng April 17, 2017
China’s growing middle class increasingly seeks state-of-the-art medical treatment, with about 500,000 Chinese traveled overseas for medical treatment in 2016. Japan, South Korea and the United States were the leading destinations, but more foreign hospitals are headed to China. “Two American hospitals have become the latest addition to a growing list of about 100 foreign clinics that have...

Bloomberg: A Foreign Threat to US Treasuries That Dwarfs Fed's Debt Hoard

Liz McCormick and Brian Chappatta April 11, 2017
Foreigner investors own more than 40 percent of the $13.9 trillion US securities, and options for investing in public debt are expanding, report Liz McCormick and Brian Chappatta for Bloomberg. This comes at a time when the US Federal Reserve is reducing crisis-era investments in US bonds and the Trump administration plans to launch an infrastructure-spending program. “In overseas markets, more...

South China Morning Post: Risks Rising for China’s City Commercial Banks

Laura He April 11, 2017
“City commercial banks across China are increasingly relying on interbank funding and wealth management products as deposit substitutes– but growing investment holdings, waning liquidity and weakened capital buffers have rendered them more vulnerable to financial disruption, according to analysts at Fitch Ratings,” reports Laura He for South China Morning Post. Her article focuses on smaller...

Independent: Investors With $2.8 Trillion in Assets Unite Against Climate Change Denial

Ben Chapman February 16, 2017
Taking steps to end reliance on fossil fuels and curb climate change is on the agenda at the meeting of foreign ministers of the world’s 20 largest economies in Bonn, Germany. “But as G20 foreign ministers meet on Thursday to prepare for a climate change summit in Hamburg in July, managers of funds with assets totalling more than $2.8 trillion - more than the entire annual GDP of the UK - called...

Alibaba's Olympic Sponsorship Expands Jack Ma, China's Influence in Sports

Daniel Kleinman January 31, 2017
Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce behemoth, will spend about $600 million to sponsor the next six Olympic Games through 2028. The partnership was launched at the World Economic Forum in Davos by Alibaba founder Jack Ma and International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, the partnership. In addition to providing cloud services and customizing a television channel for Chinese viewers, Alibaba...

China Groups Take Out Insurance Against Blocking of Foreign Deals

Henry Sender January 12, 2017
Insurance policies cover risk, and Chinese companies anticipate more protectionism in the United States and Europe and an increasingly uncertain market for foreign investment. Chinese analysts also expect delays and increased fees associated with regulatory reviews. New policies are designed to protect against blocked takeovers in other nations: “several insurance groups, led by Aon, are...