The deputy head of China’s statistics bureau has argued for including unrecorded sharing economy activities in GDP figures
Public-private partnerships are growing in popularity in China, but the country currently does not have the legislation necessary to fully support them
The Chinese Communist Party is set to have a reduced role in state-owned enterprise management appointments
China has seen slowed growth in 2016, but progress remains inline with state targets. Key indicators also suggest the economy is strengthening
The Chinese economy’s 11-month slump could be over, as manufacturing activity begins to pick up once more
As the ZTE Corp case is ongoing, the US has banned manufacturers from supplying anything to the Chinese company
Portugal’s left-leaning government proposes ambitious plans to boost the country’s economic growth while also revoking austerity policies
Following the alleviation of multiple restrictions on Cuba, President Obama makes another giant step towards reconciliation with a momentous visit to the Caribbean island
China has set a growth target of between 6.5 and seven percent per year until 2020 with the adoption of a new five-year plan
There are substantial legal and political considerations to be contemplated before the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement can be declared a success
This year’s Rio Olympics has the power to remind investors of Brazil’s potential and reunite the country in the wake of the Petrobras scandal, but it will provide little short-term assistance to its ailing economy
Spain’s poor track record of political fragmentation and substandard infrastructure planning has long threatened the development of projects. Gonzalo Cantabrana Fernandez, Infrastructure Analyst at Standard & Poor’s, argues that Spain must work towards a long-term, concrete infrastructure plan
In order to flourish in an evermore-complex financial landscape, companies and their employees need global, yet standardised, business education
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is concerned that a number of advanced nations are not doing enough to limit political party funding and campaign donations
China provides a substantial amount of aid to African nations, but its motives are often questioned. Roland Hodler, Professor of Economics at the University of St Gallen, Switzerland, has tested these claims