Research & Analysis

Cities and states have pursued Chinese investment with tax breaks and other incentives, but officials say that non-monetary strategies can make or break a deal. By Christina Nelson  When Chinese solar-manufacturer Suntech Power started to look at sites in the United States for a manufacturing facility, they had 28 locations in mind. After an 18 […]

After purchasing a $104.6 million plot of land in Johannesburg, a spokesperson for real-estate developer Shanghai Zendai Property has said that the company plans to invest $7.8 billion over 15 years to turn it into the “New York of Africa.” Chairman Dai Zhikang said on November 5 that in addition to a finance and trade […]

Danish brewer Carlsberg A/S has won approval to nearly double its stake in China’s Chongqing Brewery, from 29.7 percent to 60 percent. China’s Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) granted its approval at the end of October, and the takeover bid started on November 5. The $476 million deal is expected to close on December 4. Carlsberg—the […]

Assets manager Blackstone Group LP has agreed to purchase a 40 percent stake in one of China’s largest shopping mall developers in a deal that could be worth as much as $400 million, according to Bloomberg. Blackstone bought its stake in SCP Co. Ltd. at the beginning of November, just as SCP disclosed that another […]

Organizer: US Department of Commerce Location: Washington, DC Date: October 31 – November 1, 2013 Web: http://www.selectusasummit.com/ Contact: SelectUSA Email: [email protected] Phone: +1 (202) 482-6800

The Coalition of Services Industries (CSI) would like to invite you to our annual Global Services Summit, a one-day event which brings together key trade leaders and policy makers from around the world to discuss current international trade issues, with specific interest in services. This year our theme focuses on services moving forward; the opportunities, […]

By Catherine Matacic First, it was Hong Kong. Then, it was New York. Now, Alibaba is mulling a London listing for its potential $15 billion IPO. According to sources at talks with UK officials in Hong Kong, Alibaba senior executives expressed “huge interest” in an IPO on the London Stock Exchange. But this could be […]

China’s biggest state-owned oil company is preparing to pay more than $2 billion for Petroleo Brasileiro SA’s Peruvian assets, according to Bloomberg. A sale could come as early as next month, and would help finance Petrobras’ $237 billion plan to build refineries, develop deepwater fields, and increase its output. China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) has […]

Organizer: American Society of Transportation & Logistics Location: Westin Hotel, Chicago, United States Date: October 28-30, 2013 Web: http://astl-china.org/SALCE2013-Chicago/indexEnglish.html Contact: Nathan Fourman Email: [email protected] Phone: +86 13880057664