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03 Feb 2020

Could the coronavirus derail the global recovery?

By Janice Roberts

China is acting fast to contain the spread of coronavirus but the risk of economic disruption is high according to Azad Zangana, Senior European Economist and Strategist.
24 Jan 2020

Coronavirus could slow China's new growth driver: Consumption

By Janice Roberts

It's too early to quantify the potential economic impact of the coronavirus that has emerged in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, S&P Global Ratings says in a report released today.

24 Jan 2020

China leads the world in ban of single-use plastics

By Staff Writer

The indications have been that China has been taking its plastic rubbish crisis very seriously.
27 Nov 2019

Where next for China A-shares?

By Janice Roberts

By: Louisa Lo, Head of Greater China Equities, Schroders. The rise of China’s A-shares market is a theme that can’t be ignored. Here’s where we’re seeing opportunities in the country.
08 Nov 2019

Trade Wars: China wants Trump re-elected in 2020 for its economic agenda – here’s why

By Janice Roberts

China wants Trump re-elected in 2020 to achieve medium-term and long-term economic objectives, affirms Nigel Green, chief executive of deVere Group.  Green’s comments came  after China fuelled hopes that a deal can be reached to end its trade war with the U.S. after agreeing with Washington to roll back on some tariffs. The deal to...
31 Oct 2019

'Reaffirming our EM views after a rally'

By Janice Roberts

By BlackRock Investment Institute. One beneficiary of a perceived easing in the U.S.-China trade conflict: EM debt, which has rallied recently and outperformed developed market peers. We see factors further supporting EM debt from here: a likely Fed rate cut this week and the potential for a stable U.S. dollar; an EM growth rebound; and...
10 Sep 2019

Investors must avoid complacency, despite improving market sentiment

By Janice Roberts

Global financial markets are feeling more confident, but investors must avoid complacency, warns Tom Elliott, deVere Group’s International Investment Strategist. His warning came after calming economic data and the announcement of further U.S. – China trade talks next month.
05 Aug 2019

China’s currency fall panics global markets – what should investors do?

By Janice Roberts

Global financial markets have been rocked by China’s currency falling below an important threshold – and investors must consider action to protect their wealth and capitalise on the opportunities. This is the message from Tom Elliott, International Investment Strategist at deVere Group.
02 Aug 2019

Indian pharma companies find new growth opportunities in China

By Staff Writer

Indian pharmaceutical companies are finding lucrative opportunities for growth in the Chinese pharma market, which is set to rise from nearly US$132bn in 2018 to more than US$209bn by 2022, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Prashant Khadayate, pharma analyst at GlobalData, comments: ‘The Chinese pharma market is the second largest pharma market...
25 Jun 2019

GNT chooses a Chinese name for the Chinese market

By Staff Writer

GNT Group has underlined its commitment to China’s food and beverage sector by launching a Chinese name for its clean-label Colouring Foods – 爱百瑞 (pronounced ‘Iberry’).
24 Jun 2019

Market volatility: The best course of action

By Janice Roberts

By Alwyn van der Merwe, Director of Investments at Sanlam Private Wealth. After a disappointing 2018, the first three months of this year certainly buoyed investor sentiment: in US dollar terms, the S&P500 climbed by 13.6%, while the MSCI World Index returned 12.6%. Most European equity markets also delivered double-digit returns. On the local front,...
04 Jun 2019

South Africa’s GDP growth rate gets stuck in crossfire in the US trade wars

By Janice Roberts

The first quarter GDP growth of 2019 for South Africa was announced earlier today, and it is once again a negative number. The numbers are showing that the South African economy contracted 3.2% year on year, following a 1.4% growth in the previous period. It was the sharpest decline in the GDP since the first...