Monthly Archives: February 2015

India wants to bring businesses back from China

Posted on February 27, 2015 by thomasdinnocenzi

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants the country’s companies to embrace their homeland as a manufacturing base. It’s a hard sell for businesspeople like Himanshu Baid. Baid can still make more money in China even though he pays his workers … Continue reading →

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US experts upbeat on sustained China-US cooperation

Posted on February 26, 2015 by thomasdinnocenzi

As the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Goat was ushered in on Thursday, experts in the United States cautiously predicted a year of sustained dialogue and substantial cooperation between China and the US in 2015. Optimism about a more … Continue reading →

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Indonesia’s central bank cuts rate to spur growth

Posted on February 18, 2015 by thomasdinnocenzi

Indonesia’s central bank unexpectedly cut its key interest rate by 25 basis points on Tuesday (Feb 17) to spur growth as inflation slowed in Southeast Asia’s biggest economy. It was the first time in three years that the bank had … Continue reading →

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Energy ties with Russia ‘important for China’

Posted on February 17, 2015 by thomasdinnocenzi

The nation should maintain close cooperation with Russia in the energy sector and accelerate a new natural gas pipeline project, said Vice-Premier Zhang Gaoli on Friday in Beijing during his meeting with Alexei Miller, president of Russia’s state-owned natural gas … Continue reading →

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