Chinese shares rose Thursday as investors appeared to welcome Beijing’s choice of an industry veteran to head its securities watchdog, in its latest effort to boost confidence in ailing markets. Wu Qing, a former chair of the Shanghai Stock Exchange with a reputation for being tough on market misbehavior, was named chairman and Communist Party … Read more
Advertisement Before returning to Cambodia to get involved in politics, I worked as a stock portfolio manager with Paribas Asset Management in Paris. This stimulated an interest in how stock markets reflect prospects for economic growth, which has never left me. The stock markets of Asian countries such as China and the “new economic tigers” … Read more
Advertisement Over the last few decades, one of the main engines of Chinese growth has been the real estate sector. Growing at breakneck speeds, the sector demanded cement, iron, and various other components at rates that ended up establishing an entire supply chain in and out of China. More importantly, real estate growth was fueled … Read more