The author is Standard & Poor's Ratings Services We think the long-awaited audit report on government debt in China is a significant milestone for the country's fiscal reform initiatives. China's audit report helps to improve fiscal transparency. In turn, that should drive fiscal reform and economic efficiency. We believe that fiscal transparency is a pre-condition […]

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The author is head of Greater China research at Standard Chartered, Stephen Green How is China positioned for growth in 2014? There are reasons to be optimistic, and reasons to be cautious. Household consumption, exports and the bottoming out of the industrial cycle will be positive drivers. China's urban households' disposable income rose 7.2% year-on-year […]

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The global economy will grow faster in 2014 than it did in 2013, while tail risks will be lower. But, with the possible exception of the US, growth will remain anemic in advanced economies, and emerging-market fragility – including China’s uncertain efforts at economic rebalancing – could become a drag on global growth.

In steering Ukraine away from Europe, Russian President Vladimir Putin cannot be faulted for skillfully pursuing his interpretation of Russia's national interests. The blame for the outcome in Ukraine falls squarely on EU leaders, who represented Europ…

China was hardly lacking in policy pronouncements in the final months of 2013. Given the likely tradeoffs between strategy and tactics – that is, between long-term reforms and short-term growth – can Chinese policymakers really accomplish all of their objectives?

If Beijing is embarrassed about its debt burden, it is not showing it. The official line is that China has scored top marks in its debt audit

Five Chinese companies will conduct initial public offerings in China's stock exchanges, ending an IPO freeze that lasted over a year. The five companies: Neway Valve, Guangdong Xinbao Electrical Appliances Holdings, Truking Technology, Zhejiang Wolwo Bio-Pharmaceutical and Guangdong QTone Education have issued prospectus that are published on the Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges' websites. Neway […]

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Hong Kong-listed China Everbright International Limited says that it has signed an agreement with the Zhuhai Municipal Government to cooperate on environmental protection industry parks, energy conservation and alternative energy, according to a company announcement. Everbright International plans to invest RMB3 billion ($500 million) in Zhuhai city by 2015. The Zhuhai Government is to provide […]

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The total debt obligations of China's central and local governments reached RMB30.1 trillion ($5 trillion) as of the end of June 2013, according to the latest data released by China's National Audit Office. As of the end of 2012, the ratio of the outstanding debt of the Chinese government to GDP is 36.74%. The central […]

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Local government debt swelled to almost $3tn by the end of June, according to an estimate of liabilities by the National Audit Office

Europe’s voters turn to the political fringes, bankers wrestle with economies and the rich head for space. FT writers make predictions

An American smoking tobacco paraphernalia company is ironically claiming Chinese counterfeits of its products can lead to safety issues. The company Ploom creates a brand of smoking vaporizers called Pax. Pax vaporizers gently heat tobacco, releasing full flavor and nicotine from tobacco with no smoke or secondhand smoke. The company claims certain counterfeit Pax contain […]

The yellow-brown toxic blanket has become commonplace in China’s capital and is causing grave concern among the growing middle class

Campbell Soup Company is hoping a new executive will help grow its China business. The company announced the appointment of James Wong to the role of president of Greater China and Far East. In this role, Wong will oversee the company's business in Greater China, the Campbell-Swire joint venture and Campbell's operations in the Far […]

Since it's illegal for Amazon.com to run its own cloud computing services in China, the company has partnered with Chinese companies to comply with legal and regulatory requirements. Amazon Web Services Inc. is partnering with multiple local Chinese providers, including ChinaNetCenter and Sinnet, who will provide the necessary Internet data center and Internet service provider […]