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World economy 7th May 2014

What Is Alibaba Worth? That Depends on Tencent

BEIJING |By Jeffrey Towson via Caixin | The valuation of China’s largest e-commerce company is tied to its market share, margins and return on capital, factors its rival can easily impact. Far the low-end of predictions have put Alibaba at US$ 80 billion to US$ 100 billion. The majority of estimates are in the US$150 billion range. And a few analysts are making headlines with predictions of US$ 250 billion and above.

Markets 5th May 2014

The two sides of China’s Internet economy

Mid-April the largest Chinese micro blogging service, Weibo, raised $286m in its Nasdaq debut. Within weeks, Alibaba, the largest e-commerce platform in the world is expected to complete probably the biggest IPO in history. These are some of the main players of China’s booming Internet economy, which saw revenues of 600.41 billion Yuan in 2013, and it is expected to reach 1.72315 trillion Yuan in 2017. But censorship and strict regulations are hindering the growth of the country’s cyber players.