China overseas investment

World economy 27th August 2017

Survey Finds China Data Don’t Show Full Picture of Overseas Shopping Spree

Pan Che via Caixin |CBRE, the world’s largest commercial real estate services firm by revenue, said China’s official data on outbound direct investment (ODI) does not fully capture the overseas shopping pattern of Chinese companies, particularly those with assets and lending facilities offshore.

World economy 19th August 2017

As Some Doors Close to Chinese Investment Abroad, China Should Open Up

Yukon Huang via Caixin |China’s outward direct investment, a relatively recent phenomenon, has drawn considerable attention because of its size and geo-strategic importance. Although early on Beijing encouraged an outward strategy, the sharp decline in China’s foreign reserves beginning in 2015 led the financial authorities to believe these investments had gotten out of hand.