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Hong Kong and Singapore bankers drinking to excess to land Chinese deals
Bankers from Hong Kong and Singapore say they often end up drinking to excess when they meet clients from mainland China and try to forge strong relationships with them. China’s culture of corporate boozing has been thrown into the spotlight […]
Chinese investment banks are hiring in Hong Kong during Covid. But there’s a catch
If you’re a job seeker in Hong Kong and you want to work for one of the world’s top-10 investment banks by market capitalisation, you could try Goldman Sachs or Morgan Stanley, which respectively rank in first and second place. […]
First the trade war, then the pandemic. Now Chinese manufacturers are turning inward
Ask Zhu Kaiyu about his factory, and he can rattle off a series of statistics meant to impress: 15,000 square meters, 800 employees, 300 machines, 5 million articles of clothing sold per year. Zhu opened his factory for knitted apparel […]
How China can rebuild global supply chain resilience after COVID-19
As the number of COVID-19 cases in China falls, it is also recovering from the effects on industry. Companies have been exploring creative ways to restart global supply chains. More work is needed to ensure long-term resilience. China seems to […]
Banks are updating virus guidelines as COVID-19 spreads
With signs that the COVID-19 coronavirus might not be as under control as was initially hoped, some banks have updated their guidelines for staff on how to protect against themselves the illness. Goldman Sachs’ international head of human capital management, Sally Boyle, […]
There’s a growing tension at the heart of global markets by Capital Economics
The attention of markets remains fixed on the economic fallout from the coronavirus in China and beyond. This is understandable. The spread of the virus – or more accurately, the effort to contain it – poses the biggest near-term threat […]
Banks delay virus restrictions on New York & London staff returning from China
Today is Chinese new year. However, thanks to the coronavirus that has so far officially infected around 2,700 people and killed 80, many in China are not celebrating. Yesterday, China’s health minister Ma Xiaowei said the virus is infectious during its one to fourteen […]
For Alibaba, Singles Day Is About More Than Huge Sales
Christmas comes early in China. November 11 (11/11), known as “Singles Day,” is the world’s biggest 24-hour shopping event. Originally a cynical response to Valentine’s Day for bachelors, the day was transformed in 2009 by Alibaba executive (now CEO) Daniel […]
China’s Rising STAR Market By Goldman Sachs
China’s capital markets reform spread to new fronts this summer with the launch of the Science Technology Innovation Board. The Nasdaq-like stock exchange for emerging companies—dubbed the “STAR” market—has seen its shares rise over 140% since the first IPOs in […]