Facing an economic crisis and consequently fewer US dollars and other hard currencies, Egypt floated a three-year sustainability panda bond worth 3.5 billion yuan (US$478 million) in October. Panda bonds – typically denominated in yuan and issued in China by non-Chinese organisations, including governments and corporations – have gained traction as traders and countries seek
One bright spot of the plenum was the government’s specific reference to China’s 2024 economic growth target, pegged at about 5 per cent, raising speculations that a raft of policies to support and stimulate the economy will be released. A meeting of the party’s all-powerful political bureau scheduled in late July may be the occasion
Thanks to investments from leading Chinese companies, including Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited (CATL) and BYD, Hungary is becoming a manufacturing hub for electric vehicles (EVs) and lithium batteries in central and eastern Europe. China has become the number one source of foreign investments there. Businesspeople and government officials I spoke to believe EV manufacturing’s contribution