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Equal treatment pledge for foreign investors

Business | Foreign investment
2010-9-8

CHINA has promised foreign companies equal treatment in the government's latest effort to create a more open investment environment. Vice President Xi Jinping said China would alter the "indigenous innovation"...

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Xi: China strives to build open environment for foreign firms

Business | Foreign investment
2010-9-7

CHINESE Vice President Xi Jinping said today China is taking vigorous steps to create a more open and optimal investment environment for foreign-invested enterprises. Xi made the remarks while attending the opening...

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ADIA names chief economist

Business | Foreign investment
2010-9-7

ABU Dhabi Investment Authority, the world's largest sovereign wealth fund, named Ted Chu, a Chinese American, as its chief economist, the company said yesterday. Chu will be based in Abu Dhabi, the capital of...

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Small country's big idea

Business | Foreign investment
2010-9-3

LIECHTENSTEIN, a small European country but strong in manufacturing and financial services, aims to become a bigger partner with China, its Prime Minister Klaus Tschutscher said yesterday in Shanghai. Covering...

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TPG yuan fund to tap boom

Business | Foreign investment
2010-8-24

UNITED States private investment giant TPG Capital Inc plans to raise 5 billion yuan (US$735 million) for its first yuan-denominated private equity fund with Shanghai Pudong New Area government that will be used to...

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Push aims to entice foreign investment

Business | Foreign investment
2010-8-21

COUNTERING complaints that the investment climate is worsening, China has unveiled new policies designed to encourage foreign investment, including discounts of land rents and access to research funds. According...

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India's ambition

Business | Foreign investment
2010-8-20

INDIA expects to become a bigger business partner of China, welcoming Chinese investment in its infrastructure construction and manufacturing sectors, while hoping to export value-added technologies to China. A...

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Investors confident as FDI rises

Business | Foreign investment
2010-8-18

FOREIGN direct investment in China climbed for the 12th straight month in July as foreign investors maintained their confidence in an economy that surpassed Japan in the second quarter to become the world's second...

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Rules aim at foreign investment firms

Business | Foreign investment
2010-8-17

CHINA'S Supreme People's Court yesterday issued a set of regulations providing a detailed ruling for cases involving foreign investment companies regarding share transfer, anonymous investment and other procedures. ...

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India may relax curbs on foreigners investing

Business | Foreign investment
2010-8-10

INDIA may allow foreign individuals to invest directly in its stock markets, said two people familiar with a new report prepared for the Ministry of Finance that recommends loosening capital controls. The recommendation...

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CIC sells off stake in Morgan Stanley

Business | Foreign investment
2010-8-4

CHINA Investment Corp has sold US$70.4 million shares of Morgan Stanley to cut its ownership of the investment bank to under 10 percent, according to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. China's...

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CIC's global holdings post 11.7% return

Business | Foreign investment
2010-7-30

CHINA Investment Corp, the country's sovereign wealth fund, said yesterday that the rate of return on its global portfolio was 11.7 percent last year, compared to a negative 2.1 percent in 2008. CIC released its...

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China on top in investment

Business | Foreign investment
2010-7-29

CHINA ranked No. 1 among 27 emerging economies for investment opportunities backed by its huge consumer market, an increasingly open economy and rapid trade growth, an industry report said. India ranked second...

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China tops for global opportunity

Business | Foreign investment
2010-7-28

CHINA is ranked No.1 among 27 emerging economies for investment opportunities backed by its huge consumer market, an increasingly open economy and the extremely rapid trade growth, an industry report said. China...

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Investment grows

Business | Foreign investment
2010-7-28

INVESTMENTS in China's equity market totaled US$2.16 billion in the second quarter of this year, rising 32 percent from a quarter earlier, an industry report said. The funds were invested in 211 cases in the period,...