Starbucks' sales in China are on the decline. Can the new CEO Brian Niccol stop the trend? He certainly has no explicit China experience.
By Redaktion Table
A new study highlights that the EU has been underestimating consumption-based emissions (CBEs) in its climate policies, suggesting that addressing consumption reduction and complex supply chains could be pivotal.
By Lisa Kuner
Domestic companies are increasingly becoming the target of furious online patriots on China's social media channels. This is not only bad for freedom of expression, but also for the economy.
By Fabian Peltsch
The household income data shows that the economic disparities between developed areas and undeveloped areas in China are enlarging, contrary to what the government intends to achieve. FIEs eyeing China’s less developed areas for future growth drivers have to be patient when waiting for recovery.
By Experts Table.Briefings
The Chinese economy is in a uniquely difficult situation. Chinese consumer confidence dropped sharply in recent months in parallel to the dramatic decline in GDP growth caused primarily by Zero Covid policies. Even if the Zero Covid measures are relaxed in the future, the damage to the Chinese economy is likely to have lasting effects.
By Experts Table.Briefings
China's zero-Covid strategy has thrown global trade into disarray. The retail and consumer goods sectors, which sourced a large proportion of their goods from the People's Republic before the pandemic, have also been hit hard. The supply bottlenecks in the wake of the Shanghai lockdown have once again shown how great the dependency really is. This is likely to change in the long term, says entrepreneur Jan Philippi. The interview was conducted by Felix Lee.
By Felix Lee
One of the most crucial goals for China’s economic policymakers is to rebalance the country’s economic growth model, shifting towards more growth from domestic consumption rather than from inefficient fixed asset investments. However, economic data of recent years shows clearly, how challenging this shift of growth paradigm actually is. Now, China’s prevailing “zero-covid” policy and business-oriented support policies may make the process of adjustment even more difficult.
By Redaktion Table
