by Ann Lee | Sep 11, 2012 | Asia, central bank, China, competency, consumption, Culture, Economic forecast, economic reforms, economic slump, economists, Economy, education, gdp, globalization, Government, innovation, jobs, journalism, labor, labor standards, Leadership, manufacturing, marketing, media, Policy, Politics, predictions, recession, Trade, Uncategorized
Is the Chinese economy faltering? What is going on over there? I provide some insights into the rebalancing act happening in China in my latest Forbes post: http://blogs.forbes.com/annlee/
by Ann Lee | Sep 11, 2012 | Asia, central bank, China, competency, Culture, Economic forecast, economic reforms, economic slump, economists, Economy, gdp, jobs, labor, labor standards, Leadership, media, Policy, Politics, real estate, recession, Uncategorized
I wrote a piece for Forbes explaining that contrary to what many analysts say, the enormous investments in infrastructure in China will be good for the economy and also visionary on the part of China’s leadership:...
by Ann Lee | May 16, 2012 | Asia, Economic forecast, Latin America, Policy, Trade
What is on the Horizon for Asia-Latin America Trade? The Latin American Advisor, a magazine focused on developments in Latin America, asked for my thoughts on the future of the Asia-Latin America trade corridor. The piece that followed showcased my opinion along with...
by Ann Lee | Mar 7, 2012 | China, Economic forecast, Economy, Government, innovation, Politics, tariffs, taxes, Trade
U.S.-China Trade: Headed for Trade War? (also on HuffPo and Policy Shop) Reuters has reported that a bill about to be signed by Obama will allow existing tariffs on imported goods from China to stay in place after they were threatened by a court ruling. At a time...
by Ann Lee | Feb 27, 2012 | China, Economic forecast, Economy, Government, Policy, world bank
The World Bank and China’s Development Research Center released a report calling for China to make a number of economic reforms in order to develop a more sustainable economy. This was widely reported in the New York Times, Washington Post, and Seattle Times. It...
by Ann Lee | Jan 3, 2012 | China, Economic forecast, economic reforms, Leadership, predictions
1. The Chinese Central bank (PBOC) will relax interest rates. 2. The Chinese banks will return to easy lending. 3. The expected real estate bubble will not burst the Chinese economy because the Chinese government will soften real estate investment...