China’s decision to invest in the UK should be welcomed with open arms
The Business
28 Jul 2007
With the Royal Bank of Scotland consortium leading the race to take over Holland’s ABN Amro, Britain’s Barclays Bank decided not to call in the cavalry; instead it sent for the communists. The China Development Bank, a state controlled institution...
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A beefed-up navy buoys China’s economyBy Gordon Fairclough —Ellen Zhu contributed to this article.
The Wall Street Journal Europe
16 Jul 2007
KAOLAO, China—On one side of a rocky promontory jutting into the Yellow Sea here sits a ramshackle fishing village, its wooden boats pulled up on the beach. On the other, lie well-guarded berths that are home to some of the most advanced vessels in the...
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Gauging who is a ‘good’ corporate citizenBy Phred Dvorak
The Wall Street Journal Europe
02 Jul 2007
DOES GOOD CORPORATE behavior pay off in the stock market? Companies that track corporate governance and share performance say “yes”—and investors agree. But it’s not always easy for investors to act on that notion. There’s little consensus over what...
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