Tag Archives: China
Fear of the New Guard
Just as the pre-flotation share price of Facebook might make many pause (I did), another interesting signpost of modern life has emerged in the press. Weetabix, that soggy cereal staple of British homes for generations, has been sold off to … Continue reading
Filed under business news, China, Food and Beverage, Global Markets
Can London Handle the Olympic Games?
After spending almost half of my life living in the great city of London – along with San Francisco, New York and Stockholm – I’ve come to expect its shortcomings and foibles and am greeted with surprise when they don’t … Continue reading
Filed under Sport, United Kingdom
China is the new bubble waiting to pop
Following on from recent economic predictionsthat the countries building the highest and most skyscrapers, are the ones soon set for a fall. It turns out that those countries are China and India. But aren’t those the ‘emerging’ economies with 10% … Continue reading
Filed under China, Economy, Finance, Global Markets
Emerging economies are ‘no panacea’
Political and economic journalists have suggested that China and other emerging nations could be the ‘cure’ for the eurozone’s ills. Well, Robert Zoellick, President of the World Bank has suggested in a BBC interview recently that a cash injection from … Continue reading
China to the rescue?
Why buy a theme park like Disneyland? Or an automotive classic like Ferrari? Why invest in football teams like the Russian Oligarchs? – Forget it, the must-have hot purchase right now for seemingly the only country on the planet experiencing … Continue reading
Apple’s Bitter Bites
As an Apple computer user (although not evangelical), I appreciate their design and uniform brand voice that always seems ‘on point.’ Modern life is confusing enough – with its many username/passwords, PIN codes, new improved models and advertising architecture shouting … Continue reading
New Dawn at Davos?
This year’s World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland is the 41st of its kind. And the initial reports from the five-day summit are that, as the BBC has said, ‘the doom and gloom of the credit crunch’ has now given … Continue reading
Filed under Economy, Global Markets
Big Business Eyes Africa
Retailers, manufacturers, and tech companies have been eyeing the new, flush markets of India and China for several years now. And the old adage of ‘if a business doesn’t grow, it dies’ is certainly ringing true in many industries, with … Continue reading
Harrods: the brand goes global
It’s interesting to see how the perception of a cultural landmark changes when money enters the picture. If the French weren’t so jingoistic and exclusionist, they could probably sell the Louvre ‘brand’ to, say, Florida and create a mini-museum there … Continue reading
Filed under Branding
China’s bright future
Soon Europe and America will be part owned by the ever-expanding power of the seemingly unstoppable Chinese economy. With the present BP oil debacle in the Gulf of Mexico, and the question being asked if the petroleum giant might be … Continue reading
Filed under Global Markets
