China Quarterly Results : Q2 2022

The Chinese economy has experienced a sharp decline in growth, with its slowest growth rate since the 2020 outbreak of the virus. The main reason for the decline in growth is attributed to the widespread lockdowns, which brought business activity to a halt. On 15 July 2022, the Chinese National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) released […]

China’s Quarterly Overiview – Q1 2022

The quarterly economic data for the first quarter of 2022 was released by the Chinese government on 18 April 2022. Analysts predicted a growth of 4.4% for the first quarter, and GDP growth measured at a rate of 4.8%. Modest but stable growth rates come at a time of immensely challenging public health crises regarding […]

China’s 2021 Government Work Report

The Chinese Government Work Report reviews the government’s accomplishments over the last year and provides further guidance on the government’s social and economic policy direction for the year 2021. As such, the focus of this article is a review of past accomplishments, a discussion on the main targets set out for 2021 and important implications for foreign-invested enterprises in China, and SMEs in particular.