Singapore and Iran signed a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) to grow bilateral trade and investment, said Singapore's Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) on Monday.
The Australian should expect weaker growth over the coming months as the outlook for the local economy in the first half of 2016 has declined, new figures show.
Hong Kong's tech businesses and entrepreneurs met here Thursday with a London delegation during the Hong Kong-London Tech Forum with discussions over fostering cooperation on tech investment.
Germany on Wednesday reported an unexpectedly high budget surplus in 2015, prompting critics to argue the government had resources to stimulate the economy through investment.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Wednesday held a meeting with Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan at the State Palace, agreeing to step up bilateral ties and mutually-beneficial cooperation.
Standard & Poor’s has released its latest Global Financial Literacy Survey. Statistics show that only 45 percent Chinese would calculate compound interest from savings, and their knowledge about other wealth management basics is poor. To put their money in the bank for fixed term deposit is still the predominant way of wealth management for Chinese households.
A Sino-Singapore service platform for outbound investment, launched on Tuesday, is set to improve the quality of cross-border investment.
Changes in Australia's foreign investment regime have drawn concerns in both China and Australia.
The Japanese government on Wednesday maintained its assessment of the current state of the economy as recovering moderately, but noted that business investment and exports are under pressure.
Maintaining investment: The Ministry of Finance (MOF) will release the second batch of Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) demonstration projects and accelerate the issuance of bonds with 1 trillion yuan for special construction and etc. The investment targets will include the construction of transportation and other infrastructure as well as new energy vehicles, broadband network and other emerging industries.
U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman said Tuesday that he hopes Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to the United States this week could help push forward negotiations on a bilateral investment treaty (BIT).
"We are excited to be here because it's an opportunity to start the very beginning with a new company," said Timi Jernigan, an Ohio resident who is happy about his new career at a Chinese-invested plant in the Midwestern U.S. state.
Pushing for earlier completion of their marathon talks on a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT), both China and the United States have placed high hopes on President Xi Jinping's Sept. 22-25state visit for a breakthrough.
Despite signs of stabilization in some economic indicators released on Sunday, China's economy needs more policy support to keep its head above water. Retail sales remained robust in August, posting a growth of 10.8 percent, up from 10.5 percent in July. Factory output in August grew 6.1 percent, up from the 6-percent rise in July.
China's property investment growth continued to slow in the first eight months, indicating caution from builders and challenges facing the industry.
China is racing against time to build high speed rails as annual investment targets are still far from completion, shedding light on its needs to shore up growth.
More than 30 Chinese firms Monday gathered at the East Africa-China business forum in Kigali to explore investment opportunities in the east African country.
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