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☆ Analysis: Country Garden undone by promise to bring 5-star life to China's hinterland
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Clare Jim | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The company logo of Chinese developer Country Garden is pictured at the Shanghai Country Garden Center in Shanghai, China August 9, 2023. Smaller Chinese cities, whose revenues have already been deteriorating, could have a glut of unfinished homes, a social problem Beijing is trying to avoid. But as China's economy started slowing during and after its COVID-19 lockdowns, property sales in those areas has plummeted along with values of the homes themselves. Country Garden's sales in 2020 were 570.7 billion yuan ($78.22 billion), but that slipped to 357.5 billion yuan in 2022. Country Garden has nearly 1 million homes to complete, according to estimates from Japanese investment bank Nomura.

Persons: Aly, HONG KONG, Oscar Choi, Yang Huiyan, Lu Ting, Nomura, Gerwin Bell, Clare Jim, Liangping Gao, Matt Tracy, Davide Barbuscia, Christian Schmollinger Organizations: Shanghai Country Garden, REUTERS, Country, HK, National Bureau, Statistics, Partners Capital, China Evergrande, Oxford Economics, Nomura, Thomson Locations: Shanghai, China, HONG, Beijing, Dezhou, Hong Kong, Asia, Washington, New York

☆ Taking comfort in lower energy prices 'would be a mistake': strategist
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-02 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailTaking 'too much comfort' in lower energy prices in Europe 'would be a mistake', strategist saysKamran Moghadam, partner and head of global macro and tactical asset allocation at Partners Capital, discusses Eurozone inflation and the outlook for the private equity sector.

Worldwide boy-band sensation BTS may be on hiatus, but refreshing new financial acts threaten to upend the world of K-pop, and perhaps South Korea. The battle over 28-year-old SM Entertainment, the $2.3 billion force behind Girls' Generation and EXO, is at heart a family feud. It helps, too, that K-pop has turned into one of South Korea’s strongest exports, thanks largely to “Butter” and “Dynamite” singers BTS. "We oppose all aggressive outside mergers and acquisitions, including Hybe," SM said in a statement, according to Reuters. Separately, internet conglomerate Kakao said on Feb. 7 it would acquire a 9.05% stake in SM via 112 billion won of new shares and 105 billion won of convertible bonds.

☆ Indian stocks top Asian markets, strong economic growth fuels hope
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-22 | by ( Ankur Banerjee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"Global investors, sovereign funds and other institutions are looking to raise exposure to India in their emerging markets portfolios. The world-beating stocks performance has helped India to double its weight in MSCI's emerging markets index to 16% from 2019, but overseas investors have missed out in the local rally. Foreign portfolio investors sold a net $18 billion this year of Indian assets but turned buyers in November and December. The IPO came after the government offloaded its decades-old, debt-laden flag carrier Air India to Tata Sons for $2.4 billion in enterprise value. Apple said it will manufacture iPhone 14 in India, while a key supplier Foxconn (2317.TW) plans to quadruple the workforce at its Indian plant, Reuters has reported.

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