- Deloitte & Touche report on Canada's chemical
sector.
A recent report from Deloite Touche Tohmatsu International, states that the Canadian chemical industry is experiencing a revival, encouraged by the relatively stable Canadian dollar, a growing economy and increasing export opportunities. Indeed, the chemical industry in the wider North American region is coming out of a six year slowdown....
- Making the Chinese connection
IMAGE PHOTOGRAPH 1 The blistering pace of growth of the Chinese chemical industry since China's accession into The World Trade Organization (WTO; Geneva; www.wto.org) has transformed multinational firms spanning a wide range of expertise into investment entrepreneurs. Last year, according to China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS; www.stats.gov.cn) and Ministry ......
- Industry burgeons, skyline soars
HEADNOTE Shanghai is set to rise even higher as a global center. CHINA'S LARGEST CITY, FAST-DEVELoping Shanghai has aspirations to be the industrial, commercial, and financial powerhouse of Asia, ultimately overtaking Hong Kong and even Tokyo. In the past decade it has made giant strides to that end. Ten years ......
- Accounting Problems of Chinese Enterprises Listed in
Hong Kong.
INTRODUCTION When compared with other methods of raising capitol, Chinese enterprises listed in the Hong Kong stock market have a number of advantages. At present, the capital market in China is still at a preliminary stage. The infrastructure, legal system and control of the market have not yet been well ......
- Valuing Asia's bargains
HEADNOTE Though sometimes risky, investments promise solid payoffs. FOR MORE THAN TWO YEARS, MIDLAND, Mich.-based Dow Chemical Co. has been increasing its investment in Asia. For example, in 1999, truly a year of living dangerously in Indonesia, Dow bought the Salim Group's stake in PT Pacific Indomas Pratama Indonesia, a ......
- Akzo Nobel takes control of Asian coatings
venture.
Akzo Nobel, Arnhem, the Netherlands, has gained full control of the Asian Akzo Nobel Chang Cheng Coatings joint venture by acquiring the remaining 16.66% share holdings owned by the venture partner, Chang Cheng Securities. With the transaction, Akzo Nobel now wholly owns the powder coatings business, which has operations in ......
- Still the One.
JAPANESE INVESTORS HAVE THE LION'S SHARE OF HAWAII'S FOREIGN INVESTMENT, WHILE OTHER COUNTRIES CONSTITUTE NO MORE THAN 3 PERCENT EACH. Despite the drop from a record of $14 billion in 1994 to $10.96 billion in 1998, Japan today still dominates more than 90 percent of Hawaii's foreign investment scene. Japan ......