Markets

30 June 2010

Poorest Nations (per capita)

As per per capita income, poorest nations of the world basically represent underdeveloped nations. These countries account for a low Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as compared to that of the developed and developing countries of the world. As per per...

30 June 2010

China Airport, Chinese Airports

  Airports has become a way of life in today’s fast paced world. China airports assumes considerable significance as the number of travellers to this country has increased rapidly.   Major China Airports The main Chinese airports are listed below:...

30 June 2010

Congo Export, Import and Trade

Prospects of Congo tradeCongo export, import and trade sectors are likely to receive a boost following meeting of representatives of chambers of commerce in West African countries. These people are convening in Senegal to find out various ways in which...

30 June 2010

Republic of Congo Economy

Republic of Congo in Western Africa borders South Atlantic Ocean to its south west. Gabon, Cameroon, Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of Congo are the other nations surrounding this equatorial country. Agriculture, oil production and export, and forestry are...

30 June 2010

China Gas

As the Chinese government seeks to reduce pollution while increasing energy production, the China gas industry is gaining increasing importance. Gas production reached 76.1 billion cubic metres (bcm) in 2008, and with an increasing number of gas reserves in the...

30 June 2010

China Jobs, Chinese Jobs

  The jobs market in China has been surging since 1978, when the communist regime opened its doors to foreign investment. The continuous arrival of foreign capital boosted the Chinese economy, making it the fastest growing economy in the world....

30 June 2010

China Employment

According to the National Bureau of Statistics, China’s employment stood at 774.80 million persons at the end of 2008. Around 306.54 million were employed in the primary industry, accounting for 39.6% of the workforce. The secondary industry employed 211.09 million...

30 June 2010

China Income, China National Income

  According to an International Monetary Fund analysis, the growth rate of the Chinese economy hit a five-year low in 2008. From an impressive double-digit rate of 12.7% in 2007, China’s economic growth plummeted to 9.6%. The IMF also revealed...

30 June 2010

China Budget

China’s central budget is prepared annually by the Chinese Ministry of Finance. Provincial budgets are also prepared by the local government. Both the budgets are presented in March, but before revealing the final figure to the public, the budgets are...

30 June 2010

China Electricity

In 2007, China's electricity industry witnessed continuous growth in demand. Due to this, the industry’s annual revenues peaked at $220.7 billion. The increased demand was met by the installation of new generation capacities. Currently, the Chinese electricity industry is growing...

30 June 2010

China Inflation, Chinese Inflation

Inflation in China soared during the 1930s and 1940s, when the country’s economy became highly unstable. The economic scenario worsened due to a civil war in the late 1940s. Food prices soared and hit purchasing power. In the early 1950s,...

30 June 2010

China Investment

For people who are fluent in Mandarin, China investment is easier and more profitable. "There's much more to the Chinese economy than in the 1990s," said the manager of the Guinness Atkinson China & Hong Kong Fund, Edmund Harriss. According...

30 June 2010

China Environment

China, the new superpower, is rapidly growing its consumption of the world’s natural resources. In Africa and Central Asia, the country is exploring oil fields. It is searching for gas in Burma, constructing hydropower units in Mekong, exploiting minerals and...

30 June 2010

China money, Chinese money

The currency of China or Chinese money is called the Renminbi, which stands for the people’s currency. Renminbi abbreviates to RMB and is represented using the latinized symbol ¥, which it shares with the Japanese Yen. Yuan is the principal...