POLICY AND DEVELOPMENT

Central and Eastern European Countries (CEECs) have played an increasingly pivotal role in China’s foreign policy considerations and are key partners to the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Meanwhile, cash-rich Chinese investors, generous funding for mega government-to-government (G-to-G) infrastructure projects and seed capital for start-ups are providing valuable impetus to rejuvenate the CEE economy. More

Chinese companies actively “go out” to look for supply sources of quality agricultural produce and fresh foods for processing or local sales on the mainland. As Hong Kong players have extensive international management experience, they can help mainland enterprises bring in all types of fresh and frozen products from overseas and countries along the Belt and Road route to meet the increasingly stringent requirements of mainland consumers. More

Chinese mainland enterprises are increasingly looking to make direct investment overseas. Through cooperation with co-investors, mainland enterprises could not only enjoy the benefits of risk sharing among the investment partners, but also be furnished with additional synergy that could help them move beyond their business constraints, thereby reaching new business frontiers through capitalising on the strengths of their co-investment partners. More

Chinese enterprises are attaching increasing importance to enhancing their product design capability. Notably, the consumers demand for various consumer products and services is on the rise, both in the mainland as well as emerging markets. While their purchasing power still lags behind that of consumers in developed countries, they have their own requirements where product design and service quality are concerned. More