Entries from Asian Chemical Connections tagged with 'BMW'

China: Consumption And Hot Air

Source: New York Times   By John Richardson TALK of a billion plus Western-style consumers is nothing more than hot air, with the temperature maintained by the financial sector eager to sell you its products. The reality is very...

China's Borrowing Slowdown

By John Richardson IT is the demand for loans that matters in China these days more than their supply, as chemicals markets have been telling us for over a month now. And now, statistical back-up for our anecdotal evidence, that...

China Urbanisation Complications

 By John Richardson EVERY time you come back to the subject of China, it becomes ever-more complex and uncertain. An excellent example is an article published in the academic journal, Eurasian Geography and Economics, in February, by University of...