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China’s Midea moves ahead with Hong Kong’s likely biggest listing this year
Chinese appliance maker Midea Group has started taking orders from investors for an initial public offering to raise up to US$3.46 billion in Hong Kong.
1 min read06:55 PM ISTChina harnesses a technology that vexed the West, unlocking a treasure chest
Chinese companies are dominating a crucial industry by accessing a new source of minerals needed for electric-vehicle batteries.
5 min read06:09 PM ISTChina opens more sectors to foreign investment
China deepened its push to further open up the economy, eliminating restrictions on the manufacturing sector and expanding opportunities for foreign investment in the health sector.
1 min read02:56 PM ISTGreat nations do not tell themselves that geography is destiny
The trajectories of India’s neighbours are driven more by their own agency than their adjacency to India. Think of Bangladesh. In general, India should continue to invest in its neighbours’ future even if the outcome of that investment is not in New Delhi’s hands.
4 min read02:00 PM ISTChina is becoming much harder for Western scholars to study
Restrictions by Beijing and tensions with the West have created new obstacles to research, and some academics fear that the growing knowledge gap will hamper U.S. efforts to manage relations.
7 min read8 Sep 2024How to provoke the fury of Xi Jinping
Two former generals are accused of betraying the Communist Party
3 min read8 Sep 2024Georgia Tech to end China partnerships following concerns over military ties
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2 min read8 Sep 2024More debts or not, Beijing faces a thorny question
With monetary easing constrained by worries around an extended bond rally and banks’ squeezed profit margins, economists are increasingly zeroing in on lagged fiscal support, raising questions about authorities’ reluctance to take on extra debt.
3 min read6 Sep 2024China shores up ties with Africa despite slowing economy and friction over debt
Xi Jinping rolls out the red carpet and promises of investment at a summit with his African counterparts
5 min read4 Sep 2024How Chinese goods dodge American tariffs
Policymakers are unsure what to do about a tricky loophole
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Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared