China GDP on a roll October 21, 2005 China’s economy recorded a whopping 9.4 per cent growth in the last quarter, leaving the anaemic economies of the West far behind. Growth exceeded analysts’ expectations as the Chinese juggernaut was bolstered by strong exports and high public spending. Real gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 9.4 per cent on last year on the back [...]
Advisers in all night Refco talks October 17, 2005 Refco held a second day of weekend meetings yesterday as a group of about 50 advisers gathered in New York in an effort to salvage the disgraced group’s regulated futures brokerage arm and determine the fate of its ailing operations. The advisers had begun emergency meetings on Saturday that stretched late into the night to [...]
Pithy returns for AIM’s Chinese newcomers October 13, 2005 Two AIM newcomers from China both reported strong trading performances yesterday. Asian Citrus, the largest orange plantation owner and operator in China and the biggest Chinese firm on AIM, reported its first full-year results since floating on 3 August. Pre-tax profits for the year to 30 June soared by more than 60 per cent to [...]