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The article focuses on China's state-owned companies and the shift in valuation principles that prioritize social contributions and economic impact over profits. Topics include the revaluation of China's state-owned firms, the challenges in assessing their intrinsic values, and the alignment of this approach with the concept of sacrificing profits for economic growth.

The article focuses on the changing material benefits of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) membership. It discusses the traditional advantages of being a party member, such as access to influential positions and economic opportunities. It further explores how party membership affects wealth distribution and asset ownership, noting that while there may be a wage premium for members and preferential access to state-owned enterprises and the financial rewards diminish as wealth increases.

The article discusses monetary policies in China amid the covid-19 pandemic and a proposal to monetise the deficitmeets widespread scor. Topics include announcement of the finance ministry to issue the central and provincial governments 8.5trn Yuan in new bonds in 2020; options to cut interest rates to reduce banks' required reserves to expand the money supply; and plans to save many state-owned companies from defaulting.

The article discusses the impact of covid-19 pandemic on businesses and economies. Topics include the impact of the pandemic on employment, trade and corporate strategies; recovery sign in China's economy and in which China's government may encourage its state-owned firms to go global by buying distressed car companies in Europe; and challenges to businesses in the post-covid world in which, they may also help bring it into being.

The article discusses political and economic issues in China, particularly the operation of the companies called local-government financing vehicles (LGFV). Also cited are the issue of conflict of interest facing the officials of LGFVs, the move by the Chinese central government to address possible corruption of LGFV officials, the role of LGFVs in promoting economic growth, and the issues about their debts.

The article looks at the impediments to the plan of Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi to improve the business climate in the country in 2022. He emphasized the key role of the private sector in Egypt during the inauguration of a chemical plant on December 28, 2021. The significance of an investment law and a bankruptcy law approved by the government in 2017 and 2018, respectively, is cited. Among the problems facing the private sector are inefficient state-owned firms and poor education.

The article discusses why it is difficult for the government ministers to enforce rules on modern communication technologies and cyber-security. Topics include personal email address to handle draft documents on immigration policy; and heavy-duty ways to mitigate security risks for official documents with the help of personal information technology for government business.

The article explores the declining role of the Indian government in the business sector as more state-owned enterprises are going to be privatized. The share of income generated by state-owned companies dropped from 45 percent to 37 percent during the period from 2005 to 2017. In response, the government announced plans to privatize companies such as Air India. Critics have expressed concerns over the consequences of privatization.

The article looks at the increase of foreign interest in Africa after China forged links with several African governments. Chinese private and state-owned companies are involved in a number of infrastructure projects in Africa. According to management consulting firm McKinsey, there are 10,000 Chinese businesses operating in the continent. The concerns of the U.S., Japan and India on the rising Chinese influence in Africa are also discussed.

The article reports on the executive turnover recorded by state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in Poland. The populist Law and Justice (PiS) party has gained executive positions at SOEs since coming to power in 2015. The government also controls banks, an insurance company and defense groups, as well as energy, mining and petrochemical companies. The effect of constant turnover risks on SOEs is also discussed.

The article focuses on emerging market economies not helped by interest rate rise of America, and mentions peal of Commodity Index after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Topics discussed include depressed profit in Russia despite economic growth, shares of the index made by Africa, South Korea and Taiwan, and annual returns offered by state-owned firms.

The article dsicusses how Yunnan Baiyao which is musty-smelling medical powder played vital role during Long March and mentions how Communist troops of China fled from attacks in 1930s and spread its granules on their wounds. Topics include how the powder has emerged as a poster-child of China's new round of state-owned enterprises (soes), why Chinese medical powder is far removed from industries and how China has started to let state firms award shares to employees.

In the article, the author discusses the role of the Russian state gas producer Gazprom in the advancement of the interest of President Vladimir Putin. Also cited are the decision by Germany to cancel the Nord Stream 2 (NS2) pipeline project of Gazprom to oppose Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and Gazprom's business model.

The article focuses on why developed nations should consider selling state-owned assets. Topics include the privatization of real estate, the value of state-owned assets, and the public ownership of commercial assets. Information is provided on privatization investment by state-owned entities and public-private partnerships.

The article looks at the labor market trends in China. It offers figures on unemployment rates and discusses how the country calculates unemployment statistics. Topics include the sharp rise in the number of strikes and labor protests from 2014 to 2015, companies in financial difficulties failing to pay their employees' wages, and employment at state-owned enterprises (SOEs).

The article informs on the ongoing efforts of privatisation in India. It mentions about the plans of Indian Prime Minster Narendra Modi to privatise state-owned corporate assets, with assets not being sold include power lines, natural-gas pipelines, and railway stations, and coal-mining projects, and airports.

The article, part of a special section on the economic resurgence of Vietnam, reports on Vietnamese entrepreneurship and privatization of state-owned businesses, such as the Vinamilk dairy company. The privatization or "equitization" of other state firms is discussed, as is the birth of the stock market in 2000, and problems with corporate governance and accounting.

The article informs about an increase in the graduate unemployment in China due to the Covid-19 pandemic. It mentions that state-owned firms are giving preference to graduates from Hubei province, in China where the outbreak began; and mentions that several employers have gone digital, using video interviews and online tests. It also mentions that job-hunting involving intercity travel was hampered by quarantine-related restrictions.

The article explores the relationship between Cuba and China. The Chinese state-owned company Beijing Enterprises Group has opened a Chinese restaurant in Cuba and announced plans to invest in Cuban hotels, condominiums and a golf course. China forgave six billion U.S. dollars of Cuban debt during the period from 2000 to 2018.

The article discusses the outlook of economic reform in China as of November 2013 and gives information about Singapore's Temasek holding company model for state-owned enterprises (SOES). The article notes the Chinese government's think-tank, Development Research Centre, issued reform proposals for China's SOES that are based on Singapores' Temasek model of government-linked companies (GLCS). It also notes that two of Temasek's GLCS have become international brands.

The article discusses the oil industry, focusing on how national oil companies (NOCs) are relying less on "supermajors" or the large, listed oil companies. It notes that supermajors in turn are spending more money to produce less of the global oil output. The finance and economic aspects of NOCs are also covered.

The article explores the prevalence of political corruption in South Africa during the administration of President Cyril Ramaphosa. The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has been instructed by Ramaphosa to conduct investigations into serious cases of graft. Ramaphosa has tried to curtail corruption as part of his efforts to attract foreign investments. State-owned enterprises (SOEs) and public departments have been investigated for alleged corruption.

The article discusses how a government takeover in 2017 led to decline of Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd., the pioneer of Islamic banking in Bangladesh. Topics covered include the boardroom coup instigated by the government at Islami, loans granted by Islami that breached financial regulations, performance of Islami in 2018 and the benefits enjoyed by people with political connections in Bangladesh such as facing little penalty for defaulting.

The article discusses the move by the government of Egypt to stop privatizing state-owned enterprises.

The article discusses how governments can benefit from the better management of publicly-owned assets. Topics discussed include a comparison of public sector balance sheets between several nations, the four categories of public wealth which include land and natural resources, public firms, financial assets, and property and infrastructure, and the view that governments should monitor liabilities, net wealth and debt-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio to avoid selling assets at cheap prices.

The article discusses the efforts of Chinese government-run television companies to gain audience and power in Africa. Topics discussed include the opening of Nairobi, Kenya-based Chinese news outlet CGTN Africa in 2012, the history of Chinese media in Africa, and China's ways to increase its influence on African media including the mass training of African journalists, its investment in African media companies, and the expansion of Chinese government-linked private pay-TV firm StarTimes.

The article explores the role of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in the economy of Myanmar. It discusses the economic contributions of SOEs by employing thousands of people and providing about half of government revenue. The need to reform the structure of SOEs is explained. The differences between SOES in Myanmar, Thailand and Malaysia are also identified.

The article reports on state-backed China Merchants Group's goal to emulate SoftBank, a telecommunications and Internet firm, with its venture-capital (VC) fund, the China New Era Technology Fund. Topics discussed include the evolution of the banking-to-shipping conglomerate into a state-owned enterprise in China, replicating SoftBank's Vision Fund which invests in start-ups and China Merchants' partnership with Centricus to raise funds in tandem with SPF Group, an asset management firm.

The article reports on the unrivalled strength and an unusual weakness of the Saudi Arabian multinational petroleum and natural gas company Saudi Aramco. Topics discussed include the price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia as Covid-19 negatively affected oil demand, a comparison between the financial performance of the company and other major oil companies in the second quarter of 2020, and the implication of the influence of Saudi Arabia on the company.

The article discusses government investments in China in 2012, focusing on the country's support of projects in the Chinese cities of Sanya and Ordos, as well as an overview of China's state-owned enterprises (SOEs). A chart is provided which depicts the net capital stock and gross domestic product (GDP) per person for nations such as South Korea, the U.S., and China.

The article focuses on problems that public companies are facing in the 21st century. It states corporate scandals involving public companies Enron, WorldCom and Lehman Brothers have resulted in increased government regulation and discouraged companies from going public. It comments on the increase in state-owned enterprises, family-owned conglomerates, and private equity firms which operate under fewer restrictions and less transparency and talks about the increased power of capital markets.

The article focuses on the East India Company, the government-owned international trading company of Great Britain from the 1600 to the 19th century. The history and management of the company are considered in terms of their parallels with large government-owned business enterprises of the 21st century in countries including China, Russia and Brazil.

The article discusses the banking industry in India. The finances of the country's government-owned banks and its private banks are considered, and a trend is discussed in which the government banks, which had expanded during the global financial crisis, have suffered business losses in 2011. The State Bank of India is used as an example of a government-owned bank.

The article focuses on Han people of Xinjiang dominate economy through state-owned industrial and agricultural firms and mentions that China has reacted to their violence by building network of prison camps. Topics disucssed include efforts of China to curb the separatism, terrorism and religious extremism, skills learned by Uighurs in vocational training and need of camps to be dismantled.

The article discusses the impact of fake state-owned enterprises (SOEs) on the economy of China in 2019.

The article explores the condition of the bond market in China in 2018. It identifies the signs of the bond market's instability, including a record for defaults and an increase in the cost of credit for companies. The effect of the trend on state-owned companies that invest in infrastructure is discussed, as well as the need of China to deleverage due to the rising debt.

The article reports on the declining economy of the north-eastern region of China comprised of the provinces Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning. Topics discussed include the factors behind the stagnant economic growth of the region, the influence of state-owned enterprises (SOE) on the region's economy and the recommendations made by Chinese economist Justin Yifu Lin to promote economic growth in the region. Also discussed is the implication of the region's performance for the national economy.

The article focuses on the changes made by China's president Xi Jinping in People's Liberation Army (PLA) by cutting army corps into total of 13. Topics include working of PLA for Communist Party for protecting invasion across the border with the Soviet Union; Central Military Commission boosted by Xi; and reforms made by Xi in state-owned enterprises.

The article reports that Dalian Wanda, a Chinese property-and-entertainment conglomerate, will be selling its projects and hotels to rival developers and mentions that it would use the proceeds to pay the loans. Topics include how corporate liabilities, including those of state-owned enterprises amounted gross domestic product (GDP), the interest rate allowed by the People's Bank of China and how economic growth of China is dependent upon credit.

The article discusses how private businesses have grown faster and been profitable than the state sector and mentions commitment of the Chinese president Xi Jinping in 2013 to give market forces role in allocating resources. Topics discussed include how the retreat of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) has stalled, proliferation of "state capital investment and operation" companies (scios) and how has China s tended to dominate in heavy industries, transport and energy industry.

Focuses on the impact of privatization of government business enterprises on the economy of Eastern European countries. Reaction of economists, aid specialists and financial consultants to privatization; Encouragement for the participation of western investment banks; Risks in venture capitalism.

Focuses on the privatization of state-owned companies in Eastern Europe. Case study on privatization programs in Great Britain during the term of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher; Consideration for the characteristics and behavior of state enterprises; Impact of politics on economic policy.