Full Contents - June 2003


MAGAZINE ARTICLE

  • Reducing the risks

  • Investing in mainland China usually involves an element of risk, but with an intelligent risk management framework in place, foreign firms can make risk work in their favour, says Prof. Kai-Alexander Schlevogt.

  • Crisis management

  • The SARS crisis has had a big impact on the working policies of many foreign companies doing business in China. While some will be tempted to speed up localisation, there are risks in rushing the process.

PERSPECTIVE [Premium content]

  • A passion for cars

  • A recent surge in passenger car sales has benefited China's sprawling auto industry, but a rationalisation of the sector remains inevitable.

REPORTS [Premium content]

Regional Focus

  • Wenzhou leads the way

  • With national banking reform already agreed in principle, a trial scheme in Wenzhou is designed to show that change is possible, politically.

  • What women want

  • Chinese women may enjoy new freedoms in the home and at work, but they face conflicting ideals that marketers can help to reconcile.

CULTURE

Book Review

  • Branching out?

  • A slew of internet banking licences bring new opportunities for foreign banks to service international corporate customers in China. However, bankers remain cautious about their prospects given their limited branch network and lack of distribution channels.
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