Outbound FDI; how welcome is Chinese investment in Europe?
Insight China: Quarterly Series: Winter Edition – Part II
Is Chinese Investment a ‘white knight’ for failing European Companies?
How Chinese authorities influence Chinese investment?
What barriers do Chinese companies face in Europe?
How is tech transfer enhancing Chinese competitiveness abroad?
Join us on Tuesday afternoon, December 7th for a cracking debate with our Chinese corporate chiefs to find out the future trends for Chinese investment:
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Alicia García-Herrero – BBVA (bio)
Chief Economist for Emerging Markets at Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) and an adjunct professor at the Lingnan University (Hong Kong), a research fellow at the University of Hong Kong and at IESE center for emerging markets in Spain, and Associate Editor of the China Economic Policy Review.
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Dr. Gary Liu – China Europe International Business School (bio)
The Deputy Director, CEIBS Lujiazui Int’l Finance Research Center
Deputy Director, Case Development Center
China Europe International Business School
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Andre LOESEKRUG-PIETRI (bio)
EUCCC National Chair PE Working group, CEO & Managing Partner
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Most of us know about the market access barriers faced by foreign firms entering the Chinese market but as Chinese firms 'go global', what about the barriers facing the Chinese companies that venture abroad? From 2002 to 2009, China’s ODI grew by 54.4% annually and is expected to reached $100 billion by 2015. As China invests outward, which European countries will attract the most Chinese investment?
Geopolitics or just globalization?
What role does the Chinese government play in Chinese companies investing abroad? Are their decisions influenced by commercial considerations alone? And many suspect that Chinese companies that invest in Europe are supported by Chinese state funds, reducing their costs yet European companies that invest in China do not enjoy the same support.
What is China's outbound investment strategy? Is there a Siege on Europe? Chinese authorities targeting eastern Europe and Turkey, slowly surrounding Europe and its logistical routes – competing with western Europe in the emerging eastern European Markets. What sectors does China target and why The ‘Boomerang effect’: Is Europe selling it’s remaining Crown Jewels?
As foreign investment deals increasingly involve a transfer of technology, is there a risk that Chinese companies will or have already used this new found technology and to be even more competitive Europe? Are we throwing away our competitive advantage for short term gain in profit?
Can China save European Companies- Is Chinese investment a white knight for ailing European firms? Recently, both France and the UK have received an investment boost from China. What effect have Chinese firms had on the flagging European Economy? Will the experience of Chinese companies abroad have an impact on Chinese policy towards foreign companies in China? China may be tempted to use investment policy to protect its national champions, yet as Chinese companies go global and invest abroad, they will encounter barriers abroad and may encourage Chinese authorities to liberalize investment policy at home.
Insight China is the European Chamber’s quarterly Macro Economic Seminar. Each quarter we invite leading economists to share their views and debate on current trends in the Chinese economy.
This winter will feature a double session of the Insight China series: Inbound FDI will be held on the 30th November and Outbound FDI on the 7th of December at 16:00 in the Kerry Center Hotel in Beijing.
Agenda:
16:00-16:30 Registration/networking
16:30-17:15 Presentations
17:15-18:00 Panel discussion and Q&A
18:00-19:00 Networking dirnks
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