Demystifying Shadow Banking: Unveiling China’s Risks

Pictured here are models of a real estate development in 2005 in Shanghai, as China’s property boom was gathering steam. China Photos | Getty Images News | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s real estate issues have once again brought attention to the world of shadow banking and its impact on the economy. Shadow banking — …

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Growth Challenges Loom as Asia’s Factories Encounter Weak Demand

In the workshop of a machinery and equipment manufacturing enterprise in Qingzhou Economic Development Zone, East China’s Shandong province, a worker is seen engaged in welding. (July 17, 2023) Image Source: Future Publishing | Getty Images In July, factories in Asia experienced a slowdown in demand as both domestic and global orders declined, signaling a …

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