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Chinese businesses continue their overseas acquisitions

Graham Watson

22nd April 2016

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There's been a recent spate of Chinese acquisitions of foreign assets: with the growth in activity having increased by around 300%. In part, this is a response to lower levels of demand in the Chinese economy.

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Graham Watson

Graham Watson has taught Economics for over twenty years. He contributes to Tutor2U, reads voraciously and is interested in all aspects of Teaching and Learning.

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