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...China's largest companies are beginning to take center stage as the and most asset-rich corporations in the world. The market cap of PetroChina (PTR) recently passed Exxon Mobil (XOM) making it the most valuable company traded on any stock exchange. That gives it the option of using cash or stock to acquire assets in the West and Japan.PetroChina can also tap the Chinese treasury for cash...
...elected, everything's more convenient for businessmen," says Kuei. In a recent survey conducted by Taiwan's CommonWealth magazine, 60% of the CEOs questioned said that liberalized cross-strait relations were improving Taiwan's economic competitiveness. This positive outlook has helped fuel a 40% surge in Taiwan's stock market this year, making it one of the best-performing in Asia. "A positive relationship across the strait can help recover some of the competitive advantages we have lost in the past 10 years," says J.T. Wang, chief executive of computer maker Acer...
Inevitably, though, the laws of economics have reasserted themselves. Since oil prices plummeted, and world stock markets crashed last fall, some $75 billion worth of real estate projects have been suspended and canceled in Dubai, according to a report by the local branch of HSBC bank. Business journal the Middle East Economic Digest puts the figure at more than $300 billion. Postponed developments include the World, a luxury man-made island community designed to resemble a world map, and Dubailand, a theme park planned to be twice the size of Florida's Disney World. Housing prices have fallen...
...sure, the two stock market slumps in 2006 and 2008 created negative wealth effects. High-net-worth businessmen have been hit by the current global financial crisis. But there is no doubt that the macroeconomic picture is solid and healthy. Over the next five years Saudi Arabia has outlined a $400 billion spending program. In a decade or thereabouts, Saudi Arabia will become a $1 trillion economy and will be better placed than the rest in the region to capitalize on its knowledge and strengths. During the boom years, some critics said Saudi Arabia should become more like Dubai...
...Vegas Sands is considering a range of ways to raise additional funding, including selling minority stakes in its existing Macau properties or listing its Macau operation on the Hong Kong stock exchange. The company "continues to pursue and consider a variety of options," says a Las Vegas Sands spokesman, who declined to discuss details. The company said it hopes to restart construction on the Cotai project by the end of the year...