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Chemical reaction may help Mukesh Ambani refocus
Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries is considering an acquisition of LyondellBasell, the third-largest independent chemical producer in the world, which could be valued at about $6bn
Downturn could spread from Singapore’s ships to shore
Anyone wondering why Singapore has remained calm and prosperous while its economy gyrates wildly should raise their eyes from the streets and look offshore
Post-crisis crash faces car industry
GM’s move to keep Opel should not have come as a surprise when, even at the height of the crisis, it seemed reluctant to to give up control of its European operations, writes Paul Betts
Hong Kong property bubble still has room to grow
The IMF issued its annual report on Hong Kong, saying that it shared the government’s ‘concerns that a credit-asset price cycle could take hold, leading to a sharp run-up in prices for certain real and financial assets’
World View: Hong Kong property bubble still has room to grow
The IMF’s annual report on Hong Kong, said that it shared the government’s ‘concerns that a credit-asset price cycle could take hold, leading to a sharp run-up in prices for certain real and financial assets’, writes Tom Mitchell
GM manages to stay calm
While the short-term outlook for GM Daewoo looks much better thanks to an equity injection, the US carmaker still wants to secure more financing for its South Korea unit
World View: Nomura’s traditional ties
Investment bank Nomura is striving to shed its provincial ways and become a world-class lender but, when it comes to communicating, it is having trouble breaking with the past
Bankers must resist temptation to think bigger
Brussels could be setting the stage for a new wave of consolidation in the European financial services industry. By demanding that banks which were granted state aid during the crisis shed assets on competition grounds, the European Union risks fuelling a merger and acquisition revival that may not be in the best public interest
Winning over Canberra
The Australian government’s approval of Yanzhou Coal’s bid for Felix Resources provides pointers on how foreign deals need to be restructured to win backing
Sympathy for Beijing as Google book plan raises hackles
Now that Google has again fallen foul of a government-backed body, the China Written Works Copyright Society, sympathies are likely to be on Beijing’s side.
