Asia Centre

Asia Economic Brief (Les petits déjeuners éco d’Asia Centre):

An exclusive club which informally brings together scholars, business leaders and senior civil servants to consider key economic, financial or strategic developments in the Asia-Pacific.

With Zhao Hongtu (CICIR)

11 July. 2007. What is the investment strategy of Chinese oil companies? How do they view their foreign investments? What are their connections to government?

With Roland Marchal (CERI) and J-P. Cabestan

20 June 2007. What is the real situation of this commercial partnership which has grown in strength over the past few years? Beyond the commercial ties, how is the Sino-African economic cooperation working? What are Beijing’s objectives?

With Jean-François Di Meglio (BNP Paribas China, Director Energy Commodities)

9 May 2007. At present, China appears to be a swing factor in the post-Kyoto Architecture. The impact of China on the environment and concerns on Chinese energy efficiency imply a more general examination of the weaknesses and inadequacies of the Protocol.

With Leonid Petrov (Sciences Po Paris, Korea Chair)

4 Apr. 2007. North Korea, one of the most tightly controlled and closed regimes in the world, has no choice but to gradually open up. What are the signs of these changes? What opportunities are there for foreign firms? Is it possible for Europeans to set up a business among South-Koreans, Chinese and Russians?

With Françoise Lemoine (CEPII)

21 March 2007. The Chinese labor market is one of the country’s strongest comparative advantages, but for how long? Will workers’ salaries and expectations increase along with economic growth?

With Philippe Aguignier (BNP Paribas, Vice-President of Nanjing City Bank)

20 Dec. 2006. Inauguration of this exclusive club, presented by one of the very first foreign Vice-Presidents with a Chinese bank.