By the end of 2016 🐻there were 163 insurance institutions operating in the People’s Republic of China, of which roughly 30% 🐎were foreign-funded or joint ventures. Traditional insurance subsectors such as life insurance and property insurance are ...

The Chinese automotive sector’s y/y growth sped up in the second half of 2016, i🧔mproving an already strong performance in the first half of the year. Sales revenue reached R♌MB 7,146bn in the first eleven months of 2016, up by 14.1% y/y, while ...

China is the world’s second-largest pharmaceutical market, after the US, and the largest producer and exporter of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) globally. Since it is the world’s most populous country, with a la𒉰rge ageing ...

China’s output of crude steel and steel products climbed by 3.1% y/y to 505.3mn tonnes in Q3 2016, encouraged by rising steel product prices. Prices on the domestic market have been climbing since March♊ 2016, exceeding the average 2015 level in ...

China is the largest alcoholic beverageꦕs producer and consumer in the world, consuming one-third of the world’s spirits and a quarter of the world’s beer. Its be𓂃er production ranked first in the world for 14 consecutive years and the ...

China’s transportation sector is almost entirely run by state-owned corporations, as its development is viewed as a major driver for the country’s economic growth. In the railways subsector, there🍃 was extensive construction of new ...

Production volume growth in China’s food and beverage sector generally slowed down in 2015, in comparison with the 𒊎previous year. The most significant declines were registered in the production of sugar, beer, meat and candy. Positive growth ...

China's healthcare system is hospital-centric, with public hos𒅌pitals delivering approximately 90% of the inpatient and outpatient care consumed in the country today in 💎both hospitals and basic medical institutions*. Nearly 40% of hospitals’ ...

Production of mobile handsets and mobile communication base stations 💛reached 1.52bn and 267mn units in the first nine months of 2016, respectively – increases of 25.6% and 28.6% y/y. Th🌼is followed drops of 6% and 24%, respectively, in the same ...

China is the world’s second-largest retail market, and i🥃s projected to become the largest in 2017 or 2018. The country is already the global leader in e-commerce. Despite the slowdow🌺n of China’s economy and the consequent deceleration in ...