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China's stock exchanges have stopped releasing daily data on overseas fund flows..
Most of the worlds biggest private equity firms, including Blackstone, KKR and Carlyle, have put the brakes on deals in China this year as geopolitical tensions rise and Beijing exerts tighter control over business, Financial Times has reported recently..
Private equity firms that amassed more than $1.5 trillion of assets in China in just two decades are now struggling to offload once-promising investments they were counting on for hefty returns, Bloomberg had reported in November last year..
In addition, 55% of respondents ranked Chinas economic slowdown as a top-3 business challenge, a 19-percentage point increase year-on-year (y-o-y); 58% missed business opportunities as a result of market access or regulatory barriers; 44% are pessimistic about profitability over the next two years, the highest level on record; and the proportion of respondents positive about their growth prospects dropped a staggering 23 percentage points y-o-y...
Strategic reforms are needed to enhance India's appeal to global investors as despite having huge potential, FDI data shows that the country has not fully capitalised on its opportunities, think tank GTRI has said recently. Suggesting a four-step plan, the GTRI said that measures which can help India position itself as a leading choice for foreign investors include reducing cost disadvantages for companies relocating to India, improving the Ease of Doing Business throughout the business lifecycle, and establishing a framework for evaluating investment proposals...
