Ansuya Harjani joined CNBC's web and digital team in 2010, where she writes investment and feature articles with a focus on Asian economies. Prior to joining CNBC, she was a producer for the BBC's "Asia Business Report." Harjani holds a bachelor's degree in international relations from the University of Virginia.
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Assistant Producer, CNBC Asia
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China is at risk of nurturing “zombie companies” as the economy continues to slow and banks are compelled to continue funding failing businesses, warns independent economist and former Morgan Stanley’s Chief Asia-Pacific Economist Andy Xie.
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Shares of Chinese airlines lost ground on Tuesday following a disappointing earnings report from China Southern Airlines, Asia’s largest airline by passenger numbers, which highlighted challenges facing the aviation sector in the world’s second biggest economy.
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While Bank of China (BOC), the country’s third-largest lender by assets, reported its slowest quarterly profit growth in over 3 years, analysts see the company as a buying opportunity, forecasting 25 to 70 percent upside for its stock over the next 12 months.
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As optimism over additional stimulus from the U.S. central bank faded overnight, Chicago Fed President Charles Evans reiterated calls for further easing on CNBC Friday, arguing that there’s “a lot of reason to do more.”
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A key private sector indicator on Thursday, which showed Chinese factory activity slumped to a nine-month low in August against expectations of a modest pickup, throws up the question whether the worst is yet to come for the world’s second largest economy.
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China’s big four lenders, which begin reporting earnings on Thursday, are expected to see a steep fall in profit growth with analysts warning that the days of double-digit increases in earnings might be numbered.
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While Chinese property developers’ share prices came under pressure on Monday on fears that recent strength in the mainland real estate market would prompt measures to restrict home prices, analysts tell CNBC fresh curbs are unlikely as overall economic growth remains top priority for policymakers.
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Signs of economic weakness are emerging out of Asian tigers South Korea and Taiwan as the slowdown in key trading partner China takes a toll on the export-driven nations.
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A weak monsoon this year, which is threatening India’s already slowing economic growth while fueling inflation, could put the central bank in a quandary ahead of its policy review meeting on Tuesday, experts tell CNBC.
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While European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi’s pledge to do what it takes to protect the euro zone from collapse sparked a rally in global markets, one expert calls it “political posturing” which may not be matched by bold action.
