china

China, officially the People's Republic of China, is a country in East Asia and the world's most populous country, with a population of around 1.404 billion in 2017. Covering approximately 9,600,000 square kilometers, it is the third or fourth largest country by total area.

China’s GDP Drop Creates Global Ripple Effects For Retail

China’s GDP Drop Creates Global Ripple Effects For Retail
China’s GDP Drop Creates Global Ripple Effects For Retail
April 17, 2020  |  International

What will the ripple effects be for retailers (in the U.S. and around the globe) as China’s economy shrinks? Get the Full Story Complete the...

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P&G Registers Biggest Sales Increase In Years Amid COVID-19
P&G Registers Biggest Sales Increase In Years Amid COVID-19
April 17, 2020  |  Retail

As U.S. consumers built up a supply of household staples such as cough medicine and laundry detergent amid the spread of the coronavirus, Procter &...

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Coronavirus Triggers First-Ever GDP Decline In China
Coronavirus Triggers First-Ever GDP Decline In China
April 17, 2020  |  Coronavirus

China’s economy is going through its worst three-month period in decades and will record its first-ever GDP loss — 6.8 percent in the first quarter...

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Today In Payments: Amazon Will Lower Affiliate Commissions; Agricultural Bank Of China Pilots App That Supports CBDC
Today In Payments: Amazon Will Lower Affiliate Commissions; Agricultural Bank Of China Pilots App That...
April 15, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Amazon will lower commission rates for the Amazon Associates program, while one of China’s state-owned banks has a mobile pilot app that supports...

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How China Fuels Alternatives To Correspondent Banking
How China Fuels Alternatives To Correspondent Banking
April 15, 2020  |  B2B Payments

China is a notoriously challenging jurisdiction for foreign payment service providers to operate as the nation prioritizes local industry leaders. Gradually, however, and with a...

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What COVID-19 Means For Logistics, Now And In The Future
What COVID-19 Means For Logistics, Now And In The Future
April 15, 2020  |  B2B Payments

COVID-19 has interrupted global supply chains, leaving companies scrambling for alternate ways to keep operations running smoothly. However, businesses can learn lessons from this impact...

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Agricultural Bank Of China Tests App For Country’s Digital Currency
Agricultural Bank Of China Tests App For Country’s Digital Currency
April 14, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

One of China’s state-owned banks has a mobile test app that supports the country’s central bank digital currency, according to a CoinDesk report. Get the...

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VC Funding Rebounds In China As COVID-19 Lockdown Ends
VC Funding Rebounds In China As COVID-19 Lockdown Ends
April 14, 2020  |  Startups

Venture capital funding is starting to bounce back in China after the coronavirus triggered a slowdown in what was already a stagnant climate for startups,...

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China Regs To Assess Banks’ SMB Financing Efforts
China Regs To Assess Banks’ SMB Financing Efforts
April 10, 2020  |  B2B Payments

With the newest effort to direct more funding its most susceptible business vertical, China’s banking regulator said it would begin to watch the level of...

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