There has been a lot of research and criticism into the nature of Chinese investment in African countries in the past ten years. This Special Issue brings together a set of papers which highlights not only some (fair) criticisms but also the developmental benefits that such FDI has had in some...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the main impact factors on the export capacity of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Fujian Province, China. Design/methodology/approach – A model containing internal and external impact factors on the export capacity of SMEs was...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the main impact factors on the export capacity of small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) in Fujian Province, China. Design/methodology/approach – A model containing internal and external impact factors on the export capacity of SMEs was...

Purpose – This paper publishes summary results for the first time of a major survey of senior financial practitioners undertaken in Hong Kong and Shanghai in 2005, and compares these with the Global Financial Centre Index first created in 2007 to determine the extent to which both are...