Patrick Collinson
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Chinese bubble economy: The bulls versus the bears
The first myth is that China is an export economy. It is not, writes Patrick Collinson.
China faces consumption tsunami
Selling what China makes to locals has economic pros but sociopolitical and environmental cons, says Patrick Collinson.
Credit crunch bites in Britain
House buyers, savers and pensioners are feeling the pinch of fiscal measures.
Africa: The next big thing
Booming stock markets, bustling city centres, huge reserves of natural resources and soaring economic growth. Welcome to the new Africa. Last week one of Britain’s leading asset…
SA tops global house-price league
Poland tops the house-price growth league in Europe, but the runaway global leader is South Africa, where average prices have almost tripled in five years. During the early…