In just about one decade – of which the most recent five years were plagued by the global economic crisis – the EU - China bilateral trade developed swiftly and vigorously, by almost 400%, to become one of the most important commercial flows in global trade, with daily exchanges exceeding 1...

After 30 years of restructuring, high economic growth and development, China could face the global crisis from a very favourable position. Its prompt response with a comprehensive interventionist package seems to have yielded the expected results, but these results might prove unsustainable in...

Striving to get economies of scale, to improve the use of resources, quality, innovation, skills and productivity, companies with similar or linked activities tend to cluster, creating new and complex structures which are beneficial for both the member companies and the region where they...