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Agreement on EU anti-coercion instrument

The EU institutions have agreed on an instrument against economic blackmail attempts from China. However, the use of the "anti-coercion instrument" is supposed to be only a last resort. Whether the instrument could now also help in the current prime example of the trade embargo against Lithuania remains open.

By Amelie Richter

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Six smaller Babas instead of one big Alibaba

Alibaba splits itself into six independent business units. The company wants to become more attractive, especially to investors. Above all, the new subsidiaries are meant to better adapt to new situations than the old mega-company. Because the time of simple growth is over.

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The expensive bail-out of Silk Road partners

More and more debtors cannot repay their Silk Road loans. China is covering up the problems by discreetly granting bailout loans. This is revealed in a recent study by the Kiel Institute for the World Economy. But in this way, Beijing is merely postponing the financial problems.

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Jack Ma: from pariah to symbol

Jack Ma is back in China. His public appearance is apparently supposed to help instill new confidence amongst foreign investors and the private sector. But while the formerly rebellious Alibaba founder is being rehabilitated, other entrepreneurs are still missing.

By Marcel Grzanna