FEELING
THE HEAT Much has been
written lately about the possibility that China's red-hot
economy will super-heat with devastating economic consequences.
CFOs with major operations in China, although confident
of the Middle Kingdom's prospects, are taking measures
to handle the risk, if need be. read
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FEATURE
THE BIG
SQUEEZE Privatization bids
- dubbed squeeze-outs - are controversial at the best of times
and the latest have met with a very mixed reception. But the
share prices of several failed bids suggest a silver lining
for companies and investors.
FEATURE
TREASURERS'
PLEA Pity the poor treasurers,
writes Nokia's money-man for the Asia-Pacific in a polemic designed
to rally his colleagues to press banks into embracing innovative
initiatives such as RosettaNet. A rebuttal by a treasury specialist
and former banker gives the banks' side.
TECHWATCH
RE-REENGINEERING Hold that checkbook: fine-tuning
with the aid of business performance management software could
eliminate major technology revamps.
DEALWATCH
DOUBLY
BLESSED Integrating HP and
Compaq may have been the easy part. Can the combined company
beat powerhouses like Dell and IBM at their own game?
SPOTLIGHT: OUTSOURCING
ORIENT
EXPRESS Increasingly, western
companies are migrating high-value technology functions and
research and development operations to India and China, a trend
that is changing the face of outsourcing in the region.
CAREERS
Grapevine Who's moving up, down and out in
Asian Finance.