COVID-19 has struck at the core of global value chain regions, including China, Europe and the US, and is expected to have a significant impact on the global economy. The pandemic resulted in a historic contraction of China’s GDP by 6.8 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2020. Defying dire predictions, China is rebounding from the COVID-19 crisis while the U.S. contracts.

For those who follow the history of China analysis in the last decades know it has been inundated with predictions of China’s debt bubble and shrinking economy. In his book, mapping out different possible scenarios, Tom Orlik sheds light on China’s economics and financial dynamics, he positions China in the context of a rolling series of global crisis and what could happen if China’s bubble finally does burst.

How can China shield its economy from the impact of COVID-19? Can China still become “xiaokang shehui” (moderately prosperous)? If a once-in-a-century pandemic doesn’t burst the bubble, the question is: What will?

The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China is delighted to welcome Tom Orlik, Chief Economist for Bloomberg Economics and author of the book “China: The Bubble that Never Pops” for a webinar hosted by Zhu Ning, Professor and Deputy Dean at The National Institute of Financial Research (NIFR), Tsinghua University.  Book your seat now and join us for this webinar on 28th July from 9:00am to 10:15am GMT+8 (July 27th 9:00pm-10:15pm EST).

Agenda

• Introductory Remarks by Joerg Wuttke, President, European Union Chamber of Commerce in China
• Engaging and Interactive Dialogue moderated by Zhu Ning, Professor and Deputy Dean at the National Institute of Financial Research (NIFR), Tsinghua University
  
• Q&A Session

This webinar will be off the record and follow Chatham House rules.

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Speakers

Mr. Tom Orlik

Chief Asia Economist, Bloomberg LP

Mr. Tom Orlik

Chief Asia Economist, Bloomberg LP

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Mr Tom Orlik is Bloomberg’s Chief Asia Economist based in Beijing. He leads a team providing in-depth analysis of Asia macroeconomic data and policies, and how they will impact financial markets globally. His personal research is focused mainly on China.

Previously, Mr Orlik was the chief China economics correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, and China economist for Stone & McCarthy Research Associates. Prior to coming to China, he was an advisor to the UK Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund and policy analyst at the British Treasury. He is the author of Understanding China’s Economic Indicators, the definitive guide to working with China’s economic data.

Mr Orlik has a Master’s in Public Policy from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government and a bachelor’s degree in English from University College London.

Prof. Ning Zhu

Senior Partner, Head of China, Brunswick Group

Prof. Ning Zhu

Senior Partner, Head of China, Brunswick Group

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Zhu Ning is appointed as Senior Partner and Head of China at Brunswick Group. He was Oceanwide Chair Professor of Finance, Deputy Dean, National Institute of Financial Research, Tsinghua University, Co-director of the DBA/EMBA/EE programs and a Professor of Finance at Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance (SAIF), a faculty fellow at the Yale University International Center for Finance, and a Special-Term Professor of Finance at University of California, Davis and at Guanghua School of Management, Peking University.

Professor Zhu is an expert on behavioral finance, investments, corporate finance, and the Asian financial markets. He has published numerous articles in leading journals in the finance, economics, management and legal fields, including Journal of Finance, Review of Financial Studies, Management Science, Journal of Legal Studies, etc. Professor Zhu has also written or co-authored several books, including most recently "China's Guaranteed Bubble".

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