The Open Doors report released last week by the Institute of International Education is quite telling. The number of Chinese students studying in universities and colleges in the United States jumped 21.4 percent in the 2012-13 academic year, rising to nearly a quarter of a million, or 235,597, to be exact.
Growth and a stable economy in northern Africa beckons. A modern Morocco is loaded with ambition and drive. Strategically located in Northwest Africa at the confluence of the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean, the country today offers world-class infrastructure, a strong and stable economy and a constantly improving business climate.
With its strong financial institutions and strategic long-term vision, Morocco is positioning itself as an African financial center. As the largest bank in the country, Attijariwafa Bank (AWB) is at the forefront of Morocco's drive to further develop the country's banking sector.
Casablanca Stock Exchange has played a key role in the Moroccan economy since 1929. It directly supports Morocco's economic development by bringing together investors and issuers in a modern, liquid and transparent market.
Leadership, ambition and vision are driving the Moroccan economy forward. As Morocco positions itself as Africa's financial hub, BMCE Bank is playing a preeminent role in the Moroccan and African financial sectors, while strengthening its commitment to China.
Founded in 1920, OCP has become the world's largest exporter of phosphate rock and one of the world's largest fertilizer producers. OCP's 2020 vision is to increase production capacity to help feed the world's rapidly growing population.
With 14 international airports, the largest commercial harbor in the Mediterranean (Tangier Med), and an extensive motorway and logistics network, Morocco has big plans for the future.
Investments in major infrastructure projects are increasingly important to Morocco's future. Access to electricity and safe drinking water has been vastly improved by the country's National Office of Electricity and Water.
Caisse de Depot et de Gestion, or CDG, is one of the leading financial players in Morocco.
China's decision to give the market a decisive role in the distribution of resources and other factors of production, as outlined in the guideline document released at the conclusion of the Third Plenum of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, is expected to help the world's second-largest economy release some new dividends for economic growth.
As the year-end draws near, I tend to look back at what I have done in the past months. Yet more often than not, I have found it difficult to put the little pieces of each day of mundane life into a complete picture of any meaning. Worn out by the daily routines, my memories never last long, and I have self-deceivingly taken it as a sign of spiritual mellowness worthy of extolment in Chinese philosophy.
What did private business owners want most from the all-important political conference that was held last week to decide the future course for the nation?
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