This slidecast is about Asia's rising influence in the world. Specifically in an economic way. The main topics are the luxury sector, US spend-or-cut debate in Seoul and the Singapore bourse that did an offer for Australian stock exchange.

1. ASIA’S RISING INFLUENCE IN THE
WORLD
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2. Content
 Chinese market will grow 30% this year
 Luxury groups
 China
 Economic Crisis
 Paul Krugman
 Niall Ferguson
 “The markets are fine until they’re not
fine”
 Singapore stock exchange vs. ASX
 Conclusion
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3. Chinese market will grow 30% this
year
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 China
 Recovery in full swing
 Luxury goods
 Engine of growth
 European luxury groups
 Versace
 Europe 75%
 Crisis has abated
 China fastest-growing luxury market
 Sales in Europe

4. Luxury groups
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 Versace
 Louis Vuitton
 Gucci
 Yves Saint Laurent
 Burberry

5. Economic crisis
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 Paul Krugman vs. Niall Ferguson
 Spend or cut?
 Seoul, South Korea

6. Paul Krugman
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 Princeton University professor
 Second round of fiscal stimulus
 First stimulus made no difference
 He criticizes Ferguson
 Basics of economics
 Keynes

7. Niall Ferguson
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 Harvard professor
 United States – Greece
 Defence spending
 China
 Against second stimulus
 Interest rates
 Deficits
 Credibility
 Other rates

8. “The markets are fine until they’re not
fine”
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 Quote from Ferguson
 Treasury debt – foreign government
 China

9. Singapore - ASX
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 Take-over bid
 Competition
 ASX is losing its monopoly
 Singapore has lagged
 Gateway
 2700 companies

10. Conclusion
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 Economic superpower
 Profitable
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