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Welcome to the McKinsey on China podcast. In this podcast, consultants from McKinsey’s Greater China Practice delve into the issues and trends shaping business and the economy in this dynamic region. Since we launched the podcast in December 2011, we’ve published over 45 episodes on topics covering…

McKinsey Greater China


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    What is China’s biggest economic challenge for the next 20 years?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021 31:11


    A conversation on the McKinsey Global Institute’s new report on the reskilling of China’s workforce

    When will the Chinese economy get back to normal?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2021 30:27


    McKinsey experts discuss developments in the Chinese economy in 2021.

    Has COVID-19 infected the Chinese private equity industry?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2020 24:19


    Partners from McKinsey’s Private Equity and Principal Investors practice discuss the state of play in China’s private equity industry

    Is Chinese industry emerging from COVID-19 stronger than ever?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2020 30:27


    Chinese industry is proving to be surprisingly resilient as it comes out of the COVID-19 crisis.

    Has COVID-19 changed the Chinese consumer for good?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2020 31:43


    As China emerges from COVID-19, consumers are starting to spend again. How has the crisis changed them?

    How COVID-19 is fast-forwarding 5 key trends in China

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2020 34:48


    A new report by the partners of McKinsey’s Greater China region looks at how COVID-19 is accelerating five trends that are shaping the Chinese economy and society.

    What’s driving the Chinese economy in 2020?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2020 27:01


    2020: A new year, a new decade, so what lies ahead? In this episode of the McKinsey on China podcast, Nick Leung chats with Gordon Orr and Jonathan Woetzel about what’s driving the economy—and what’s not. The Chinese consumer continues to power economic growth. Any potential increases in exports from the recently concluded trade deal more

    Has China reached peak integration with the world?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2019 31:12


    Trillions of dollars of GDP depend on China’s integration with the rest of the world

    How confident is the Chinese consumer?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2019 27:07


    In a slowing economy, consumer-facing companies in China need fresh strategies to remain competitive.

    The state of the Chinese economy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2019 21:48


    The state of the Chinese economy

    What Might Happen in China in 2017?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2017


    Gordon Orr joins Nick Leung and Joe Ngai for a conversation on what lies ahead for China in 2017.

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    Is There a Method to the “Madness” of Chinese Outbound M&A?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2017


    What are the real forces driving the market for cross-border M&A?

    Is Chinese Biopharma a Role Model for Reform and Innovation?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2016


    Homegrown companies are driving China's biopharma sector to new levels of innovation and growth.

    Who Will Win the Race for China’s Fintech Sector?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2016


    The battle between fintech attackers and incumbent financial institutions in China heats up

    Has China’s Auto Market Hit a Speed Bump?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2016


    Despite a cooling auto market in China, there are several promising areas of growth.

    How Healthy Are Chinese Consumers?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2016


    Chinese consumers remain surprisingly confident, and are spending more on products and services that are aimed at enhancing the quality of their lives.

    Will Real Estate Crash the Chinese Economy?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2016


    There is growing concern that the high levels of debt tied to the real estate sector could be a source of instability.

    Is Private Equity the Silver Lining in the Chinese Economy?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2016


    Despite the recent negative economic headlines coming out of China, some private equity investors are taking a more positive view.

    How Worried Should We Be About China’s Economy?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2016


    China's latest GDP growth figure intensified the debate around the state of the economy.

    What’s in Store for China in 2016?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2015


    2015 has been an eventful year for China. The economy cooled. The stock market took a hit. But what’s in store for China in 2016?

    How Patient Do Chinese Patients Need to Be?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2015


    Access to quality drugs is becoming a critical issue in China’s journey toward modernizing its healthcare system.

    Will Big Data Be Big in China?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2015


    Big data is beginning to have big impact in China, but in what areas and to what extent?

    What is Gender Equality Worth in China?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2015


    A discussion on the economic implications of the lack of parity between men and women in China.

    How and Where Will China Innovate?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2015


    The question is no longer will China innovate, but how and where.

    Special Edition: Taking Stock of China’s Economy

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2015


    A conversation on the challenges China faces today.

    Will a Chip Champion Emerge from China?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2015


    Despite billions of dollars in investment, China has yet to create a company that can compete on a global level.

    Can You Understand the Chinese Consumer in Just One Hour?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2015


    Jonathan Woetzel and Jeff Towson discuss the most important consumer trends shaping Chinese business today.

    Is a Bubble Brewing in China’s Internet?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2015


    Despite having the 2nd largest e-commerce market in the world & startups listing at sky high valuations, some observers are wondering if a bubble is brewing in China's Internet market.

    Should China rethink its approach to electric vehicles?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2015


    Despite billions spent on subsidies, tax breaks, and other incentives, electric vehicles have yet to take off.

    Getting Products to Chinese Consumers Productively

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2015


    What should companies do to ensure that their products are delivered efficiently and profitably?

    Can China Reignite Economic Growth?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2015


    The government and the business sector are taking a harder look at what it will take for China to sustain the levels of job creation and income growth it needs to make the transition to a consumption-led economy.

    The Rise Of China’s iConsumers

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2015


    In a recent survey we conducted of online consumers in China, we found a number of surprising trends that are shaking up the retail industry.

    The Four Trends Shaping China’s Retail Banking Landscape

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2015


    A new survey shows how Chinese consumers are becoming less loyal to their banks, and more open to digital channels.

    Obesity: How big will China get?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2014


    While still not at the levels seen in mature markets, obesity is on the rise in China.

    This is what might happen in China in 2015

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2014


    The economy is slowing, consumption is cooling, and jobs are getting harder to find.

    How Can China Close Its Food Gap?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2014


    As people consume both a greater quantity and variety of food, ensuring that supply keeps pace with demand is a perpetual challenge.

    Will the Chinese internet change the world?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2014


    Chinese consumers love the internet. In the past decade, they’ve driven the explosive growth of e-commerce and social media.

    Will market forces revolutionize Chinese healthcare?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2014


    Private healthcare is a hot topic in China these days.

    Will Chinese ecommerce conquer the world?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2014


    Will China’s ecommerce players play a more active global role?

    Can you understand China in one hour?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2014


    In "The One Hour China Book", Jeff Towson and Jonathan Woetzel describe the six megatrends shaping China today in just six short stories.

    Is China on the cusp of a digital banking revolution?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2014 18:40


    Digital technologies are promising to shake up China’s stodgy banking sector.

    Why should Chinese companies list overseas?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2014 21:27


    The delisting of several Chinese firms from foreign exchanges in recent years has some wondering why Chinese companies should list overseas.

    What might happen in China in 2014?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2014 18:32


    It’s 2014, and Gordon Orr is back with his annual predictions for the coming year in China.

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    Does China’s trust industry pose a systemic risk to the financial system?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2013 20:16


    There’s a growing concern that China's trust industry could pose a risk to the stability of China’s financial system.

    Will China’s countryside become as important as its cities?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2013 20:02


    Now that the one-child policy has been relaxed, how will China feed its people?

    Can Shenzhen serve as a model for the rest of China?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2013 17:21


    Is there something to be learned from the Shenzhen experience in other parts of China?

    How fundamental is China’s next wave of reform?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2013 20:06


    China is gearing up for a major event: the third plenary session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist party.

    How sick is China’s pharmaceutical market?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2013 19:19


    What does the recent government crack-down portend for China's pharma market?

    Can China close the talent gap?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2013 16:35


    As China evolves from being the workshop of the world to an economy driven by higher value-added products and services, it will need more high-skilled workers. But if current projections hold, China is likely to come up short. According to new McKinsey research, China faces a large and widening gap in the supply of university more

    Is there a Chinese model of innovation?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2013 17:18


    Chinese companies do innovate. They just do it differently. China may not be known yet as a hotbed of innovation, but the signs are hard to ignore. A growing number of firms are creating new products and developing entirely new businesses that are changing the paradigm of Chinese innovation. In this podcast, Nick Leung discusses more

    Is the coming shale gas revolution an opportunity or a threat to China?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2013 18:49


    How does China plan to tap the coming shale gas revolution? It still may be several years until China taps its shale gas reserves, but industry players are already plotting their strategies, and anticipation is running pretty high. How will shale gas impact China’s energy market? In this podcast, Nick Leung discusses this question with more

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