Mckinsey Greater China

How should China’s new leadership tackle the country’s economic challenges? The 18th Party Congress is over and a new line-up of Chinese leaders is firmly in place. At the top of their agenda: steering one of the largest and fastest-growing economies in the world. What key policy challenges do China’s leaders face, and what kinds more

The Chinese government has ambitious plans to raise the level of private sector involvement in the healthcare system. Private hospitals are sprouting up around the country. What can healthcare providers do to tap into this emerging opportunity? Nick Leung, Managing Partner of McKinsey’s Greater China Practice, discussed this topic with Claudia Suessmuth Dyckerhoff and Alex more

China wants to build global brands. Today, though, one would be hard pressed to name more than a handful of Chinese brands that have established a presence outside of China. So what are Chinese companies doing to address this issue, and how far along are they on their quest to build global brands? Nick Leung, more

Not so long ago, solar was really hot in China. Today, overcapacity and weak demand have pushed prices and profits down. What will it take for China’s solar industry to pull out of its slump? In this podcast, Bill Wiseman and David Xu join Nick Leung for a heated discussion of this topic. Bill is more

While the government’s healthcare reform program is well underway, much work remains to be done before China can achieve its aspiration of providing quality and affordable healthcare to its people. This is creating a host of new opportunities as well as challenges for companies trying to plan their next move in China. Nick Leung, Managing more

Chinese companies have lately been on the prowl for acquisition targets around the world. A few high profile deals have been announced recently. But is the trickle about to turn into a flood, and are Chinese companies able to extract value from their purchases? Nick Leung, Managing Partner of McKinsey’s Greater China Practice, discussed this more

China’s private equity sector is the largest in Asia, and is increasingly seen as a source of growth in an otherwise challenging global market. But as China’s cooling economy makes it harder to find attractive deals, and as the IPO market dries up, private equity players are shifting their attention from sourcing deals to managing more

The Chinese government’s recent interest rate cut has triggered a fresh round of speculation around the state of the economy. Some observers are debating whether China needs another round of stimulus measures, and if so, which ones would have the biggest impact. Nick Leung, Managing Partner of McKinsey’s Greater China Practice, discussed this topic with more

China’s state-owned enterprises have undergone a dramatic transformation over the past decade. While their share of economic output has declined, their influence has not. In fact, in several of China’s most strategic sectors, state-run firms are sharpening their management skills and transforming their operations so they can compete globally. Nick Leung, Managing Partner of McKinsey’s more

The Chinese government recently announced a number of stimulus measures intended to shore up the economy, which is starting to show signs of cooling. So how should companies react?

Fast-growing Chinese companies have been grappling with an issue for a number of years now: how to find and retain qualified management talent. While women in China have a very high participation rate in the workforce, they’re noticeably absent from senior management ranks. Nick Leung, Managing Partner of McKinsey’s Greater China Practice, discussed a forthcoming more

China’s cities are getting big, but can they also be sustainable? The Urban China Initiative believes they can, as they highlight in their latest report, which assesses and ranks the sustainability of Chinese cities across four key dimensions. Nick Leung, Managing Partner of McKinsey’s Greater China Practice, discussed this report with Jonathan Woetzel and Guangyu more

According to a new report by McKinsey, China now has the largest and most active population of social media users in the world. So what can companies do to leverage this channel to build their businesses - and protect their brands? Nick Leung, Managing Partner of McKinsey’s Greater China Practice, discussed this report with Chris more

In our last podcast on electric vehicles in China, we discussed why they’ve failed to live up to expectations, and whether there’s a future for this technology here. In this podcast, we take the conversation a step further and propose a solution. In a new report, published this week by McKinsey’s China Auto Hub, we more

China's medical equipment industry - which covers anything from surgical gloves and hospital beds, to hear stents and CAT scanners - is booming. Chinese companies are moving up the value chain, and are starting to capture market share in segments that were previously dominated by multinational players. A few Chinese companies are even establishing a more

New research by McKinsey shows that China’s retail banking market is on track to become the second largest in the world by 2015, after only the US. For Chinese banks, capturing growth will require taking a different approach than they have in the past, one that focuses on implementing leaner cost structures and gearing service more

Chinese consumers are changing – that much everyone can agree on. But how exactly are consumers starting to resemble their counterparts in the rest of the world? And in what ways will they continue to behave as they always have? Nick Leung, Managing Partner of McKinsey’s Greater China Practice, discussed a new report that addresses more

Japanese companies have had their challenges in China, while Chinese companies have yet to establish a substantial presence in Japan. Recently, however, we’ve seen some promising examples of collaboration in both directions. Nick Leung, Managing Partner of McKinsey’s Greater China Practice, discussed this topic recently with Peter Kenevan, Ken Kajii, and Gordon Orr. Peter and more