China

In 2023, some areas of hair care packaging were seeing strong growth in their packaging unit volumes, including colourants, salon professional hair care and styling agents. This growth was being driven by a rising trend towards home hair care…

Shanghai remains China’s economic powerhouse, as it is the most populous city, the most affluent consumer market and enjoys the highest disposable income and boasts the largest pool of wealthy households. Suzhou had the highest productivity levels,…

Repressed for economic freedom, owing to undue state control, China’s ruling elite is tightening its grip on power, whilst ties with Russia are growing. A relatively diverse economy is resilient, but is slowing whilst trying to avoid deflation.…