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SUMMARY:Global China Chat on Consumer confidence
DESCRIPTION:On Monday March 2 at 5PM Beijing Time Shaun Rein , managin
 g director of the leading research firm CMR in Shanghai will participa
 te in the first Global China Chat of the China Speakers Bureau, lookin
 g into consumer confidence in China.\nChina's upcoming middle class an
 d its spending power has become a center piece in the central governme
 nt's efforts to address the ongoing economic troubles in the country. 
 But the message from the better-off in China has been mixed to put it 
 mildly. Some seem to continue to spend, especially in the higher segme
 nts. Grass root white collar initiative suggest the opposite, that urb
 anites are starting to save their money ahead of what they expect to b
 e troublesome times.\nShaun Rein recently traveled the country, to get
  also a better insight of what is happening outside the bigger cities 
 and will share some of his findings on Monday.\nSome of the issues he 
 will address, based on recent research:\n\n60% of consumers of several
  hundred consumers CMR interviewed in 6 cities in January said they wo
 uld spend more in 2009 than in 2008, except for in the real estate and
  auto sectors.\nConsumers are taking a wait and see attitude, think pr
 ices will drop rather than fear of the future that is stopping them fr
 om buying.\nPrioritizing value. Value does not necessarily mean cheape
 r.\nBiggest spending increases will be on leisure and education. Expec
 t online games and e-commerce to boom.\n\nThe one-hour session will be
  moderated by Maria Korolov and can be followed through any computer w
 ith an internet connection. We will be using technology from coveritli
 ve.com making it possible for a global audience to easy participate in
  the chat. The chat will be hosted at the weblog of the China Speakers
  Bureau and the China Herald, but can also be followed directly at cov
 eritlive.Preregistering is possible here, so you make sure you won't m
 iss this event. Because of the timing, it can be followed most conveni
 ently in Asian and European time zones. After the chat the session wil
 l remain online.\n\nThe China Speakers Bureau is the leading speakers'
  agency providing speakers on any China-related subject for a global a
 udience.\n\nZie voor meer informatie https://medianetwerk.ning.com/eve
 nts/global-china-chat-on-consumer
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20090301T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20090301T110000
CATEGORIES:internet, chat
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WEBSITE:http://www.china-speakers-bureau.com/blog
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 sTuinstra
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