China Center Publications

1. China Center Chart Dive: RMB Internationalization—No Pain, No Gain
   

   January 2017 | China Center Publications

   China had hoped that its efforts to liberalize the RMB would help boost confidence in its currency. The exact opposite has occurred.

2. China CEO Council Session Report -- Facing Change: Sustaining and driving growth during uncertain times in China
   

   August 2014 | China Center Publications

   A summary of discussion points, learnings, business issues, poll results, and member insights from the June 12, 2014, China CEO Council, hosted by The Conference Board in Beijing.

3. China Center Chart of the Week: China’s credit-to-GDP gap in the “danger zone”
   

   August 2013 | China Center Publications

   International experience shows that once the credit-to-GDP gap crosses a certain threshold, the likelihood of a financial crisis occurring within three years rises dramatically.

4. China Center Chart of the Week: Formal bank loans - no longer the stalwart of Chinese finance
   

   March 2013 | China Center Publications

   This chart shows newly issued net Total Social Finance in China on a quarterly basis, broken down into its constituent parts. The share of non-bank finance has grown markedly.

5. China Center LEI Commentary: Real economic activity remains weak – credit alone drives the LEI in June
   

   August 2012 | China Center Publications

   Interpretive Comments on The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) and The Conference Board Coincident Economic Index® (CEI) for China, July 2012 (June 2012 data)

Committee for Economic Development

1. Landscape of Campaign Contributions: Interim Report
   

   November 2016 | Committee for Economic Development

   Campaign spending is increasingly conducted through third parties rather than direct expenditures. That approach should end in favor of one that promotes accountability and provides voters with information on the sources of funding behind campaign communications.

Conference KeyNotes

1. Short-Termism and Public Trust: Report from the Millstein Center General Counsel Summit
   

   May 2017 | Conference KeyNotes

   This is a summary of the General Counsel Corporate Governance Summit hosted by the Millstein Center for Global Markets and Corporate Ownership at Columbia Law School in collaboration with The Conference Board Governance Center.

2. 16 Truths about Income Inequality
   

   January 2017 | Conference KeyNotes

   Short-term thinking has created a corporate culture pushing quarterly numbers over practices that promote solid growth. To combat inequality and its effects, companies must invest in workers, innovation, and long-term projects.

3. 25 Truths about M&A: Insights from the 3rd Annual Corporate Development Conference
   

   December 2016 | Conference KeyNotes

   Although mergers & acquisitions activity in early 2016 declined from 2015’s record levels, nearly half of CEOs expect to conduct a domestic transaction this year, and a third expect to do a cross-border deal. 

Council Perspectives

1. Education and Corporate Philanthropy: Focus Funding for Maximum Impact
   

   August 2012 | Council Perspectives

   Developing a lens through which to evaluate each potential corporate philanthropy program is critical to success and maximizing impact.