Questions from International Business

Q: What are the benefits that China might gain by allowing the yuan

What are the benefits that China might gain by allowing the yuan to float freely against other major currencies such as the U.S. dollar and the euro? What are the risks? What do you think they should...

Q: Is there any evidence that the Chinese kept the level of their

Is there any evidence that the Chinese kept the level of their currency artificially low in the past to boost exports? Are they keeping it artificially low today?

Q: What policy stance should the U.S. and EU adopt

What policy stance should the U.S. and EU adopt toward China with regard to how it manages the value of its currency?

Q: Why did Jack Ma decide it was time to take Alibaba public

Why did Jack Ma decide it was time to take Alibaba public?

Q: Why do you think the management of Alibaba decided against doing the

Why do you think the management of Alibaba decided against doing the IPO in China's main stock market, Shanghai? Why did they ultimately decide against Hong Kong?

Q: What were the legal, financial, and strategic advantages to Alibaba

What were the legal, financial, and strategic advantages to Alibaba of undertaking its IPO in New York?

Q: Since the IPO was undertaken in New York, does this make

Since the IPO was undertaken in New York, does this make Alibaba an American enterprise?

Q: Is it sustainable to think that Emiratis, which make up only

Is it sustainable to think that Emiratis, which make up only about 15 percent of the people in Dubai, can be leading the city as they have for so long?

Q: Integrating 160 different nationalities into one corporation, such as The Emirates

Integrating 160 different nationalities into one corporation, such as The Emirates Group, has challenges and opportunities. What challenges do you see? What opportunities come from this diverse workfo...

Q: Alibaba is the world’s largest e-commerce platform. How did

Alibaba is the world’s largest e-commerce platform. How did it achieve that status? How has Alibaba’s differentiation strategy contributed to its success?