Readings For The Week (28/12)

Readings/content links include Peter Hessler on how his former students’ lives have been transformed since he taught them in Fuling back in the 1990s, a Goldman Sachs podcast on what India’s digital transformation means for markets, investors and economic growth, Adaro’s plans to diversify away from coal, an interview with Paul Salnikow (founder of the Executive Centre) and a research paper on LEGO as an asset class.

  • Peter Hessler: China’s reform generation adapts to life in the middle class.
  • GS: What India’s digital transformation means for markets, investors and economic growth.
  • Nikkei Asia: Indonesian coal miner Adaro to build $728m aluminum smelter.
  • Asia Tech podcast: Interview with Paul Salnikow (founder of the Executive Centre).
  • LEGO: The toy of smart investors (includes link to the full paper).