It seems Chinese urban planners have read this year’s BI Consulting report our annual assessment of business risk for the year ahead and beyond.

Our article on the growth of Megacities in December heralded the announcement last week that nine cities in Southern China – including Guangzhou and Shenzhen – are to be merged to form one enormous metropolis. The new city will house 42 million people and encompass one tenth of China’s economic output. [Read more…]