Arkless Talks Chinese Outward Investment

The past decade has seen a surge in the number of Chinese outward investments, capping off at an estimated 72.4 billion dollars in 2011. Attitudes towards the growing global presence of both state-owned and private Chinese enterprises have changed substantially in recent years.

In an interview by Caixin in January at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, David Arkless, president of global corporate and government affairs, Manpower Group, expressed his view on the opportunities – and pitfalls – for Chinese companies going abroad.