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7 White Paper on the Business Environment in China

Profitability in China 10%
Not
More than 80% of respondents Available
reported that their companies
are profitable in China. Although a 8.3%
slight majority of respondents reported
their business in China as expectedly Not Pro table
profitable, around two fifths reported in China
being profitable but not meeting their
profitability expectations. 81.7%

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50% 49% 50% 50% Pro table and meeting
43% budget expectations
47%
7% 41% Pro table but not meeting
40% 2015 budget expectations

30% 9% Pro table and signi cantly
exceeding budget expectations
20%
2016
10% 4%

0% 2014

6% 6% Of those companies who had
not achieved profitability in
Not applicable Expect to be China, a majority expect to become
profitable within two years or less.
16% 72%
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in between 3 to 5 years within 2 years
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