Rebirth of Hong Kong 1981

Before being with Yang Chen, Chen Zhihui's biggest expectation was to be the person in charge of a branch company area. Now this expectation has risen with the skyrocketing value of Yang Chen.

Chen Zhihui doesn't have to worry about how to implement ChenPay. Nowadays, credit cards in the West are widely used.

He just needs to learn it, and he doesn't need to worry about it at all.

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Next, Yang Chen explained to a few more people, asking everyone to train more middle-level managers as soon as possible.

Next, to cooperate with Standard Chartered Bank, Yang Chen is not only focusing on the other party's retail stores in Xiangjiang.

In addition to Hong Kong, Standard Chartered Bank also has many retail stores in other Asian countries.

Among them, South Korea and Singapore, two developing countries that are the same as Hong Kong's Four Tigers in Asia, are examples. The investment in the retail industry of the other party is no less than that of Hong Kong.

Diversified development not only disperses the energy of Standard Chartered Bank, but also reduces industry risks.

At the beginning of next year at the latest, Yang Chen will use HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank to enter the retail markets of Asian countries. Only by controlling the sales channels can Yang Chen be sure to compete with the four major grain merchants in the grain and oil market.

Only by controlling the terminal channels can he withstand the impact of the four major grain merchants.

Of course, under this premise, he must establish a series of large grain and oil processing plants.

Before coming to the headquarters of Carrefour, Yang Chen had already revealed his wish to Daheng Huo, planning to form a joint venture with the inland grain and oil company, and build a series of large grain and oil processing plants in the north and south of the inland.

Of course, all eggs cannot be put in one basket.

In addition to the inland areas, Yang Chen is also planning to acquire grain and oil companies in Thailand, Brazil, and Australia through the channels of HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank.

The four major grain merchants in the later generations have their own focus on business, and ADM focuses on research and development and biofuels.Bunge focuses on South America as the base for industrial chain layout.Cargill has a well-developed logistics system, while Louis Dreyfus focuses on risk management.

All of the above build on their focus on agriculture and food.

The core strategies of the four major grain merchants are similar to each other. The four major grain producers have large farms and invest a lot of money in seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, agricultural machinery, feed and agricultural technology.

Actively build a logistics network, spare no effort to build ports, warehouses and other facilities around the world, and realize the integration of upstream and downstream of the entire industrial chain.

These are all things he can learn from.

Next, his investment focus is mainly on the inland, Brazil and Australia, and Thailand is only a selective investment.

The reason why Thailand is a selective investment is mainly due to its special political environment.

Agriculture plays an important role in Thailand's national economy. More than 70% of Thailand's population is engaged in agriculture, with a wide variety of agricultural products and sufficient output.

Thailand has always been the only net grain exporter in Asia and a major grain exporter in the world. It is one of the top five exporters of agricultural products in the world and enjoys the reputation of "the granary of Southeast Asia".

Thailand has superior natural and geographical conditions. The main agricultural production areas are concentrated in the central Chao Phraya River Delta, the riverside area of ​​the Northeast Korat Plateau, the northern intermountain basin and the southern peninsula.

The country's paddy fields cover an area of ​​more than 1000 hectares, accounting for nearly one-fifth of the country's total land area and about half of the country's total cultivated land area.

Agriculture is developed, and Thailand has strict regulations on agriculture. In agriculture, animal husbandry, fishery and other industries, non-Thai investors shall not hold more than 51% of the shares.

For special reasons, foreigners are prohibited from investing in fields such as rice planting, dry land planting, orchard planting, animal husbandry, and forestry.

In addition, Thailand's farmland is too scattered to form large-scale mechanized production, so that Thailand is the only place where the four major grain merchants have not been involved in later generations.

Chapter 327 The Fifth Grain Merchant

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Brazil is the largest country in South America. Whenever people mention Brazil, the word 'football' will pop out of their minds.

Everything in this country can be linked to football, and some memories may even go astray because of too strong a football brand.

Brazil is known as the "Kingdom of Football" due to the love of football throughout the country and the achievements of its men's and women's national teams in world competitions.

From the perspective of Brazil's history, Brazil was the only major country that escaped the two world wars in modern times, and has enjoyed hundreds of years of peaceful and stable development.

The land area is large enough to be ranked among the top ten in the world, the population is large, and the population of later generations will exceed [-] million. The domestic resources are also abundant, and various conditions have already provided the foundation for becoming a world-class power.

After the end of World War II, Brazil ushered in a period of rapid development. During the recovery process of the world economy, a large amount of raw materials were urgently needed.

Brazil has made great profits in the process of rising various raw materials.

From [-] to [-], Brazil's gross national product increased at an average rate of [-] percent for eight consecutive years, creating the so-called "Brazilian miracle".

The high-speed average annual growth rate of [-]% for eight consecutive years made the Brazilian miracle the hottest topic at that time.

At that time, Brazil's economic growth rate was comparable only to Japan in the world.

However, such a growth rate came to an abrupt end in the mid-70s when it was hit by the oil crisis.

Immediately afterwards, with the Federal Reserve raising interest rates, the US dollar continued to strengthen, and the currencies of Latin American countries such as Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina depreciated sharply. The economy was in trouble, and the debt crisis broke out in [-].

Before the 80s, countries around the world generally adopted protection measures for food production, but after the Uruguay Round, countries relaxed tariffs, domestic support and export subsidies.

Under the framework of the WTO, the liberalization of grain trade promotes the further free flow of grain around the world, further reduces transaction costs, and further highlights the scale effect of grain traders.

Brazil is the world's largest exporter of soybeans, and until the 1990s, grain prices and exports were strictly controlled by the government.

However, after the "Agricultural Products Storage Law", the Brazilian government continued to withdraw from the grain storage business and actively encouraged private individuals to build warehouses.

Due to severe inflation, the government has been shrinking the agricultural credit policy, which has given a good opportunity for foreign capital.

It was also at that time that the four major grain merchants aggressively entered Brazil and expanded aggressively.

Now Brazil has serious domestic and foreign debts, and there are already signs of inflation, but this does not affect Yang Chen's investment.

Agriculture is the pillar industry of Brazil's economy, and even if Brazil is inflated, it will not affect food exports.

However, due to the distance, Yang Chen's investment in Brazil will be very limited. After all, the distance between Brazil and Xiangjiang is too long.

Leaving other things aside, the freight cost alone will be much higher. Fortunately, he still has time, and it won't be too late to enter after he has laid a solid foundation in Asia.

Next, Yang Chen's main base will be located in Australia not far from Xiangjiang.

Speaking of Australia, I have to say that its unique environment and resources are really enviable and hateful.

Livestock and mining are important economic pillars of Australia and are world-renowned.

Therefore, people vividly call Australia "a country riding on a sheep's back" and "a country sitting in a mine cart".

Australia has lush pastures, abundant groundwater resources, and a hot and dry climate, which is very suitable for the growth and reproduction of sheep.

In addition, Australia is one of the most important food producers and exporters in the world.

Australia's main crops include wheat, barley, rapeseed, sorghum, etc.