
Temasek talks up China, favors property, financials, healthcare
Temasek Holdings has reaffirmed its commitment to China, saying that urbanization and the rise of the middle classes will continue to drive the economy forward regardless of short-term concerns about slowing growth. Real estate, healthcare and energy – largely as an indirect China play – were cited as sectors of particular interest.
"China is a number of transforming economies," Greg Curl, Temasek president and head of its operations in the Americas, told an FT conference in Hong Kong. "People have underestimated the opportunities...
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