PERSONAL INFORMATION

Mario Cavolo

Author / China Business Consultant

Mario Cavolo is the author of Mario's Market and China Advisory subscription newsletter, author of The New Reality book, and the CEO of KBC China Shanghai since 2005. Based in China for over 10 years, his business and career interests encompass projects in corporate training & coaching, including media/PR and event projects and dialogue/script advisor to the world's finest entrepreneurs and multi-national senior executives. If the business side of life is of less interest to you than arts and music, you'll be glad to know Mario is also an avid jazz pianist under contract with the China Art Hangzhou Agency performing in concert on tour throughout China, Macau, Hong Kong and Taiwan.

China's Middle Class Homes: A $15 Trillion Store of Wealth

Published Aug 30,2010
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Whether located on Hainan or one of China's other provinces, the level of debt-free home equity found in the lower and middle class sectors of the housing market is a big bunch of Hainan coconuts - $15 Trillion by my reckoning

I'm pleased that the market and investment advisory website run by Wall Street veteran Rick Ackerman continues to feature my China articles and this latest article at the link takes a closer look at the massive cauldron of lower and middle class home equity and its possible impact in and out of China.

China's Rising Wealth Joins America's Wealth To Build The Future of the Global Economy

Published Aug 07,2010
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"The rich are richer than ever the world over, with more than enough evidence available to confirm that this is the case. Furthermore, it is so on an unprecedented global scale now that China and her citizens have led the rise of the APAC region to prominence and power alongside the American and European economic blocs. As we shall see, America’s decline is the decline of only one main sector of her economy, along with the rise of others.

China Cross Country Road Trip Reveals The Real China

Published Jun 02,2010
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This week starting the 27th of May is a very special time for us to remember, pay attention and share with others. Why? Because with our decision to move back to Shanghai from Sanya, my wife and are embarking on a China cross-country drive. While there are many of us foreigners living in China, not so many have or make the opportunity to get behind the wheel of car for a true road trip. So it is an experience worthy of a few memorable words.

Keeping the Sheep Asleep: Being Wise to Biased Media Analysts and Reporting

Published Apr 28,2010
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By regularly scanning the headline stories at international news sites like CNN or MarketWatch, I suggest it is frightening to notice how the economic climate and its underlying new realities are being reported. I have found over the past year that the two hot topics most seriously misreported are the U.S. economy and the China economy.

Thoughts About Doing Business in China and Asia

Published Apr 09,2010

Mario Cavolo is a long-term China resident and has consulted with SME's and MNC's to build their business in China and Southeast Asia. He is passionately committed to giving you a realistic and intelligent view of how your business can succeed and presents a special focus on the realities of business, culture and the financial markets of China and Asia.