America came bottom of everyone's list everywhere except in India, where it was top, Poland, where it was in the middle and China, where it came above Japan.
Within a generation, the middle class in China will be roughly four times the size of the American middle class population, according to the UN Population Division and Goldman Sachs.
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For Chu, the Dubai China Fund is only the most recent expression of his faith in the Middle East as China's once and future primary market for its companies.
Over the last decade, the exploding middle class in China has changed the fate of the shark.
In the Middle East, China and Russia, hiring Aston Martins and Ferraris remains popular, Taride told CNN.
Across the growing ranks of middle-class China, elders are pampering, preening and often spoiling their kids like never before.
And thanks to an escalating taste for diamonds among the middle class in China and India, prices have soared.
She reports strong interest in the Middle East and China, and across Europe.
So Chung is betting on multinationals that can capitalize on the growing middle class in China, companies like Coach and Nike.
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Drinking and eating out at Starbucks is considered cool and caters to the aspirational desires of the upper middle class in China.
The middle class in China also suffers from high housing costs.
Prime Minister David Cameron has urged attractions in the UK to work hard to encourage foreign tourists to visit, particularly the growing middle class in China.
Liveris has been carving out assets in Dow's lower-margin commodities business and placing them into joint ventures with partners in emerging markets like the Middle East, China, Russia and Brazil.
The rising middle class in China is different from that in the U.S., but they each have their version of quality of life and aspirations for the future of their children.
More than 5, 000 years ago, courtyards were built in the Middle East and China as a protective mechanism both from harsh weather and unfriendly neighbors, says John Reynolds, a professor emeritus of architecture at the University of Oregon.
Ross' company, International Textile Group has developed plans for several major initiatives that will target China's emerging middle class starting with a partnership with China Ting Group , a Hong Kong-based manufacturer and retailer of textile products.
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Although basic goods in China are still relatively cheap, it is costly to lead a middle-class life in China.
Foreign steel makers found other markets during that span, namely China and Middle Eastern countries.
China needs Middle Eastern oil and relies on Saudi Arabia and Iran as its two largest suppliers from the region.
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"For all the drama and hand-wringing about China and Middle East investment, they haven't broken into the top 50, " says Todd Malan, OFII's president and chief executive officer.
Only in the middle of March did China allow in a team of specialists from the WHO to help work out the cause of the disease and how best to prevent it spreading further.
The new partnership will then head to the emerging markets of China and the Middle East.
In some ways, middle-class status in China doesn't confer the same privileges as in the West.
Only 50% of China's middle-school graduates now go on to receive any secondary education.
One source of new revenue is the growing middle class in India, China and other emerging markets.
Gold is going up because the emerging middle classes in India and China love to buy jewelry.
By the end of this decade, there will be a billion middle-class consumers in China and India.
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These areas are right down the middle in terms of where China is heading and are very active.
Interest from China and the Middle East has grown exponentially, but only because it used to be nil.
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