EFTA Document EFTA01458258

28 August 2015 Special Report: A made-in•China aisis? A 'made-in-China' crisis? What happened, and why? Global capital markets have experienced dramatic volatility over the past ten days. Even after the recovery that began yesterday, Chinese shares have fallen another 20% and are now 40% below their early-June peak. Other Asian equity markets have fallen about 9% in recent days and are nearly 20% down from their 2015 highs. Year-to-date, only Japan, New Zealand and Vietnam are in positi