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Municipal debt will hinder financial reform in China

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CHINA

China's local government debt bailout.

China’s economic targets will get trickier to achieve

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CHINA

The GDP growth target of 5% and the urban job creation target of 12 million are unchanged from last year, but harder to achieve as the post-pandemic rebound fades and large-scale…

China may struggle to achieve a job-rich GDP recovery

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CHINA

The economic outlook for China following the lifting of the COVID-19 lockdown.

More measures are needed to avoid China’s debt iceberg

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CHINA

CHINA: Measures are needed to avoid the debt iceberg

Inflation will impede East Asia's economic recovery

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EAST ASIA

China, Japan and South Korea are no exceptions, but their inflation rates and policies differ from those in North America and Europe. How they address the challenge and how far…

South-east Asia local currency cooperation will grow

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SOUTH-EAST ASIA

Cooperation between South-east Asian countries on currencies.

Trade cannot mask the broader weakness of China’s GDP

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CHINA

The macroeconomic outlook for China.

Malaysian capital transfer limits are possible

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MALAYSIA

But the ringgit has fallen by more than one-third from its peak in May 2013. Moves by Bank Negara, the central bank, to support the currency and most recently to clamp down on…

Emerging Asia activity will slow despite China rebound

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INTERNATIONAL

ASEAN's growth is nevertheless expected to outpace global growth, of which China and India are expected to contribute more than 50% -- India about 15% and China around 35%.

China’s economy needs a consumption boost

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CHINA

The pace and structure of consumer spending influences China’s ability to lift global growth as it imports more. Longer term, consumption matters to living standards in China and…