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China unveils Hong Kong electoral changes as it tightens grip on city
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The goal is comfortably lower than most economists’ consensus expectations for the world’s second-largest economy to grow by 8% or more this year. ( read original story …)
Remember the trade war with China? Here’s one way it’s still slamming Shore wallets
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Blockchain, fintech get name checks in 14th Five-Year Plan
Blockchain research can look forward to even more state support. Fintech will also have to worry about more aggressive oversight. ( read original story …)
China may find it ‘very difficult’ to double the size of its economy, says professor
China must focus its structural reforms on several things, including moving money and labor to unproductive sectors, says Eswar Prasad of Cornell University. ( read original story …)
China to fully improve property right system
China will fully improve the property right system, according to a draft outline of the 14th Five-Year Plan for national economic and social development and the long-range objectives through the year … ( read original…
China Sees Negative-Yielding Bonds in Burst of Friday Trading
Negative bond yields showed up in China on Friday. Three bonds of China Development Bank suddenly saw prices surge — one by more than 200% — within an hour to send the yields on the…
China tells banks to scale back lending to contain financial bubble risks – sources
China’s regulators are telling banks to trim their loan books this year to guard against risks emerging from bubbles in domestic financial markets, said people familiar with the matter on Friday. ( read original story…
China’s economy could double in size by 2035, according to the Bank of America
China could double its GDP by 2035 and become the world’s largest economy by overtaking the US by 2028, the Bank of America’s Helen Qiao told CNBC. ( read original story …)
China shares fall as parliamentary meeting sets conservative growth target
China shares ended a see-saw morning session lower on Friday as investors digested a modest annual growth target set in the premier’s annual work report and a stronger commitment to supporting … ( read original…
6% Growth ‘Manageable’ for China, Professor Pettis Says
Michael Pettis, finance professor at Peking University and senior fellow at the Carnegie-Tsinghua Center, discusses China’s economy and policies. Premier Li Keqiang set a conservative economic growth … ( read original story …)
China to ‘strengthen management’ of strategic mineral resources, eyes green upgrade of steel
China will “strengthen management and control” of its strategic mineral resources, the government said on Friday as it set out a five-year development plan, without providing any details on how it … ( read original…
China’s Shenzhen sees cross-border yuan use jump to record level in 2020
Shenzhen saw a record level of yuan-denominated cross-border payments last year, an encouraging sign for Chinese authorities trying to reduce the country’s reliance on the US dollar amid uncertain … ( read original story …)
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