BEIJING — China’s No. 2 leader set a healthy economic growth target Friday and vowed to make this nation self-reliant in technology amid tension with Washington and Europe over trade and human rights.
Breakingviews – Capital Calls: China falls back on GDP targets
Such targets have historically fed industrial overcapacity and an estimated $1.5 trillion of bad debt, so the announcement is a disappointment to those who had hoped China would wean itself off growth …
China says 2021 outlook ‘quite grave’ for govt revenue, expenditure
The outlook for China’s government revenue and expenditure this year is “quite grave”, the finance ministry said on Friday in its annual budget report.
Breakingviews – Capital Calls: China falls back on GDP targets
Such targets have historically fed industrial overcapacity and an estimated $1.5 trillion of bad debt, so the announcement is a disappointment to those who had hoped China would wean itself off growth …
China says 2021 outlook ‘quite grave’ for govt revenue, expenditure
The outlook for China’s government revenue and expenditure this year is “quite grave”, the finance ministry said on Friday in its annual budget report.
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NZ Super Fund drops Israeli banks for funding settlements in Palestine
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