China's challenge is to learn to live with 7% growth rate: World Bank
Director of Development Prospects at the World Bank Ayhan Kose said that growth has been slowing in an orderly fashion in China.
Jan 14, 2015, 13:01 PM IST
China faces biggest fiscal challenge since 1981: Deutsche Bank
China`s fiscal revenue growth is set to hit a three-decade low in 2015, Deutsche Bank said in a report, complicating policymakers` efforts to rein in runaway local government debt without crippling the broader economy.
Jan 13, 2015, 14:35 PM IST
China December inflation rises to 1.5%
Chinese inflation rebounded marginally in December, the government said Friday, but economists warned of deflationary threats and called for more monetary stimulus to boost slowing growth in the world`s second-largest economy.
Jan 09, 2015, 13:41 PM IST
China services sector hits 3-month high of 53.4
A sub-index measuring new business cooled slightly to 53.9 in December from a 2-1/2 years high of 54.2 in November, but remained well in expansion territory.
Jan 06, 2015, 08:33 AM IST
China factory sector contracts to seven-month low
The weak performance will add to the debate over whether Beijing needs to engage in more policy easing or fast-track market reforms to stimulate demand - or both.
Dec 31, 2014, 08:51 AM IST
'Slow growth may push China into economic transition syndrome'
As China's economic slowdown continued, the world's second largest economy faced the prospects of being trapped by "economic transition syndrome" of dependence on stimulus measures, an influential state-run think tank has warned.
Dec 27, 2014, 14:31 PM IST
China total GDP revised up 3.4% in 2013
The world`s second biggest economy was valued at 58.80 trillion yuan ($9.5 trillion currently) in 2013, the National Bureau of statistics (NBS) said in a statement, quoting a survey of 70 million businesses across the country.
Dec 19, 2014, 09:02 AM IST
China December factory sector contracts for first since in 7 months
A reading below 50 indicates contraction, while one above 50 points to expansion on a monthly basis.
Dec 16, 2014, 08:32 AM IST
China's economy to decelerate next year: Central Bank
China's GDP growth will decelerate to 7.1 percent next year, the central bank Monday said confirming the slowdown in the world's second-largest economy amid speculation that it would miss this year's official target of 7.4 percent.
Dec 15, 2014, 20:45 PM IST
China Nov consumer inflation eases to 1.4%, less than expected
The consumer price index fell 0.2 percent in November from October, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday.
Dec 10, 2014, 09:16 AM IST
China holds key economic meet amid concerns over slowdown
China's top planners Tuesday held a key meeting amid growing concerns over slowdown in the world's second largest economy as officials warn it may miss the 7.5 percent growth rate target this year and continue to plummet next year creating new pressures.
Dec 09, 2014, 19:22 PM IST
China November trade surplus leaps 61.4% to record $54.47 bn: Govt
China`s trade surplus hit a record $54.47 billion in November, soaring 61.4 percent on-year as imports to the world`s second-largest economy surprisingly fell, the government said Monday.
Dec 08, 2014, 09:12 AM IST
China HSBC services PMI edges up to 53 in November
China`s services sector grew marginally faster in November as new orders rose at their quickest pace in 2-1/2 years.
Dec 03, 2014, 08:51 AM IST
China won't consider more rate cuts until Q4 data out: Official
China's central bank will wait until fourth-quarter economic data is out and monitor U.S. and Japanese monetary policy before considering any more rate cuts or easing, a central bank adviser said on Tuesday.
Nov 25, 2014, 19:56 PM IST
China cuts interest rates to spur growth, ease debt pressure
China cut interest rates unexpectedly on Friday, stepping up efforts to support the world`s second-biggest economy as it heads towards its slowest expansion in nearly a quarter of a century, saddled under a mountain of debt.
Nov 21, 2014, 20:39 PM IST
Chinese FDI growth slows to 1.3% in October: Govt
Growth in foreign investment into China slowed in October, the government said Tuesday, amid a slowdown in the world`s second-largest economy and concerns over business risks.
Nov 18, 2014, 10:34 AM IST
Xi says China's economy faces risks but 'not that scary'
The APEC CEO Summit, being held ahead of the leaders of the 21 APEC member states that starts tomorrow attracted over 1,500 businesspeople from Asia Pacific and other regions, official media here said.
Nov 09, 2014, 11:55 AM IST
Indian economy to be within striking distance of China's GDP by 2016
India could be within striking distance of China by 2016 in terms of the pace of growth, with that country forecast to slow in the years ahead, according to the OECD.
Nov 08, 2014, 16:22 PM IST
China Oct HSBC services PMI falls to 52.9, three-month low
The services purchasing managers` index (PMI) compiled by HSBC/Markit pulled back to 52.9 in October - the weakest reading since July - from 53.5 in September.
Nov 05, 2014, 09:13 AM IST
China October manufacturing at tepid three-month high: HSBC
China`s manufacturing growth picked up to a three-month high in October, a closely watched private survey confirmed Monday, but did little to counter a picture of slowing growth in the world`s second-largest economy.
Nov 03, 2014, 08:49 AM IST
