China’s central bank plans to boost growth with ‘moderately loose’ monetary policy
[HKFP] - 01/5/2025
China’s central bank has outlined a “moderately loose” monetary plan aimed at boosting domestic demand to spur growth, days after President Xi Jinping called for more proactive macroeconomic policies. Beijing last year struggled to lift the economy out of a slump fuelled by a property market (…)
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[South China Morning Post] - 5/01/2025
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[South China Morning Post] - 5/01/2025
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[HKFP] - 5/01/2025
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[South China Morning Post] - 5/01/2025
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[South China Morning Post] - 5/01/2025
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[RTHK] - 5/01/2025
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[South China Morning Post] - 5/01/2025
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[RTHK] - 5/01/2025
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[South China Morning Post] - 5/01/2025
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[South China Morning Post] - 5/01/2025