Page 17 - China Economy

How will the digital renminbi change China?

As China's global trade and financial importance grows, more transactions will be settled in renminbi

Civil society calls for rights safeguards in EU-China investment deal

A joint appeal has been made to the European Institutions calling for the inclusion of enforceable human rights clauses in the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment

China's economic divide between rich south and lagging north set to widen

Regional gap may worsen as China looks to reduce carbon emissions and impose financial discipline on local governments, Nomura says.

Oil climbs to four-week high on strong China data, demand revival

Brent crude futures rose 30 cents

China's Q1 GDP grows at record pace as recovery speeds up after pandemic

Economy has recovered steadily from a steep 6.8% slump in the first three months of 2020

China exports rise at robust pace in Mar, imports growth highest in 4 years

Despite sporadic Covid-19 cases in China's border cities, authorities have been able to contain the virus in a boost to factory activity as production has gradually picked up to pre-pandemic levels

Chinese dreams of the future

Xi Jinping's long-term ambitions could well lead to a wariness about China's intentions across the world

Best of BS Opinion: Data breach menace, Chinese dreams of future & more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

IMF lifts China's GDP to 8.4%, but Gopinath says growth unbalanced

The IMF increased China's GDP projection to 8.4% for this year, a 10-year high, but chief economist Gita Gopinath cautioned that economic growth in the world's second largest economy was unbalanced

Topsy-turvy world: Nations like India can't take sides in US-China cold war

The world has changed beyond recognition since the time when think-tanks parroted theories about the 'domino effect', writes Pankaj Mishra.

China's factory growth accelerates most in 3 months, bolsters recovery

China's manufacturing activity expanded at the fastest pace in three months in March as factories cranked up production after a brief lull during the Lunar New Year holidays

Resolutions introduced in US to condemn China's actions in South China Sea

Influential US Senators have introduced a slew of resolutions in the Senate, condemning China's rising actions to militarise the South China Sea

Hike budget for a possible confrontation with the US, says China Army

Xi has vowed to make China a great military power, pledging to complete the modernisation of the armed forces by 2035

China defence spending gets mild boost with 6.8% hike amid economic caution

The spending figure, set at $208.47 billion in the national budget released on Friday, is closely watched as a barometer of how aggressively the country will beef up its military

China's bad loan season descends again and this time it may be really bad

The debt of local government financing vehicles and property developers are looking precarious while several trust investment firms are on shaky ground

China launches match-making campaign as marriage and birth rates drop

China launched the campaign to check distress in its economic and social stability that may also pose a threat to Communist Party rule caused by a plunge in marriage rates due to the one-child policy

China's Jan factory activity expands at slowest pace in 7 mths: Caixin PMI

The slowdown in the manufacturing sector underscores the fragility of the ongoing economic recovery in China, as Beijing grapples with a resurgence of local Covid-19 cases in northern China

The Year of the Renminbi?

China has been the world's largest trader since 2013, its economy is now larger than that of the US in purchasing power parity terms, and soon it will pull ahead in terms of market exchange rates, too

China GDP grows 2.3% in 2020, back to pre-Covid pandemic trajectory

GDP rises 6.5% in fourth quarter, even as other big economies struggle

Economic impact from rising Covid cases in China controllable: Stats Bureau

China has experience and capacity to control the virus, Ning told reporters at a press conference