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China’s massive oil-for-loan debts at risk in post-Maduro Venezuela: analysts

The US takeover of Venezuela has placed billions of dollars in Chinese oil-for-loan debts at risk, analysts say, though they…

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China’s central bank signals reserve ratio, interest rate cuts in 2026

China’s central bank has reiterated its commitment to a “moderately loose” policy stance in 2026, pledging stronger countercyclical and cross-cycle…

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China’s record trade surplus could prompt protectionist response in 2026: report

While China has already logged a record-breaking trade surplus in the first 11 months of 2025, that milestone could be…

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Opinion | Global finance is quietly moving east

The opening of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Shanghai Centre on December 8 attracted limited attention outside specialist financial circles.…

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Developing | China’s growth engines sputter as retail and investment hit in November

China’s economic indicators logged a further slowdown in November, with consumption and investment showing renewed signs of strain, while the…

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China aims to boost imports and exports in 2026 to drive trade growth: senior official

With trade proving resilient despite global headwinds, China aims to expand both exports and imports next year, leveraging domestic demand…

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China’s 2025 growth forecast raised to 5% by IMF, citing resilience

China’s economy is projected to grow by 5 per cent in 2025 before slowing to 4.5 per cent in 2026,…

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Macroscope | Why Asia’s old plan to dodge ‘middle-income trap’ won’t work any more

Is the famed Asian economic miracle that endured for decades from the 1950s onwards giving way to a “doom loop”…

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Opinion | China needs high-quality financial development to support its five-year goals

President Xi Jinping’s speech at the fourth plenum of the Communist Party’s Central Committee last month outlined the guidelines for…

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China’s vow to shield manufacturing aims to ward off industrial decline

Beijing has pledged to prevent industrial hollowing-out by safeguarding the share of manufacturing in its economy, noting that the trend…

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