China's Q1 economic growth seen at six-year low of 7%
China`s economy probably cooled further to grow 7 percent in the first three months of the year, a Reuters poll showed, which would be the weakest pace in six years and raise pressure on policymakers to do more to bolster growth.
Apr 09, 2015, 15:10 PM IST
Hit by slowdown Chinese banks profits shrink to single digits?
Profit growth for China's five biggest banks slowed to single digits last year.
Apr 06, 2015, 15:58 PM IST
India to grow at 7.8% in 2015-16; surpass China: ADB
ADB said India's growth and investor confidence will improve on the back of government's structural reform agenda and improved external demand.
Mar 24, 2015, 09:24 AM IST
China factory sector dips to 11-month low, new orders shrink
The flash HSBC/Markit Purchasing Managers` Index (PMI) dipped to 49.2 in March, below the 50-point level that separates growth in activity from a contraction on a monthly basis.
Mar 24, 2015, 08:55 AM IST
OECD expects 7 China growth in 2015, urges freer yuan
OECD Secretary-general Angel Gurria said he also expected domestic demand will be strong enough to prevent deflation.
Mar 20, 2015, 13:08 PM IST
China February factory activity at 4-month high
Employment in factories shrank as well for the 16th straight month as firms dismissed workers to adjust to slower business.
Feb 25, 2015, 08:49 AM IST
China cuts bank reserve ratio to boost economy
China's central bank said on Wednesday it would make an across-the-board cut in the percentage of funds banks must hold in reserve, the first such cut in nearly three years as the world's second-largest economy falters.
Feb 04, 2015, 21:51 PM IST
China's fiscal revenue growth declines to 23-year low
Chinese Finance Ministry said fiscal revenue stood at 14.04 trillion yuan (USD 2.3 trillion) compared to USD 2.11 trillion in 2013.
Jan 30, 2015, 14:57 PM IST
Li rules out systemic risks to Chinese economy
Allaying apprehensions over the Chinese economy slowing down to a 24-year low, Premier Li Keqiang pledged to advance comprehensive reform and open China wider to foreign investors while ruling out possibility of systemic financial risks due to fluctuations in the real estate market.
Jan 22, 2015, 13:46 PM IST
China`s e-commerce transactions hit $2 trillion in 2014
China`s e-commerce boomed in 2014 with transactions reaching around 13 trillion yuan ($2.09 trillion), the government said Wednesday, as Beijing looks online for new drivers of growth.
Jan 21, 2015, 16:55 PM IST
India's growth rate to surpass China's in 2016: IMF
India is projected to grow at 6.3 percent in 2015 and 6.5 percent in 2016, when it is likely to cross China's projected growth rate of 6.3 percent, the IMF said.
Jan 20, 2015, 10:41 AM IST
China posts weakest annual growth in 24 years
China`s economic growth held steady at 7.3 percent in the fourth quarter from a year earlier, slightly better than expected but still hovering at its weakest since the global financial crisis, keeping pressure on policymakers to head off a sharper slowdown.
Jan 20, 2015, 10:11 AM IST
China growth hit 24-year low in 2014: Survey
China`s annual GDP growth slowed to its weakest rate in more than two decades in 2014, according to an AFP survey, projecting further deceleration in the world`s second-largest economy this year.
Jan 18, 2015, 09:51 AM 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 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 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 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 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
India's manufacturing, services growth outpaced China in November
Manufacturing and services sectors in India expanded at a faster pace than China in November, even as emerging market output slipped for the second consecutive month.
Dec 05, 2014, 12:46 PM IST
