China's Ministry of Finance is taking aim at local debt problems before tackling broader economic challenges
In his opening remarks on Saturday, Minister of Finance Lan Fo'an laid out four measures, starting with increasing support for local governments in resolving debt risks.
China's finance minister says there is room for more economic stimulus but offers no plan
China's finance minister says the government is looking at additional ways to boost the economy, but he didn't unveil a major new stimulus plan at a news conference Saturday
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Other policy support to watch include: Whether there will be a shift in government spending toward stimulating consumers and families from the traditional mainstay of infrastructure investment Any help for the troubled housing market, such as expansion in a program that allows local governments to buy unsold homes
China’s finance minister says there is room for more economic stimulus but offers few details
China’s finance minister on Saturday said the country will “significantly increase” debt issuance to counter slow economic growth, stabilize the property market, top up the capital of state banks, and offer help to poorer people.
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Finance Minister Lan Foan said Beijing will help local governments with their debt, give subsidies to low-income individuals, support the property market, and replenish state banks’ capital.
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China’s economic growth target of 5% this year is looking ambitious, given sluggish consumer spending, an uncertain outlook for the country’s exports and a still shaky property market. Beijing responded in late September with a package of stimulus measures that prompted a historic stock rally.
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