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Late Easter Spurs UK Retail to Biggest Monthly Increase Since April 2006
May 10, 2017Over the three months to April, non-food retail rose by 0.3 per cent while online sales of non-food products were up by 8.2 per cent over the same period. In store sales fell 1.3 per cent. UK retail sales have registered their biggest ...
Tags: Late Easter
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Domestic Demand Key Pillar of Chinese Economy
Jul 13, 2016Domestic demand is a key pillar of Chinese economy as the second quarter saw smooth growth and China will continue to promote the new economy to foster growth, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Monday. The Chinese economy is going on ...
Tags: Chinese economy, Domestic demand
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Russian Expert Praises Anti-crisis Measures Adopted in China's Key Economic Meeting
Dec 24, 2015The Chinese government is taking absolutely adequate measures to handle slowing economic growth and an increase of certain imbalances, a leading Russian expert has said, commenting on China's key economic meeting held last weekend. "What ...
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2014 Business Review XV: Deepen Bilateral Relations and Strive to Forge the “Second Rail” of China-Germany Trade and Economic Cooperation
Oct 23, 20152014 marked the first year of the China-Germany Economic Adviser Council (hereinafter referred to as the Council) to operate officially since its establishment. The Council focused on such five core tasks as offering advice and suggestions ...
Tags: China-Germany Trade and Economic Cooperation, enterprises
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Seventh Regular Meeting of Cross-Strait Economic Cooperation Committee Scheduled for January 29 in Taipei
Oct 23, 2015The Cross-Strait Economic Cooperation Committee (ECC) will hold its seventh regular meeting on January 29 in Taipei, according to an agreement between the mainland’s Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) and ...
Tags: Cross-Strait Economic Cooperation, trade in goods, trade in service
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Gao Hucheng Attends the 3rd East Asia Summit (EAS) Economic Ministers’ Meeting
Oct 16, 2015On the morning of August 24, Chinese Minister of Commerce Gao Hucheng, who led a delegation to attend the series meetings of East Asia Economic Ministers in Kuala Lumpur, Capital of Malaysia, attended the 3rd EAS Economic Ministers’ ...
Tags: EAS, Development and cooperation, trade liberalization
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SBP Slashed Key Interest Rate to a Record Low of 7 Per Cent at The Weekend
May 26, 2015The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) slashed key interest rate to a record low of 7 per cent at the weekend, laying a foundation for implementing growth-oriented economic policies in the country, the country’s media has reported. ...
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China's CPI Surges up to 0.8 Percent in January
Feb 12, 2015Virtually all the indicators, from manufacturing activity to trade data, point to weakening. Expectations of an immanent reduction in the real interest rate have never been higher, despite the central bank's insistence on reining in ...
Tags: economic growth, trade data
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China to Boost Growth Quality in 2015
Dec 6, 2014China will focus on boosting economic growth quality and efficiency in 2015 and stick to the theme of seeking progress while maintaining stability, according to a high-level meeting of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Friday. China ...
Tags: economic growth, CPC
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Chinese Iron Ore Industry Worried About a Further Collapse in Prices
Sep 24, 2014The iron ore industry is worried about a further collapse in prices as the Chinese government has signaled it is abandoning its aggressive policy stimulus to boost economic growth, according to media reports. China's Finance Minister Lou ...
Tags: Iron Ore, industrial output
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China's Official Manufacturing PMI Rises to 51.7 in July
Aug 1, 2014Activity in China's vast factory sector expanded at the fastest pace in 27 months in July on stronger demand, a government survey showed, adding to evidence that the economy is regaining momentum after a burst of government stimulus ...
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Malaysia Needs to Open up Despite Its Economy Growth
Jul 2, 2014Malaysia appears to be steadily approaching the goal of taking its place among the world's developed economies by 2020. However, the nation needs to open up and embrace its ethnic minorities together with international residents and ...
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Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp Posts a Net Profit of Jpy 242.75 Billion
May 12, 2014The world's second biggest steelmaker Japan-based Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. (NSSMC) has announced its financial results for the full financial year 2013-14 ended March 31, posting a net profit of JPY 242.75 billion ($2.4 billion), ...
Tags: Steel, Metallurgy, Mineral
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China's Industries Beset by Overcapacity Entered a More Favorable Demand-Supply Balance
Jan 20, 2014China's industries beset by overcapacity have entered a more favorable demand-supply balance, Deutsche Bank said on Tuesday. The bank estimated the cement industry would reduce its added capacity in 2014 by 35 percent while the steel ...
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China's Economy May Grow 7.6 Percent This Year
Dec 3, 2013China’s economy may grow 7.6 percent this year, with inflation at 2.7 percent, both meeting national goals and reflecting stable growth, the State Information Center said Monday. China’s macro-economic policies have been ...
Tags: China's economy, national goals