Economics

China Signals More Policy Support With 5.5% Growth Target

  • Government vows to step up monetary policy implementation
  • Economists see more rate cuts, fiscal spending on the cards

The government hasn’t set a GDP target under 6% since 1991.

Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg
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China’s government signaled more stimulus is on the cards by setting an aggressive economic growth target, calling for confidence amid rising domestic strains and global instability stemming from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.