China Policy Focus to Shift More to Consumption, PBOC’s Pan Says

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China will promote the role of consumption in the economy and move away from its sole focus on investment, according to the central bank governor, ushering in a shift in the growth model that’s come to define the country over the past two decades.

“The priority of macroeconomic policy should shift from promoting more investment in the past, to promoting both consumption and investment, with more importance attached to consumption,” Pan Gongsheng said in a speech at the Asian Financial Forum in Hong Kong.