China's 2019 deficit-to-GDP ratio target...

China's Minister of Finance Liu Kun answers questions at a press conference on the country's fiscal and tax reforms and fiscal work for the second session of the 13th National People's Congress in Be

China's 2019 deficit-to-GDP ratio target...

BEIJING, March 7 (Xinhua) -- China's deficit-to-GDP ratio target this year is proactive and realistic, China's finance minister said Thursday. The appropriate increase of the deficit-to-GDP ratio is

South Africa's economy registers 0.8 per...

JOHANNESBURG, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) on Tuesday released the latest gross domestic product (GDP) figures which showed that the GDP grew by 1.4 percent in the fourth qu

China aims for six to 6.5 percent GDP gr...

China expects its GDP growth to be in the range of six to 6.5 percent this year, compared with 2018's target of 6.5 percent, according to the annual government report released on Tuesday. China aims

China to cut energy consumption per unit...

BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- China will further improve its environment by cutting the energy consumption per unit of GDP by around 3 percent in 2019, says a government work report. The report was av

Tibet's 2018 GDP growth calculated at 9....

GDP in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region grew by 9.1 percent in 2018, down from the previous estimate of 10 percent but still among the nation's fastest. Tibet's GDP was calculated 147.76 bi

Tibet's 2018 GDP growth calculated at 9....

LHASA, March 2 (Xinhua) -- GDP in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region grew by 9.1 percent in 2018, down from the previous estimate of 10 percent but still among the nation's fastest. Tibet's GD

Factbox: China's economic, social progre...

Under the backdrop of complex and severe international environment, China achieved stable economic and social development last year and made solid progress in reform and opening-up. Here are some re

Factbox: China's economic and social pro...

BEIJING, March 1 (Xinhua) -- Under the backdrop of complex and severe international environment, China achieved stable economic and social development last year and made solid progress in reform and

India GDP growth falls to five-quater lo...

MUMBAI, March 1 (Xinhua) -- India's gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 6.6 percent in October-December quarter, the slowest in the past five quarters, increasing chances of another interest rate cu