Chinese finance minister says nine per cent economic growth acceptable
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BEIJING  - China's finance minister says economic growth of nine per cent this year would be acceptable, state television reported this week in the first acknowledgment by a senior official that growth might exceed the government's target of seven per cent.
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India's economy grew at an annual rate of 9.1% in the six months to September, the government says.
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China has raised its core interest rates for the first time in nine years, as the country&#39;s central bank moves to rein in the booming economy.
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China&#39;s economy grew by 9.5 percent year-on-year in the first nine months of this year, Spokesman Zheng Jingping for the National Bureau of Statistics announced in Beijing Friday.
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WASHINGTON -- The economy grew at a 2.9 percent annual rate in the spring _ better than first estimated but nowhere near the brisk pace logged in the winter, another sign of slowing business growth. Inflation marched higher.
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Economic growth looks set to top the agenda for China's Communist leaders at their annual meeting.
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China&#39;s economy expanded at a roaring 11.9 percent in the second quarter, official data showed Thursday, prompting warnings that the government will clamp down hard to stop serious overheating.
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The Philippine economy maintained its solid growth in the first nine months of the year as gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by 6.5 percent, well on track of the governmentâs full-year target.
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BEIJING - China&#39;s growth rate slowed slightly in the third quarter, according to figures Friday, suggesting that government efforts to cool the economy are having some but possibly not enough of an impact.
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BEIJING -- China's sizzling economy grew faster in the second quarter despite official efforts to apply the brakes, expanding by 11.9 percent over a year earlier, the government reported Thursday. It said it would take new steps to cool the boom.
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The world economy is sound, although  financial markets may remain ragged for some time, and China  must let its currency rise faster to rebalance global growth,  finance officials from rich nations said on Friday.
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China, having surprised the world 10 days ago with its first interest rate rise in nine years, took another unusual step last week by publishing for the first time the annual report on its economy by the International Monetary Fund.
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Good news for officials who are trying to cool an overheated economy; austerity measures to remain. BEIJING  - China reported a marked slowdown in investment and money supply growth Monday, but stubbornly
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BEIJING, OCTOBER 22: China&#39;s economy expanded by 9.1 per cent in the third quarter compared with a year earlier, marking the third consecutive quarter of slower growth as Beijing reins in investment and lending.
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BEIJING -- The central bank says China's economy should grow by 10.5 percent this year, state media reported yesterday, even stronger than the 10 percent predicted last week by the National Bureau of Statistics.
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The head of China&#39;s central bank said on Sunday Beijing&#39;s efforts to curb excessive credit growth were bearing fruit, increasing chances the country&#39;s booming economy would achieve a &quot;soft landing.
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China's economy grew by 9.5 percent in the first three quarters of 2004 compared to the same period last year, China's National Bureau of Statistics announced.