Beijing shores up its property sector, signals more spending

Beijing shores up its property sector, signals more spending

China promised new measures to support the property sector and hinted at greater government borrowing to shore up the economy, as authorities seek to put a floor under the country’s growth slowdown. Local governments will be allowed to use special bonds to buy unsold homes, Finance Minister Lan Fo’an and his deputies announced at a … Read more

China admits economy facing new ‘problems’, vows to fix property sector

China admits economy facing new ‘problems’, vows to fix property sector

Chinese President Xi Jinping and other top leaders admitted Thursday that the world’s number two economy was facing new “problems” and vowed to resolve a long-running crisis in the housing sector. Beijing has this week unveiled a raft of measures to boost its ailing economy, which it has targeted to grow five percent this year … Read more