China sets 2018 GDP target at 'around 6.5%': Xinhua

By MG News | March 05, 2018 at 10:35 AM GMT+05:00

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Beijing, March 5 (AFP/APP): China has set its 2018 economic growth target at "around 6.5 percent", in line with expectations and lower than the 6.9 percent output registered last year, the official Xinhua news agency said Monday.

The target, which is the same as last year, was presented in a work report for Monday's opening session of the annual National People's Congress.

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