WASHINGTON -- The World Bank on Tuesday lowered its global growth forecast for 2019 to 2.6 percent, while maintaining its growth projection for China at 6.2 percent, according to the newly released semi-annual Global Economic Prospects report.
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US firms bullish on future of China market
Caterpillar, Micron among those keen on enhancing their presence in nation
US business leaders remain bullish about the long-term prospects of the China market, as the country vows to further open up despite headwinds.
China's industrial profits fall in first 4 months
BEIJING - Profits of China's major industrial firms fell 3.4 percent year-on-year in the January-April period, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Monday.
China's economy to grow steadily in long term -- experts
TOKYO, May 16 (Xinhua) -- China's economic development is expected to steadily advance in the medium and long term despite the U.S.-China trade friction that only has a limited effect, Japanese experts said.
CIIE exhibitors registration drawing to a close
The registration of commercial exhibitors for the second China International Import Expo, which is scheduled for Nov 5-10 in Shanghai, is drawing to a close, according to the CIIE Bureau.
Sinopec burnishes brand in Kuwait
KUWAIT CITY - In the southern desert of Kuwait, the Kuwait New Refinery Project, launched with the help of China Petrochemical Corporation or Sinopec, is under construction with an aim to increase oil processing capacity of the Arab country.
BRI has positive impacts globally:expert
HOUSTON - The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is making positive impacts across the world, Brian Lantz, the senior executive of Schiller Institute, an international political and economic think tank, said Tuesday.
China's economy has enormous potential:experts
CANBERRA - China's domestic economy has enormous potential, said Australian experts while talking about China's buoyant economic growth for the first quarter of this year.
Oil demand growth expected to slow:Energy agency
The growth of China's demand for oil is expected to slow as the country's economic restructuring and ever-stringent environmental policy tightens, according to Oil 2019, the International Energy Agency's annual outlook for global oil markets released in Beijing on Tuesday.