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China’s Growth Surprises And What It Means

Gary Ng, Senior Economist, Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking

16-Jul-25 07:30

China’s Growth Surprises And What It Means

China’s economy beat expectations with 5.2% GDP growth in the second quarter, buoyed by strong exports and robust industrial output. However, domestic demand remains weak and retail sales have disappointed. Gary Ng, a senior economist at Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking helps us sift through the numbers to see if Beijing can hit its full-year growth target of 5%.

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Produced by: Natalie Tan

Presented by: Elaine Boey, Keith Kam, Wong Shou Ning


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Categories:  marketseconomyinvestments

Tags:  china gdp growthexportsindustrial outputdomestic demandretail salesbeijing





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