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Weak array of Chinese economic data triggers talk of stimulus

Attention on China’s economy was diverted for a few days from the policy outcomes arising from the National People’s Congress to the latest release of economic data. February data showed that the Chinese economy is slowing due to both external … Continue reading

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India’s budget – decisions, decisions

The finance minister, Pranab Mukherjee, will deliver the government’s budget for the 2012/13 fiscal year (which runs from April to March) on 16 March, perhaps his most critical policy statement since he came to office in early 2009. Considering the … Continue reading

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India’s industrial production

Despite unfavourable conditions like stringent borrowing costs, high inflation and weak global demand, India’s index of industrial production (IIP) grew by 6.8% on an annual basis in January, the fastest rate of growth in seven months and above our expectation … Continue reading

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Industrial output and retail sales drift apart

In the past five years, the paths of Brazil’s industrial production and retail sales have consistently diverged. In the few years after the economy resumed growth in 2002, the average monthly growth rate of both series in seasonally adjusted terms … Continue reading

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China’s manufacturing industry ahead of the all-important NPC meeting

On the 20th anniversary of Deng Xiaoping’s famous Southern Tour, which propelled China onto the international arena and instigated opening up reforms and export promotion, the health of the Chinese economy is centred again on external demand and the manufacturing … Continue reading

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