China's focus on reform seen as hurting short-term appeal

Dec 21, 2017

Beijing is prioritising reforms, which is good news for its long term prospects but could reduce the nation's short term economic growth, and affect its appeal to equity investors.

China's focus on reform seen as hurting short-term appeal

Beijing may not set a gross domestic product (GDP) growth target for 2018 as it prioritises reform efforts and improving the country’s quality of growth. This is positive for the country’s long term prospects but could hurt investor sentiment over the near term, say experts.

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