A pedestrian wearing a protective mask walks past the People’s Bank of China building in Beijing on March 17. China suffered an even deeper slump than analysts feared at the start of the year as the coronavirus shuttered factories, shops and restaurants across the nation, underscoring the fallout now facing the global economy. Photo: Bloomberg
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Why China is asking banks to sacrifice profits and tightening property sector controls
- With limited policy room and a deeply leveraged economy, China’s central bank is pushing forward with new policy thinking, implementing targeted measures in specific sectors
A pedestrian wearing a protective mask walks past the People’s Bank of China building in Beijing on March 17. China suffered an even deeper slump than analysts feared at the start of the year as the coronavirus shuttered factories, shops and restaurants across the nation, underscoring the fallout now facing the global economy. Photo: Bloomberg
