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UpdateChina to pursue consumption-driven economy: PBOC’s Yi

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People’s Bank of China Deputy Governor Yi Gang speaks during the 2016 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group in Washington, DC. Photo: AFP
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China will continue to use monetary, fiscal and structural reform policies to boost infrastructure investment and transform the country’s economy into a consumption-driven one, People’s Bank of China Deputy Governor Yi Gang said on Thursday.

“If that transformation is successful, China will continue to have a stable share of global growth,” he said while participating on a panel at the International Monetary Fund and World Bank meetings in Washington.

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Deputy Governor of the People's Bank of China Yi Gang. Photo: EPA
Deputy Governor of the People's Bank of China Yi Gang. Photo: EPA

Yi added that China’s economy was more stable now and would continue to contribute its share of global growth.

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“If I use one word to describe the Chinese economy now, it is more stable,” Yi said. “I have more confidence in the stability of the Chinese economy now than before. I think the GDP continues to grow from (the) 6.5 per cent to 7 per cent range, and also employment is good.”

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