China raises minimum wages amid drive to boost household spending
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Japan’s Takaichi embraces consumption tax cut on food as election looms
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China’s cabinet clears path for VAT law to take effect next month
The State Council has approved draft regulations for implementing China’s new value-added tax (VAT) law, which is aimed…
Policy body urges China to confront economic challenges, confident of demand recovery
China’s top economic policy coordinator has urged the country to confront unavoidable challenges, while expressing confidence that investment…
Moroccan cement market expands 11% in 9M25
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As China drafts its next 5-year plan, is GDP still the magic number?
For decades, the annual target for gross domestic product growth was the most critical policymaking benchmark across China.…
Why are GDP growth projections picking up steam
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Amid big-city gloom, can China’s far-flung counties become a key driver of consumption?
As widespread economic gloom in China’s megacities sees high-end restaurants close their doors one after another, Starbucks is…
Why China's consumption boost has fallen flat – Nikkei Asia
Why China’s consumption boost has fallen flat Nikkei AsiaChina Defends Growth Model, Plans Consumption as Greater Driver Bloomberg.comEconomists urge Chinese…