BBCNEWS World Business Report July 6, 2024
let's start with china, because it's currently holding its annual two—day national people's congress and has set out its economic forecast for the year. premier li keqiang told a packed audience in beijing on sunday, that the government hoped to achieve economic growth of around 5% in 2023. the figure is in—line with most analyst predictions. last year, successive strict lockdowns slowed china's growth. official figures show the world's second largest economy grew by 3% last year, which was way below the government target of five and a half % and its slowest for decades. lets dis...