Recovery likely to gain a firmer footing, experts say
China DailyA view of Beijing's CBD area on Nov 29, 2023. China's economic recovery is expected to gain a firmer footing in the remainder of the year, as policymakers are poised to roll out a package of stimulus measures aimed at stabilizing growth and deepening structural reforms in the second half, analysts said on Wednesday. Citing key measures mapped out at Tuesday's meeting, Wang Qing, chief macroeconomic analyst at Golden Credit Rating International, said he expects to see a series of measures aimed at stabilizing the growth in the second half, including an accelerated push for issuing local government bonds in the third quarter. NBS data showed that China's economy grew 5 percent year-on-year in the first half, which is consistent with the country's preset annual growth target of around 5 percent for 2024. "To achieve the annual growth target, China's second-half GDP growth rate should hit about 5 percent," said Xiong Yuan, chief economist at Guosheng Securities, who estimated that the economic recovery may pick up pace in the third quarter, bolstered by a recovery in investment and robust export performance amid strong policy stimulus.