China is suffering from deflation, devaluation, capital flight and the loss of foreign investment — all at the same time.

Last March, Chinese Premier Li Qiang opened the legislature’s annual meeting by setting an economic growth target for 2024 of ...

When Bloomberg Economics Chief Economist Tom Orlik published China: The Bubble That Never Pops (Oxford University Press) in ...

The US tightened its grip on the title of world’s biggest economy in 2024 as an irrepressible American consumer helped it ...

China’s economy grew 5% in 2024, driven by stimulus measures, strong exports, and high-tech investment, despite challenges like weak domestic demand and demographic pressures. Structural reforms and ...

The Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) on Wednesday announced the formal exit of junta-led Mali, Burkina Faso ...

This article explores how these targets and strategies underscore the nation’s focus on balanced, high-quality growth as it moves toward longer-term economic objectives. DOING BUSINESS IN CHINA ...

China’s economy hit the government’s growth target of “around 5 per cent” over 2024 but in a lopsided fashion, with exports and industrial output far outpacing retail sales and ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. 2025 marks the conclusion of China’s 14th Five-Year Plan, a time for ...