Much fuss has been made about the latest disappointing economic indicators, just as when weak data in the first quarter pointed to growth below China's annual target.
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi turned heads this week when he predicted the country's economy would not grow at all this year.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang reassured global CEOs Tuesday that China would achieve its GDP growth target of about 7.5 percent despite recent fluctuations.
China is on the right track to transform its economy and is capable of keeping growth rate at over 7 percent in the coming years, Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum, said on Tuesday.
Canadian Finance Minister Joe Oliver welcomed Wednesday the World Economic Forum (WEF) rating of the country's banking system as the soundest in the world for the seventh year in a row in its annual Global Competitiveness Report.
The South African government will continue to pursue a counter-cyclical fiscal policy where the government saves during good times and spends to stabilize the economy during downturns, Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Thursday.
Xinhua published a commentary on Thursday on China's economic performance in the first seven months under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC).
South Korean Finance Minister Choi Kyung-hwan and Bank of Korea (BOK) Governor Lee Ju-yeol agreed Monday to cooperate in supporting their country's economy, reports from Yonhap said.
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen on Tuesday reiterated that the central bank would continue to implement the current easy monetary policy and should be cautious over raising interest rates, as the U.S economy recovery remains incomplete.
Chinese Finance Minister Lou Jiwei on Wednesday said currency interventions are necessary when the economy has yet to fully recover and capital inflow is abnormal.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday cut its U.S. economic growth forecasts for this year from the previously predicted 2.8 percent to 2 percent due to a weak first quarter performance, but kept its 2015 projection unchanged at 3 percent.
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) on Friday voted unanimously to continue to expand its monetary base, stating that the domestic economy is on a moderate recovery path despite the consumption tax hike in April, while raising its view on overseas economies.
China's targeted control measures, to tackle economic issues in a "precise, prompt and appropriate" manner, are a new way to counter challenges and boost steady growth amid uncertainties about the Chinese economy.
Growth in China's manufacturing sector continued to accelerate in May, hitting a five-month high and adding to signs of a stabilizing economy, official data showed on Sunday.
Taiwan's economy continued to grow in April, with an economic indicator of business activity signaling steady growth by flashing a green light for a third consecutive month, the island's statistic authority said on Tuesday.
Indonesia took one step in implementing environment-friendly financial system with the signing of an Memorandum of Understanding between the Indonesian environment ministry and the Financial Service Authority on Monday, paving the way for the OJK to do so.
Economists from China's leading think tanks have dismissed predictions that a possible property meltdown would trigger a crisis or even a crash in the world's second largest economy.
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