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China cuts RRR for small, medium-sized banks

China's central bank on Friday announced a decision to cut the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) for small and medium-sized banks by 100 basis points in its latest effor

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Central bank official says China's leverage growth slowed considerably

China’scentralbank’sdeputygovernoronSaturdaysaidthegrowthofthecountry'sleverageratiohassubstantiallyslowedinthefirstthreequarters."Primarycalculationshowedthein

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Pakistan’s tax to GDP ratio fell to 12.5pc during FY 2016-17

StateBankofPakistanreleasedits“StateofEconomy”annualreportwhichcitedthatthecountry’staxtoGDPratiowasthelowestintheregionbytouching12.5pcduringfinancialyear2016-

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Boys to vastly outnumber girls in China for years

Although the boy-girl birth ratio has been falling, maintaining that momentum will become more difficult

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China may loosen bad-loan provision rules, Construction Bank chairman says

The head of a mainland China bank has signalled confidence that the central government will loosen requirements for lenders’ bad-debt provisions, a move that could help them to report larger profits.

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China's budget deficit in 2016 to reach 3 pct of GDP: analysis

​China's proactive fiscal policy will continue in 2016 and its general public budget deficit will expand, the China International Capital Corp. (CICC) has said in an analysis note.

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S.Korean households spend quarter of income on repaying debts

​South Korea households spent a quarter of their annual income on paying back debts, putting more pressure on the already-lackluster private consumption, a government report showed Monday.

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The battle to even out China's skewed sex ratio

Despite a constant drop of China's highly skewed sex ratio at birth in the past 6 years, the nation still faces a steep challenge to bring the ratio back to normal, said an official with the top health authority. A target set for the year's end will be difficult to meet.

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China's securities watchdog to enhance IPO supervision

The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) on Sunday announced new measures to tighten the supervision of the Initial Public Offering (IPO) process.