China's economy to grow by 9.5% in 2006: ADB

BEIJING, April 6 (Xinhua) -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Thursday that China's economic growth is expected to ease to 9.5 percent this year, and to slow further to about 8.8 percent in the next year.

Business owners in China optimistic about growth

LONDON, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Business owners in the Chinese mainland are among the most confident in the world about the economy of the world's most populous country, according to an independent survey published on Monday.

China's GDP growth to lose marginal momentum in 2006: ESCAP

BEIJING, March 30 (Xinhua) -- China's economy will lose momentum marginally, with the gross domestic product (GDP) projected to grow at a rate of about 8 percent in 2006, according to the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).

ASEM finance ministers predict strong global growth

    VIENNA, April 9 (Xinhua) -- Finance ministers from Asian and European countries on Sunday ended a two-day meeting boasting of another good year of global economic growth. The ministers predicted a 4.5 percent rise of global economic output this year.

World economy remains strong: Finnish study

HELSINKI, March 22 (Xinhua) -- World economic prospects for thenext few years are bright, with an average growth rate at a slightly more than 4 percent per annum during 2006-2007, the Research Institute of Finnish Economy (ETLA) said in its report released Wednesday.