China to lift world growth in near term

SERC seems to be the most bullish to date, with its executive director Lee Heng Guie(pic) saying Malaysia

HOPES are on China to lift the global growth outlook as the US consumer weakens, but how far can that be sustained?

China does have the muscle to rev up its spending and manoeuvre monetary policy to support growth although current priorities are more on alleviating economic imbalances.