BEIJING: China’s economy rebounded in 2021 from its pandemic-induced slump, helped by robust exports but weak consumption at the year-end and a property slowdown point to cooling momentum and the need for more policy support.
The central bank yesterday cut loan rates to cushion the world’s second-largest economy as its confronts headwinds from a rapidly cooling property sector and sporadic Covid-19 outbreaks.
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