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International Business Times
International Business Times
Business
Sebastien Ricci and Oliver Hotham

IMF Lifts China Growth Forecast But Warns On Industrial Policy

China's economic growth has been battered in recent years by a long-running debt crisis in the property market (Credit: AFP)

The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday raised its yearly growth forecast for China, but warned that Beijing's industrial policy risks a "misallocation" of resources and could harm trade.

The world's number-two economy has been battered in recent years by a long-running debt crisis in the property market, which accounts for a quarter of gross domestic product, while weak consumer spending and persistent deflation are also dragging on growth.

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