China sets a lower economic growth target of 4.5% to 5% for 2026 as challenges loom - AP News

China sets a lower economic growth target of 4.5% to 5% for 2026 as challenges loom  AP News

China sets lowest economic growth target since 1991

It is also the first time the target has been lowered since it was cut to "around 5%" in 2023.

China Commits to Ending Deflation in 2026 With Strongest Vow Yet - Bloomberg

China Commits to Ending Deflation in 2026 With Strongest Vow Yet  Bloomberg

China Sets Economy’s Growth Target Below 5% for First Time in Decades

The goal, announced at a gathering of Communist Party leaders, was the lowest since 1991 and can offer clues about China’s policymaking plans.

By Aaron Krolik

China targets GDP growth of 4.5-5%

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China sets lowest GDP growth target for decades as it braces for economic slowdown

‘High-quality growth’ target of 4.5-5% outlined at Two Sessions as Chinese premier talks of complex situations at home and abroad What are China’s Two Sessions and why do they matter? China has set its target for GDP growth to a record low of 4.5-5%, the first time since 1991 that the figure has dropped below 5%, reflecting an economic strategy that is shifting away from export-led growth to a model that leaders hope will be more resilient to external shocks. Li Qiang, China’s premier, anno...

By Amy Hawkins in Beijing

China sets a lower economic growth target of 4.5% to 5% for 2026 as challenges loom

China has signaled continuity rather than change for its economy, setting a slightly lower target for growth this year in the midst of a property slump and other headwinds at home and growing uncertainty abroad.

By The Associated Press

China economic growth target set below 5% for the first time at key meeting

The National People's Congress set a GDP target of 4.5 to 5 percent for 2026 as China grapples with economic slowdown.

Deflation and tariff-hit China reportedly sets lowest growth target on record at 4.5% to 5%

That marks a slight downgrade from the "around 5%" target set in the past three years.

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China set a lower economic growth target for 2026 than it has seen in decades, but Beijing maintained a steady increase of its military budget this year.

China sets GDP growth goal at less than 5%! Trump tariffs, domestic troubles weigh

The GDP growth target for 2026 appeared in a draft of the government’s yearly work report. Although the range broadly matches market expectations, it is the first reduction since officials adjusted the goal to around 5% in 2023.

By TOI BUSINESS DESK

China sets lowest growth target since 1991

China set its most modest growth target in more than three decades, in a tacit acknowledgment that the model powering the country’s rapid rise for four decades is showing strains. The goal — a range of 4.5 percent to 5 percent — was in a copy of the government’s annual work report seen by Bloomberg News. It marks the first formal downgrade since 2023 and the least ambitious expansion goal since 1991. While widely anticipated by economists, it carries symbolic weight in a country where growth fig

By The Korea Herald

China signals tolerance for slower growth with 4.5%-5% target for 2026

China also released a five-year plan, pledging investments in innovation, high-tech industries and scientific research, as well as an increase in household consumption.

China lowers 2026 growth target to 4.5 to 5 per cent, first cut in three years amid mounting headwinds

China has unveiled its 2026 GDP growth target at the annual Two Sessions, a closely watched signal of policy direction as the economy grapples with weak demand, property strains and trade pressures.

China sets lowest economic growth target since 1991

China has cut its annual economic growth target to 4.5%-5%, the lowest expansion goal since 1991, as it grapples with challenges both at home and abroad.

By Abubakar Ibrahim