BEIJING: China plans to cut its growth target to around 7 per cent in 2015, its lowest goal in 11 years, sources said, as policymakers try to manage slowing growth, job creation and pursuing reforms intended to make the economy more driven by market forces.

The growth target, which is set to be announced by Premier Li Keqiang at the annual parliament session in March, was endorsed by top party leaders and policymakers at a closed-door Central Economic Confe­rence in December, said a number of people with knowledge of the outcome of meeting who spoke to Reuters.

Published in Dawn, January 29th, 2015

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