Asset purchases known as quantitative easing are unsustainable and negative interest rates adopted by some countries won’t have an impact, Zhu said.
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In an article for the state-run China Daily on Thursday, Mr Liu made no direct reference to Hinkley, but said “a number of steps need to be taken in order to maintain the momentum in the relationship” between London and Beijing.
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ICC and B20 are also calling for improvements in the global investment landscape, commitments to achieve progress on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and further progress on energy and climate to build upon the G20’s unprecedented deliberations past year in Antalya.
The Group of 20, which accounts for 85 percent of world GDP and two-thirds of its population, is the biggest global policy gathering the country has held, and it has made every effort to ensure it goes flawlessly.
As the leader of the only African economy in the G20, President Zuma hopes to take advantage of the summit to promote Africa.
“When Obama came in, he made a big a difference, he had new ideas, and he wanted to show at home and internationally that the USA can drive the economic recovery”, said Paola Subacchi, International Economics research director at foreign affairs think tank Chatham House.
Global economic slowdown, raising protectionism, structural reforms to expand global trade and creation of jobs, innovation, inclusive growth and climate finance are the key topics to be discussed at the two-day G20 summit starting in this picturesque Chinese city tomorrow.
Osei lauded China for the leadership in global affairs, which he said is clear in the choice of Hangzhou to host the G20 summit.
The two leaders’ comments came after International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde warned this week that the world’s economies faced a potentially toxic mix of low long-term growth and rising inequality, creating political temptations to populism and raised trade barriers.
Japan, which has been trying to revive its economy for about 20 years, announced last month a 13.5-trillion-yen spending plan which includes infrastructure payouts to low-income households.
“In regard to capacity cuts, China’s measure is the strongest and most practical, and we will fulfill our promises”, Xi said.
With the absorption of Chinese wisdom, the solution proposed by G20 summit will be of reference significance for all developing countries including Nigeria.
At a time when China has rattled nerves around the region with its increasingly assertive stance on disputes like the South China Sea, and ambitious military modernization program, Xi said China was committed to peaceful development. China hosted the World Bank’s first issue of SDR-denominated bonds yesterday, one month ahead of the yuan being officially included as the fifth currency in the SDR basket, along with the U.S. dollar, the euro, the British pound and the Japanese yen.
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One of the highlights in China-U.S. relations in recent years is that the two countries have rapidly extended their cooperation to the global level. Xi “wants to show that China will be at the centre of global governance, which the G20 is supposed to be”.
