China Economic Update - June 2022 : Between Shocks and Stimulus - Real Estate Vulnerabilities and Financial Stability in China

After a strong start in early 2022, the largest COVID-19 wave in two years and resulting mobility restrictions have disrupted China’s growth normalization. The global environment has also significantly worsened following Russia’s invasion of Ukrain...

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spelling okr-10986-375302022-06-14T05:10:35Z China Economic Update - June 2022 : Between Shocks and Stimulus - Real Estate Vulnerabilities and Financial Stability in China World Bank COVID DISRUPTION SHANGHAI LOCKDOWN TRADE VOLATILE CAPITAL FLOWS COVID RESTRICTIONS OMICRON DISRUPTION CARBON EMISSIONS HOUSING MARKET REAL ESTATE VULNERABILIITY RESIDENTIAL HOUSING DEMAND HOME OWNERSHIP SUSTAINALBLE GROWTH After a strong start in early 2022, the largest COVID-19 wave in two years and resulting mobility restrictions have disrupted China’s growth normalization. The global environment has also significantly worsened following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Real gross domestic product (GDP) growth is projected to slow sharply to 4.3 percent in 2022. In the face of domestic and external headwinds, China's policymakers should carefully calibrate its policies. In the short term, China should balance COVID-19 mitigation with supporting economic growth. Over the medium term, greater efforts are needed to shift away from the old playbook of stimulus-led investment to boost economic growth. Decisive action to encourage a shift toward consumption, tackle social inequality, and rekindle innovation and productivity growth would help achieve a more balanced, inclusive, and sustainable growth trajectory for China. 2022-06-12T21:42:29Z 2022-06-12T21:42:29Z 2022-06 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099640106102210762/P17579708f26d5018098840f1ad978bb54b http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37530 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC Economic Updates and Modeling Economic & Sector Work East Asia and Pacific China
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topic COVID DISRUPTION
SHANGHAI LOCKDOWN
TRADE
VOLATILE CAPITAL FLOWS
COVID RESTRICTIONS
OMICRON DISRUPTION
CARBON EMISSIONS
HOUSING MARKET
REAL ESTATE VULNERABILIITY
RESIDENTIAL HOUSING DEMAND
HOME OWNERSHIP
SUSTAINALBLE GROWTH
spellingShingle COVID DISRUPTION
SHANGHAI LOCKDOWN
TRADE
VOLATILE CAPITAL FLOWS
COVID RESTRICTIONS
OMICRON DISRUPTION
CARBON EMISSIONS
HOUSING MARKET
REAL ESTATE VULNERABILIITY
RESIDENTIAL HOUSING DEMAND
HOME OWNERSHIP
SUSTAINALBLE GROWTH
World Bank
China Economic Update - June 2022 : Between Shocks and Stimulus - Real Estate Vulnerabilities and Financial Stability in China
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description After a strong start in early 2022, the largest COVID-19 wave in two years and resulting mobility restrictions have disrupted China’s growth normalization. The global environment has also significantly worsened following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Real gross domestic product (GDP) growth is projected to slow sharply to 4.3 percent in 2022. In the face of domestic and external headwinds, China's policymakers should carefully calibrate its policies. In the short term, China should balance COVID-19 mitigation with supporting economic growth. Over the medium term, greater efforts are needed to shift away from the old playbook of stimulus-led investment to boost economic growth. Decisive action to encourage a shift toward consumption, tackle social inequality, and rekindle innovation and productivity growth would help achieve a more balanced, inclusive, and sustainable growth trajectory for China.
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title China Economic Update - June 2022 : Between Shocks and Stimulus - Real Estate Vulnerabilities and Financial Stability in China
title_short China Economic Update - June 2022 : Between Shocks and Stimulus - Real Estate Vulnerabilities and Financial Stability in China
title_full China Economic Update - June 2022 : Between Shocks and Stimulus - Real Estate Vulnerabilities and Financial Stability in China
title_fullStr China Economic Update - June 2022 : Between Shocks and Stimulus - Real Estate Vulnerabilities and Financial Stability in China
title_full_unstemmed China Economic Update - June 2022 : Between Shocks and Stimulus - Real Estate Vulnerabilities and Financial Stability in China
title_sort china economic update - june 2022 : between shocks and stimulus - real estate vulnerabilities and financial stability in china
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