now on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore. china unveils its latest economic growth numbers in just china unveils its latest economic growth numbers injust over an hour a strong performance is predicted. and we find out why cadbury has lost taste for chocolate making in new zealand. good morning. glad you could join us for this monday edition of asia business report. i m rico hizon. we are counting down to new data from china which will reveal how much of its economy grew in the first three months of this year. and there are positive signs with the rebound in exports, a rise in government spending on infrastructure and housing prices continuing to soar. many believe today s numbers could come in comfortable it higher than the government s estimate for the year at 6.5%. china is still motoring. do received wisdom for growth in its economy, gdp at the beginning of 2017, is it will come in at around 6.8%. this is the main reason for that continued buoyancy
what hard landing? china reveals its economy is growing nicely, so were we worried about nothing? we tell you what the experts are saying now about the world s second biggest economy. chocolate wars. cadbury grapples with a nationwide backlash in new zealand, as it prepares to move its factory there to australia. welcome to world business report, i m sally bundock. also in the programme: lloyds is poised to set up a european base in germany. details in a moment. but first: so what has all the fuss been about? the latest numbers from china show its economy has grown by 6.9% in the first three months of this year. that is better than most were predicting, and slightly ahead of the government s own target of.5% growth. so do we need to be concerned anymore about the state of the world s second biggest economy? well, if we take a look at last year, it grew by 6.7%. that was its slowest pace in 26 years. and last month, premier li keqiang said the government was cutting its econom
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