Iris Pang, economist at ING, suggests that Chinese government has to focus on defusing trade tension with the US and expects that the government will need to put out a pro-growth plan as well as open up more markets for foreign investments during the Central Economic Work Conference which should be held in December.
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“We expect the following outcomes from the Central Economic Work Conference:
- Consolidation of Xi’s thoughts, key to how the market works with the government.
- An emphasis on high-quality growth, promoting advanced technology. We expect only low profile pronouncements on technology so to avoid triggering any re-escalation of China-US tensions.
- A further opening up of markets to foreign access: measures could include reducing tariff rates on more goods and easing market access for foreigners.
- A proactive monetary policy that can support economic growth.
- A sizeable fiscal stimulus – we expect CNY 4 trillion per year in 2019 and 2020. The amount is comparable in size to 2009 -2011. GDP has increased 2.3x between 2009 and 2018.
- Consolidate pro-growth measures for rural regions, so boosting domestic demand.
- Limiting risks in the asset market.
- An absence of further tightening policies in the housing market. This will allow some local governments to relax housing tightening measures and lowering mortgage interest rates.
- A softer tone on pollution prevention so that coal plants can keep running to support economic growth.”
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