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Podcast | Beijing’s curious plan to stimulate services consumption with more investment

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The quest to understand Beijing's views on consumer spending continues.
The latest: On August 13, China's finance ministry (MoF) said it would bring down borrowing costs for service sector firms by providing them with rebates on their interest payments.

Curiously, authorities framed the measure – ...