Alicia García Herrero (Natixis) | China’s Two Sessions – the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) – took place from March 4-11 in Beijing. This year, the Two Sessions have been particularly important for understanding where the Chinese economy is heading, as new Premier Li Qiang delivered his first “Work Report,” which marked the beginning of a new economic era….

Link Securities| Credit rating agency Fitch said, after maintaining its “A+” rating on China and lowering the outlook to “negative” from “stable”, that its review reflects the growing risks to China’s public finance outlook, as the Asian country faces greater uncertainty in its economic outlook, in an environment of transition from property-dependent growth to what the Chinese government envisions as a more sustainable growth model. In addition, Fitch noted that…