China to keep growth in reasonable range this year

[BEIJING] China aims to keep its economic growth within a reasonable range in 2015, state radio quoted the Politburo, a top decision-making body of the ruling Communist Party, as saying on Thursday.

The Politburo also reaffirmed a prudent monetary policy and pro-active fiscal policy this year, but pledged to pre-emptively fine-tune policies.

China's central bank made clear on Tuesday it is ready to fight any downturn in the world's second-largest economy as it warned of strong headwinds to growth and likely anaemic global demand.

REUTERS