| BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : JULY 5, 1999 ISSUE | ||||||||
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| INTERNATIONAL -- ASIAN BUSINESS
Why Beijing Wants People to Borrow -- Boost flagging consumer spending to improve chances of achieving 7% annual growth -- Help manufacturers sell bloated inventories from autos to electric appliances -- Encourage banks to diversify from lending to state enterprises and assess risk better DATA: BUSINESS WEEK _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
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