NEW CASES OF CORONAVIRUS POINTS TO GROWTH CHALLENGES FOR CHINA

Highlights:

• The pace of growth in China has slowed down after new coronavirus cases have been reported in the capital city of Beijing.
• The total new confirmed cases of coronavirus reported in Beijing in five days is 106.
• The urban employment rate which was initially predicted to be 10% has contracted to 8% in retail sales in China this year.

Beijing has recorded new con....