The Guardian (April 18)
2023/ 04/ 19 by jd in Global News
“China’s economy rebounded faster than expected, surpassing growth estimates for the first quarter of the year, after the country relaxed its onerous Covid-19 restrictions and consumer spending surged.” The 4.5% quarterly growth marked “the fastest in a year and beat the 4% rise forecast by analysts polled by Reuters.”
Tags: Analysts, China, Consumer spending, COVID-19, Economy, Estimates, Forecast, Growth, Onerous, Q1, Rebounded, Restrictions, Surpassing
The Economist (March 2)
2019/ 03/ 04 by jd in Global News
“Japan’s plan to let in more low-skilled migrants is half-baked. The rules are too woolly and too onerous, and support for new arrivals too scant.”
Tags: Half-baked, Japan, Low-skilled, Migrants, Onerous, Plan, Rules
