Monday 28 October 2013

China: Establishing Market Mechanisms to avoid capacity glut in several industries

China to ban new projects strengthen market in overcapacity plan
Margins in the targeted sectors, which also include shipbuilding, aluminium and glassmaking, have been affected for years by a capacity glut that has left many firms suffering heavy losses and reliant on government subsidy. The long-awaited plan, published by China’s cabinet, said it would focus on “establishing and perfecting” market mechanisms, marking a change of approach after years spent trying to strong-arm the sectors into submission.

Source: Reuters

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