IMF: China Should Set Lower GDP Target of 6.5 – 7%

China should set an economic growth target of 6.5-7 percent for 2015, below its goal for 2014, and refrain from stimulus measures unless the economy threatens to slow sharply from that level, the International Monetary Fund said on Thursday.

Most of its directors hold that view, though some feel that an even-lower growth target is appropriate, the IMF said.

In the conclusion of its annual Article IV economic consultation with China, the IMF repeated its projection that the economic growth would dip to 7.4 percent this year, and decelerate further to 7.1 percent next year.

CNBC