China likely to raise interest rates, economist says

China likely to raise interest rates, economist says
China is likely to hike key interest rates by 0.27 percentage points by the end of this year in order to cool down the economy, which may be on the brink of overheating, and to curb escalating inflation risk caused by rising food prices and rising wages, a Beijing-based economist said yesterday.

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