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Asian markets drop but pare losses after China data
Asian markets drop but pare losses after China data
by  AFP

Asian markets fell Tuesday but pared early losses after data showed China's economy grew far more than expected in the first quarter as activity resumed after three years of painful zero-Covid measures. However, while the readings bode well for the world's second-biggest economy, inflation data last week showed consumer activity remained sluggish, suggesting the recovery could still take time.

China GDP jumps 4.5% in Q1 after zero-Covid scrapped
China GDP jumps 4.5% in Q1 after zero-Covid scrapped
by  AFP

China's economy grew 4.5 percent year-on-year in the first quarter, rebounding after the end of zero-Covid measures late last year, official data showed Tuesday. China's economy grew by just three percent in the whole of last year, one of its weakest performances in decades.

Soaring prices pressure Morocco's agriculture model
Soaring prices pressure Morocco's agriculture model
by  AFP

Soaring inflation in Morocco is driving up living costs and stirring public anger, and as food prices increase the country's export-led agricultural model is coming under fire. But this focus on exports is considered to have contributed to rising prices, and now an increasing number of voices are calling for change.

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