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What to watch at the NPC

The 2020 growth target (or lack of one!) will be announced next Friday at the National People’s Congress (NPC) and will signal how confident the leadership is in a strong rebound and the degree to which achieving rapid growth will be a central priority. The NPC will also offer clues about the policy stance for the rest of the year, with officials likely to embrace increased fiscal support and a higher debt-to-GDP ratio.

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