China's economic resilience boosts global confidence: Year in review

STORY: China's economic resilience boosts global confidence: Year in review DATELINE: Jan. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 0:04:56 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WICHAI KINCHONG CHOI, Senior vice president, Kasikornbank of Thailand 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): OH EI SUN, Principal adviser for Malaysia's Pacific Research Center 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): FRANZ DECKER, President and CEO, BMW Brilliance Automotive Ltd. 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): JAN LAEGAARD BRONI, Executive Vice President, Meyra Group of Germany 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): ALBERT KEIDEL, Adjunct professor of economics, George Washington University in the U.S. 7. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): ROSE RONO, International trade expert based in Kenya 8. SOUNDBITE 7 (English): ALBERT KEIDEL, Adjunct professor of economics, George Washington University in the U.S. 9. SOUNDBITE 8 (English): DAVID M. RUBENSTEIN, Co-founder of U.S. Carlyle Group 10. SOUNDBITE 9 (English): LUCA PAOLINI, Chief strategist, Pictet Asset Managem

Swiss bank strategist positive on outlook of China's economy in 2023

STORY: Swiss bank strategist positive on outlook of China's economy in 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 21, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:13 LOCATION: GENEVA, Switzerland CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): MARTINA FUCHS, Xinhua correspondent 2. SOUNDBITE (English): LUCA PAOLINI, Chief strategist, Pictet Asset Management STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): MARTINA FUCHS, Xinhua correspondent "Hi everyone! I'm Martina Fuchs. As the year comes to an end, I spoke to Swiss private bank Pictet and the chief strategist of its asset management division about his growth outlook for China and the main drivers and challenges. Take a listen." SOUNDBITE (English): LUCA PAOLINI, Chief strategist, Pictet Asset Management "We believe that 2023 is going to be still a difficult year, slightly better than 2022. Inflation will come down a little bit, but there will be economic stagnation in developed economies. We believe that the Chinese economy will improve in 2023. We think that a growth of 5 percent is possible and achievable thanks