China is getting back to work: Forsyth Barr

China is getting back to work: Forsyth Barr
Jenny Ruth
A raft of indicators suggest China is fast getting back to work after the disruption caused by the coronavirus crisis, according to broking firm Forsyth Barr.In a note sent to institutional clients, Forsyth Barr said that outside of the Hubei province, where the virus originated, more than 90 percent of large-scale industrial enterprises have returned to normal production.Citing data from China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the broker said many large industrial provinces, such as Guangdong, Zhejiang, Shandong and Jiangxu, h...

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