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China's economic growth challenges mount as consumption slips

India is set to soon announce a high-powered committee to recommend how the banking sector should evolve to support the country’s transformation into a developed economy within the next two decades, the finance minister said Monday.

China’s Sichuan Yahua Industrial Group Co. plans to start operating a $200 million lithium-sulfate plant in Zimbabwe in the second quarter of next year amid a push by the southern African country to reap more value from its natural resources.

Here are scenes from Chinese President Xi Jinping's speech at an event marking the centenary of Jiang Zemin’s birth. (Source: Bloomberg)

Guy Johnson, Tom Mackenzie and Paul Dobson break down today's key themes for analysts and investors on "Bloomberg: The Opening Trade." (Source: Bloomberg)

China’s economy got off to a sluggish start in the second half, reviving pressure on policymakers to act in support of growth as industrial output, consumption and investment all fared worse than expected. Bloomberg's Rebecca Choong Wilkins reports. (Source: Bloomberg)

Japan’s second-quarter economic growth missed expectations as weaker household consumption and business investment offset resilient exports. Despite the softer GDP reading, economists expect the Bank of Japan to retain the option of another rate hike, although persistent weakness in domestic demand

GDP rises 0.3 percent in the second quarter as consumption and capital spending sag.