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SM Goh says China could be biggest engine of growth for world economy
SINGAPORE: Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong said he's impressed with China's reaction to the financial storm.
In an interview with China broadcast station CCTV on Friday, Mr Goh said had the country not lowered its interest rate together with the Europeans and Americans, there would have been leakage of funds to the Renminbi.
Also by loosening its monetary policy, China ensured credit flow within the country.
Mr Goh said China could be the biggest engine of growth in the world for the next two to three years, if it continued to grow.
He added: "I remember (Premier) Wen Jiabao saying that China's best contribution is to keep the economy humming, which is correct.
"So if China concentrates on growing the Chinese economy through fiscal policy, as well as monetary policy, that will be a huge contribution to the current problem." - CNA

SINGAPORE: Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong said he's impressed with China's reaction to the financial storm.
In an interview with China broadcast station CCTV on Friday, Mr Goh said had the country not lowered its interest rate together with the Europeans and Americans, there would have been leakage of funds to the Renminbi.
Also by loosening its monetary policy, China ensured credit flow within the country.
Mr Goh said China could be the biggest engine of growth in the world for the next two to three years, if it continued to grow.
He added: "I remember (Premier) Wen Jiabao saying that China's best contribution is to keep the economy humming, which is correct.
"So if China concentrates on growing the Chinese economy through fiscal policy, as well as monetary policy, that will be a huge contribution to the current problem." - CNA