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  "title": "People’s Republic of China: Selected Issues",
  "publication": "IMF Staff Country Reports, September 8, 1997",
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  "summary": "This Selected Issues paper analyzes state-owned enterprise (SOE) development and reform in China. The paper discusses the role of state ownership in the Chinese economy, providing a “snapshot” of key features of the state sector, and a review of the growth, efficiency, and profitability of SOEs.",
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      "heading": "Paper focus and scope",
      "content": "- Analyzes state-owned enterprise (SOE) development and reform in China.\n- Discusses the role of state ownership in the Chinese economy.\n- Provides a “snapshot” of key features of the state sector.\n- Reviews the growth, efficiency, and profitability of SOEs.\n- Examines banking sector development and policy issues in China."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Key findings on SOE performance",
      "content": "- Argues that economic performance in SOEs has declined in the last few years.\n- Evidence cited for the decline includes:\n  - falling profitability,\n  - increasing losses,\n  - growing industrial inventories,\n  - low rates of capacity utilization in some sectors."
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    {
      "heading": "Banking sector and policy issues",
      "content": "- The paper examines banking sector development and related policy issues in China (no further details in the source summary)."
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    "Published: September 8, 1997",
    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451807783.002",
    "Analyzes state-owned enterprise (SOE) development and reform in China.",
    "Discusses the role of state ownership in the Chinese economy.",
    "Provides a “snapshot” of key features of the state sector.",
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    "Examines banking sector development and policy issues in China.",
    "Argues that economic performance in SOEs has declined in the last few years.",
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    "The paper examines banking sector development and related policy issues in China (no further details in the source summary)."
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