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3. SOUNDBITE (English) Tobias Adrian, director, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, International Monetary Fund (IMF):
"The very good news from China is that the economy is back to pre-crisis level and seems to be catching up to the pre-crisis trend growth. So basically China is not quite there yet, but it's heading the tallest level that would have been forecast in the absence of a pandemic. That is a tremendous success and that helps the financial system, of course."

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8. SOUNDBITE (English) Tobias Adrian, director, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, IMF:
"Capital markets in China are growing very quickly and capital market activity is a very, very important contributor to growth. So making sure that the infrastructures are up to date, are resilient and are really helping economic activities is key. Whether it's the retail market or the bond market, there's certainly some structural improvements that can be taken."

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The rapid recovery of the Chinese economy from the shadow of global COVID-19 influence is a tremendous success, said an expert from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

In a latest report by World Economic Outlook, China's economy had already returned to pre-pandemic GDP in 2020 and the IMF on Tuesday projected that the Chinese economy will grow by 8.4 percent in 2021, 0.3 percentage point above the January forecast.

"The very good news from China is that the economy is back to pre-crisis level and seems to be catching up to the pre-crisis trend growth. So basically China is not quite there yet, but it's heading the tallest level that would have been forecast in the absence of a pandemic. That is a tremendous success and that helps the financial system, of course," said Tobias Adrian, director of the Monetary and Capital Markets Department.

While some areas of the economy still need improvement, Adrian said that financial markets are performing very well.

"Capital markets in China are growing very quickly and capital market activity is a very, very important contributor to growth. So making sure that the infrastructures are up to date, are resilient and are really helping economic activities is key. Whether it's the retail market or the bond market, there's certainly some structural improvements that can be taken," he said.