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September 18, 2015

Goldman Sachs chief 'would not invest in China'
Beijing (AFP) Sept 17, 2015
The chairman of investment banking giant Goldman Sachs has slammed China's handling of its economy, adding he would not currently invest in the country, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. Lloyd Blankfein told the paper that China's broad stock market intervention, including state-funded share buying, as it seeks to shore up slumping prices, was "ham-handed" and "sloppy". "They don't have a lot of experience in this market stuff," Blankfein, who is also Goldman's chief executive, said of ... read more

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