Six ways China has tried to remedy economic slowdown and shares slide

Governments can pull many levers to influence the behaviour of households, businesses and investors - Beijing has opted for half a dozen

China has tried to reboot its economy for the last year after it became obvious that a slowdown in early 2014 was turning into a steady decline in growth. Governments can pull many levers to influence the behaviour of households, businesses and investors. Here are the six main ones Beijing has used.

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