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Exports and imports to increase

China's exports and imports are expected to grow by 4 percent and 2.2 percent respectively in 2017 as global trade warms up slightly, according to a research paper released by Nomura Securities. The investment bank published the paper after China released its January trade data, which showed exports and imports jumped 15.9 percent and 25.2 percent respectively year-on-year. "Trade growth in January was much stronger than expected ... following an improvement in external demand," the Nomura paper noted.

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