BEIJING Packers Youth Jersey , Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- China will take multiple measures to ensure a smooth Spring Festival travel rush, according to an official with China's top economic planner Wednesday.
About 2.98 billion trips are expected to be made during the 2018 Spring Festival travel rush, known as the Chunyun, between February 1 and March 12, Lian Weiliang, deputy director with the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) told a press conference.
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The number of road trips is projected to reach 2.48 billion, a 1.6-percent decrease from last year, while train trips are likely to top 389 million, up 8.8 percent year on year, the NDRC said in an earlier statement.
Air travel will likely top 65 million trips, surging 10 percent from last year Black Packers Jersey , while boat trips are predicted to reach 46 million during the period.
Transportation authorities are prepared for the travel rush, when hundreds of millions of Chinese return to their hometowns or travel around the country, putting huge pressure on the transportation system, according to Lian.
The Spring Festival, or Chinese Lunar New Year, falls on Feb. 16 this year.
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde (R) participates in the closing ceremony of a high-level conference on Arab economic growth in Marrakesh Packers Jersey Sale , Morocco, on Jan. 30, 2018. Christine Lagarde on Tuesday called for the reinvigoration of the economic growth model in the Arab World. (XinhuaS. Aissa)
RABAT, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- Morocco hosted a high-level conference on exploring efficient policies to spur economic growth and inclusiveness in the Arab world.
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Participants of the conference agreed that growth has not been strong enough to reduce unemployment significantly, as 25 percent of young people in the region are jobless.
Protracted regional conflicts, low commodity prices, weak productivity and poor governance have been identified as main factors gelding back the considerable potential of the region.
In order to boost inclusive economic growth, the conference summarized the priorities of the path to be taken in Marrakech Call for Action Packers Ty Montgomery Jersey , which calls on governments to "Act Now" to pursue a set of actions or reforms.
These reforms promote accountability through increasing transparency and strengthening institutions to improve governance, tackling corruption, and ensuring responsibility for inclusive policies.
The document urged for a more vibrant private sector through improved access to finance and a better business environment with fewer barriers and less red tape.
It also called for leveraging technology and nurture trade to generate new sources of growth, create jobs, and foster prosperity.
Besides, it stressed the importance of building strong safety nets and strengthen legal rights to empower disadvantaged groups Packers Quinten Rollins Jersey , including youth, women, rural populations, and refugees.
It also mentioned the need to ensure opportunities for all citizens, to invest in people and to reform education.