China Approves $137 Billion for Flood Prevention and Economic Stimulus
- China to approve $137 billion in extra sovereign debt on Tuesday
- To be spent on water projects, flood prevention, post-disaster reconstruction
- Comes after severe flooding in northern China this summer
- Part of efforts to stabilize economy amid property crisis, yuan weakness
- Follows raft of measures including rate cuts, public works spending
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