China’s finance minister on Saturday said the country will “significantly increase” debt issuance to counter slow economic growth, stabilize the property market, top up the capital of state banks, and offer help to poorer people.

The Chinese government is looking at additional ways to boost the economy, Finance Minister Lan Fo’an said Saturday, but he stopped short of unveiling a major new stimulus plan that analysts

China's Housing Minister Ni Hong, speaking at a briefing, says the government will expand a program to support “white list” property projects to 4 trillion yuan ($562 billion) from about 2.23 trillion yuan already deployed.

Ni Hong, China's minister of housing and urban-rural development, is expected to speak at the event alongside officials from the central bank and finance ministry.

China to expand credit support to CNY 4 trillion to a "white list" of housing projects eligible for financing, the Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development Ni Hong said on Thursday. These funds will be used to assist troubled property builders,

China's Housing Minister Ni Hong, speaking at a briefing, says authorities are acting "very swiftly" to stabilize the real estate market.

Housing minister held a briefing along with officials from the central bank, Ministry of Finance and National Financial Regulatory Administration.