2015年CRI 中国经济下行压力还在持续加大 亚投行意向创始成员国今天确定（在线收听）

Chinese premier Li Keqiang is suggesting more measures will be taken to maintain the economic growth amid the rising pressure on the Chinese economy.

The premier made the remarks while attending a symposium in Beijing on the current economic situation.

Li Keqiang says the current economic slow down remains within the reasonable range, however, authorities should be aware of the ever-rising downward pressure.

The Chinese government has set an economic growth target of around 7 percent this year, down from the 7.5-percent growth set for last year.

First quarter economic results in China are due out later today.

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is due to announce the full list of its founding members later today.

Egypt, Norway and Russia became the latest prospective founding members this week, bringing the initial number of countries to 50.

Founding members of the bank will have a say in how the organizational structure of the AIIB will be laid-out.

Non-founding members, which applied after March 31st, will still have voting rights when the bank is officially formed later this year.