BEIJING, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Net profits at China's central government-owned firms rose 5% to 1.9 trillion yuan ($280.59 billion) in 2022 from a year earlier, state media CCTV reported on Tuesday, citing data from the state-owned assets supervisor.
Growth slowed sharply from a 29.8% gain in 2021. ($1 = 6.7714 Chinese yuan renminbi) (Reporting by Beijing newsroom; Editing by Kim Coghill)
