Chinese entrepreneurs and bankers expressed growing optimism over the country's macroeconomy

Chinese entrepreneurs and bankers expressed growing optimism over the country's macroeconomy in the first quarter of this year, the latest central bank surveys showed Monday.

The entrepreneurs' macroeconomy heat index came in at 33.8 percent in the first quarter, up 10.3 percentage points from the previous quarter, according to a survey from the People's Bank of China.

About 64.6 percent of the surveyed entrepreneurs from 5,000 businesses thought the macroeconomy was operating normally in the first quarter.