China's Teetering Local Debt Mountain
After a decade of kicking the can down the road, the problem has become impossible to ignore. Beijing might soon have no choice but to bail out cities and provinces.
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After a decade of kicking the can down the road, the problem has become impossible to ignore. Beijing might soon have no choice but to bail out cities and provinces.
International Business News: Several Chinese local governments, including Liaoning and Chongqing, have announced plans to issue refinancing bonds to repay existing debt, as part o
Beijing has embarked on new nationwide inspections to determine how much debt local governments owe, Bloomberg reported.
Local-level coffers are running low in some parts of China as the government sticks with its restrictive zero-Covid policy, and there are rising concerns that public services could be adversely affected.
Government issues decree on Tuesday authorising more local debt issuance this year.