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261 articles matching the search query.
Chinese Loans Hold Developing World in Thrall
Developing countries owe Beijing a lot more money than is commonly realized. This is how empires start.
Where is the Evidence of Debt Traps in Africa?
To discuss accusations that China engages in so-called “debt trap diplomacy,” Eric and Cobus spoke with Deborah Brautigam, a Johns Hopkins University Professor and Director of the China-Africa
Djibouti’s debt-defying stunt: Taking China’s money without accepting China’s control
In this Horn of Africa country, Beijing is helping to build an ultramodern trade hub – and, some fear, tighten its grip on Africa through multibillion-dollar loans. Can Djiboutians escape the debt trap?
China’s Debt Ratio Growing Amid Economic Slowdown
China’s efforts to shore up sagging economic growth are leading to a resurgence in indebtedness, underlining the challenge President Xi Jinping’s government faces in curbing financial risk.
China’s Looming Deflation Fears Strengthen Policy Easing Case
The case for Chinese policy makers to ramp up stimulus grew stronger, as tepid domestic demand and falling commodity prices increase the risk of a return to factory deflation.
Huawei's Unusual $1.5 Billion Loan Involves Only Chinese Banks
Huawei Technologies Co. plans to raise the equivalent of $1.5 billion from a group of Chinese lenders, people familiar with the matter said, the company’s first major debt financing since U.S. authorities restricted its access to key suppliers in May.
Why China’s Debt Defaults Look Set to Pick Up Again: QuickTake
Chinese companies are facing a reality check after years of ramping up debt. A de-leveraging campaign that President Xi Jinping began in 2016 to curb risks in the nation’s financial markets has led to a crackdown on unregulated lending -- so-called shadow banking -- and tighter rules on asset management. That made it harder for some to raise funds to repay existing debt, leading to a record number of bond defaults in 2018. There was a respite in the first half of 2019 as the government tried to
Heavy Debt Humbles China’s Business Champions, Including the Jewelry Queen
China’s economic slowdown has exposed how some of the country’s biggest private companies are struggling to manage excessive debt taken on amid easy lending. Case in point: Neoglory, which took on billions to add hotels, offices and malls to its bauble empire.
A Dark Alley in China's Credit Market Suddenly Getting Rough
One of the most opaque areas of China’s credit markets involves the practice of companies buying their own bonds. That may soon get a lot tougher, contributing to financing difficulties that are already bedeviling the nation’s policy makers.
Instant Pot Prices Could Rise $38 Because of Tariffs on China
The pressure cooker that flew off shelves last Black Friday is getting pulled into the trade war.
China's Interbank Funding Squeeze Has Echoes of Lehman
The ripples from the takeover of Baoshang Bank are causing lending in the interbank market to seize up.
Cambodia's Hun Sen quashes Chinese 'debt trap' fears
Political and business luminaries discuss Asia's future at Nikkei forum
Party Loyalty in China Helps Private Companies Get Cheaper Loans
A new government program offers low-interest “red loans” to firms supporting the Communist cause.
A $4.4 Billion Accounting Error Burns Investors in China
One of China’s largest listed drugmakers said it overstated cash holdings by $4.4 billion, sending its shares and bonds tumbling and heightening concerns about the quality of accounting in a country that has become a fast-growing part of global investment portfolios.
China Banks Grapple With Soured Loans Amid Fresh Policy Push
China’s biggest banks are seeing bad loans grow at the fastest pace since at least 2017, as the country’s economic slowdown leaves its mark on the financial sector.
China Trade Numbers Raise Red Flags on Embryonic Economic Recovery
China’s trade performance last month raised questions about demand in the global and Chinese economies, as exports rebounded and imports fell at rates steeper than expected.
China's $1.4tn distressed debt pool draws global buyers
Bain and Goldman Sachs among the most active players in deeply discounted deals
Djibouti Needed Help, China Had Money, and Now the U.S. and France Are Worried
The African nation is tiny, poor, strategically located—and deeply in debt to Beijing.
China Banks' Bad-Loan Sales Mask Scale of Challenge
Factor in the amount of soured loans they stripped from their balance sheets last year, and the situation looks a lot more troubling.
China Counting Perpetual Bonds as Debt Will Burden Balance Sheets
Beijing is now classifying perpetual bonds as liabilities, not equity. That means borrowers’ balance sheets could look a lot more precarious.
