China on Thursday urged the World Bank to allow its poorest borrowers to suspend debt payments while they deal with the coronavi … ( read original story …)
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China asks financial institutions to lower interest rates on guaranteed loans for start-ups
China’s finance ministry said on Thursday that financial institutions should lower interest rates on guaranteed loans for start-ups amid the coronavirus pandemic. It also encouraged financial … ( read original story …)
China Central Bank Will Continue to Support Smaller Firms Via Targeted RRR Cuts
Since early February, the central bank has unveiled a raft of measures from cutting lending rates and making cheap loans at subsidized rates to providing payment relief to firms that have been hardest … (…
China’s Risky Wealth Products Gain New Appeal in Low Rates Era
One notable consequence of China’s efforts to stimulate economic growth: companies now have a strong incentive to make risky investments. ( read original story …)
China’s HNA raps finance department for short notice to bondholders
China’s HNA Group criticised its finance department for failing to properly arrange a bondholder meeting to discuss delaying the repayment of a $163 million bond, as it again sought to placate … ( read original…
China central bank says to keep room for monetary policy adjustment
China’s central bank said in an article published on Thursday that it would maintain normalisation of monetary policy as long as possible. The People’s Bank of China said it would encourage moderate … ( read…
Where to Look in China’s Data Dump For Any Signs of a Rebound
China’s economy is on track for its worst performance this year since the 1970s … and so far the government and central bank haven’t cut rates and loosened restrictions on property buying as they ……
China’s central bank cuts key rate to record low
China’s central bank yesterday stepped up policy support for its embattled economy, cutting a key rate to a record-low and reducing the amount banks must hold as reserves by around $28bn as the … (…
China’s Secret Weapon In The Looming Tech War
The technology war is heating up, and with the 5G revolution right around the corner, America needs to act fast if it wants to take on China … ( read original story …)
China’s Historic Slump to Lay Bare the Scale of the Task Ahead
The scale of the recovery task facing China’s policy makers will be laid bare Friday when first quarter gross domestic product data is expected to show an historic slump. ( read original story …)
Atlantic Council Programs and Policy Dir. on what’s next for China’s economy
Josh Lipsky, Programs and Policy Director for the Atlantic Council, joins Live to discuss the IMF’s latest predictions, what COVID-19 means for emerging markets, and what’s on the horizon for China’s … ( read original…
China must step up on Africa debt relief: Ghana finance minister
China must do more to help ease the debt burden of African countries facing economic calamity as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, Ghana’s finance minister said. Speaking with the Center for … ( read…
U.S. may stall massive IMF liquidity boost over Iran, China -sources
It could provide as much as $500 billion in urgently needed liquidity for the IMF’s 189 member countries. Finance officials will debate the issue during this week’s virtual IMF and World Bank Spring … (…
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