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China’s LGFVs must repay a record US$651 billion of bonds in 2024
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China’s LGFVs Must Repay a Record $651B of Bonds in 2024
China’s local government financing vehicles, the companies that borrow on behalf of provinces and cities to finance mainly infrastructure projects, have 4.65 trillion yuan ($651 billion) worth of …
China steps up aid for regional banks as economic risks mount
Simply sign up to the Chinese business & finance myFT Digest — delivered directly to your … are also being used to hasten mergers of weak lenders in China’s indebted regions, which are struggling …
Alibaba was once a Wall Street darling. After plunging 75% over three years, what’s next?
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China’s top newspaper calls for government to kill crypto
China’s most influential legal newspaper, Legal Daily, published by the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) Central Commission for Political and Legal Affairs, has issued a clarion call for a more …
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Taiwan will publish analysis of China’s alleged election interference post vote
Taiwan is documenting its experiences with China’s alleged attempts to interfere in elections next week and will publish its analysis soon after the vote. Taiwan’s government has pointed to military …
China’s Dec services activity expands at quickest pace in 5 months – Caixin PMI
China’s services activity expanded at the fastest pace in five months thanks to a solid rise in new business, a private-sector survey showed on Thursday, lifting the degree of optimism in the sector …
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