China’s total debt across the public and private sectors is now 300% of GDP.

China’s rapid economic rise was fueled by enormous borrowing across real estate, local governments, and major industries. But after years of explosive growth, many economists now warn that the country ...

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China has dramatically curtailed its lending in recent years. Now, it's emerging as the largest debt collector for many of the world's poorest nations — a shift that threatens to undermine poverty ...

(Bloomberg) -- Chinese companies’ foreign-currency debt load has shrunk significantly, reducing a key source of vulnerability as the yuan faces growing uncertainties under Donald Trump’s second ...

China launched a Rmb6trn (US$838bn) debt swap programme to tackle local government "hidden debt" on November 8, the latest iteration and the largest amount ever for such a programme. But market ...

China pledged to step up efforts to defuse local government debt risk while supporting growth, as the State Council called for stronger policy execution in a challenging global environment.

The company also affirmed China’s long-term rating at A1 — where it’s been for nine years — keeping it four notches below the top ranking and on par with Japan, Kuwait and Belgium ...

Islamabad turns to 'panda bonds' to secure cheaper credit and diversify its borrowing into yuan-denominated funding, with a focus on sustainable development ...

China’s Ministry of Finance has announced a five-year, 12 trillion yuan ($1.7 trillion) plan to address local government debt pressures through structured debt swaps, special-purpose bonds, and ...

Professor Franklin Nnaemeka Ngwu, expert in Strategic Management and Governance at Lagos Business School and an Independent ...