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Few Developers Qualify For China’s New Bond Scheme – Caixin

Developers that have already missed debt repayments may not qualify for the programme, industry sources said to Caixin Global.


Officials in some Chinese cities limited access to escrow funds when the economy slowed in the second quarter, sources say.
Senior executives at two Chinese developers said that more than 80% and 90% of their cash, respectively, is now trapped in the escrow accounts, and efforts to withdraw funds for construction purposes have been thwarted by local authorities. Reuters file photo.

 

Many of China’s property developers will miss out on the government’s offer to guarantee their bonds via a state-owned enterprise (SOE), Caixin Global reported.

Developers have already missed debt repayments which means they may not qualify for the programme, industry sources said in the report. More will be required to support the beleaguered sector as a whole, it added.

Read the full report: Caixin Global.

 

 

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Alfie Habershon

Alfie is a Reporter at Asia Financial. He previously lived in Mumbai reporting on India's economy and healthcare for data journalism initiative IndiaSpend, as well as having worked for London based Tortoise Media.

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