Emergency bonds, bank restructurings and central bank liquidity helped rein in risky local debt
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China has slashed the number of its local government financing vehicles (LGFVs) by 71% and cut their business-related financial debt by 62% since early 2023, the country’s central bank governor said — marking a significant milestone in Beijing’s campaign to defuse one of the greatest threats to its economy.
Resolving LGFVs’ liabilities is running into complications, with high-interest, noncompliant debt banks are reluctant to touch
Average leverage ratios for both district-level and municipal financing platforms ticked up slightly in 2025, but smaller…
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Local authorities turned to heavy borrowing after the 2008 financial crisis, forcing Beijing to take action.
Some regions artificially reduced balances by simply deleting records from the debt management system, the country’s top auditor…
