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Fitch has downgraded the outlook on China’s debt as it warned of increased risks to the economy while the country moves away from its reliance on growth from the property sector. On Wednesday the US-based agency said it had revised China’s sovereign credit rating from stable to negative, saying this reflected the “increasing risks to China’s public finance outlook” as the country “contends with more uncertain economic prospects”. The downgrade comes amid a prolonged crisis in the country’s property sector that has been running since 2021, when a regulatory crackdown on debt-fuelled construction triggered a liquidity squeeze. The huge Chinese property company Evergrande was ordered to go into liquidation earlier this year, while last week the rival crisis-hit developer Country Gar...

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has recently implemented a nationwide campaign to promote financial discipline and frugality across all levels of government. The Ministry of Finance issued a notice on their website urging all regions and departments to tighten their belts and maintain strict financial discipline. The notice outlines several key areas where spending needed to be controlled and strictly managed, including strengthening the management of three public expenses: official receptions, vehicles and overseas trips. It also urged on reducing general expenditures and significantly cutting back on forums, festivals, exhibitions and other activities. In response to the central government's directive Provincial-level government Affairs Management Bureaus in various regions such as...

Bank of Jiujiang, a mid-level loan specialist from a southern Chinese river town, conferred some terrible news on 19th March. In a rare divulgence, it informed that financial backers dividends for 2023 could fall by 30%, in light of ineffectively performing credits. This is only the kind of data Chinese banks are ordinarily hesitant to uncover. For sure, they frequently take incredible measures to abstain from doing as such. Normally, the trick fills in as follows: the bank loans to a resource, the Asset Management Company (AMC), that consequently buys its toxic credits. The agreements drawn up between the two gatherings incorporate expectations that empower the AMC to stay away from the credit dangers of the terrible advances they are purchasing. Privacy statements hold these game pla...

In this article, we look at 20 countries most in debt to China. If you want to skip our detailed analysis, you can go directly to the 5 Countries Most in Debt to China. The Situation of International External DebtThe external debt situation for low and middle-income countries (LMICs) has changed drastically over the last decade and is out-pacing the economic growth of these countries, thereby raising serious concerns. The situation is even worse for poor countries where external debt stocks have risen at the fastest pace as compared to other LMICs. Moreover, the debt vulnerabilities exacerbated in many low-income countries eligible for International Development Association (IDA) resources. The debt accumulation in these countries has increased to the extent that more than 60% of IDA-el...

As the top nations in world scramble for their own electric vehicle (EV) market share, China is silently capturing the EV battery market, the basic unit, or fuel, on which these green vehicles run. It is scary and evident that China would very soon be using its EV battery dominance as a bargain chip to manipulate other nations, pretty much what the Gulf nations are doing with their fuel, and the world needs to step up tostop the Dragon.   China is secretly monopolizing the EV battery market for its own advantage. As per the list released for the top EV battery manufacturers in the world in 2023, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL, China) leads with 36.8% share, BYD (China) has 15.8%, LG (South Korea) has 13.6%, Panasonic (Japan) has 6.4%, and remaining global m...

In recent times, the internal state of China has witnessed a significant deterioration, triggering widespread discontent across various societal segments. Citizens are increasingly vocal about their opposition to the Communist Party, attributing their dissatisfaction to the government’s ineffective policies. However, the response from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been marked by repressive measures, effectively quashing any form of dissent. As a result, tensions have intensified, leading to confrontations between law enforcement and civilians in multiple Chinese cities. The situation remains highly volatile, fraught with conflict, and demands close attention. Incidents of confrontation between law enforcement agencies and citizens have become alarmingly frequent, spanning both ...