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Cash-strapped developer China Fortune gets debt reprieve

Creditors ofChina Fortune Land Developmenthave agreed to extend the payment deadline on RMB 17.8 billion ($2.7 billion) in debt after the property developer defaulted earlier this year, reported Caixin. With the agreement and strong support from the government in North China’s Hebei province, the developer has finally taken a step toward defusing its debt crisis. […]

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China looks to rein in lending to cool property boom

China’s central bank has asked lenders to rein in credit supply, as the surge of lending that sustained the country’s debt-fueled coronavirus recovery renewed concerns about asset bubbles and financial stability, reported the Financial Times. New loan growth hit 16% in the first two months of the year. The People’s Bank of China responded in […]

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China Evergrande to raise $2 billion in pre-IPO for property, car marketplace unit

China Evergrande Group on Monday said it will sell 10% of its online real estate and automobile marketplace, Fangchebao (FCB), to 17 investors for HK$16.35 billion ($2.10 billion), in a fundraising ahead of the unit’s initial public offering (IPO), reported Reuters. FCB, with a pre-financing valuation of over RMB 150 billion ($22.92 billion), could list […]

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China tightens crackdown on illicit borrowing for property speculation

Three central government ministries jointly launched a sweeping clampdown on illicit borrowing for property speculation, expanding efforts made by several local regulators to contain risks in the white-hot housing market, reported Caixin. The China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development and the People’s Bank of China issued a joint […]

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Developer China Fortune defaults on another $1.3 billion in debt

Troubled property developer China Fortune Land Developmentagain defaulted on billions of RMB in debt as it struggled to scrape together enough cash to meet its commitments amid a tightening regulatory environment, reported Caixin. China Fortune said that it and its subsidiaries have recently failed to repay RMB 8.38 billion ($1.3 billion) in principal and interest on […]