ASR in Bloomberg: China’s debt ratio hits record, marking slowdown in borrowing
Ella Rathgeber
28th JUL. 2023
Bloomberg’s Tom Hancock discusses China’s debt-to-GDP ratio hitting record highs, in which Bloomberg estimates show that total debt rose to 282% of GDP. When discussing China’s risk of a ‘balance sheet recession’, ASR’s Adam Wolfe comments…
“I agree with the conclusion of the NIFD report – that China is not in a balance sheet recession, but is at risk of one as households and firms pursue balance sheet repair” … “The reason households and firms are behaving like this is because of the government’s policies to reduce financial sector risks.”
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