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Local Govt Finance Shrinks On Tighter Debt Controls: Herald

CHINA PRESS
MNI (Singapore)

Chinese local governments face greater supervision that discourages them from selling more debt, and net financing in May through local government financing vehicles (LGFVs) have fallen to a record low last month, the 21st Century Business Herald reported. LGFVs will face great pressure in repaying their maturing combined CNY1.6 trillion bonds in H2 if bond financing continues to tighten, and they may turn to banks for more credit lines and moderately reduce new investment projects, the newspaper said citing sources.

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