Mar
20
China’s Central Bank Chief Sounds Warning Over Rising Debt
ByPhotographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg
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Macro regulation can help avoid full-fledged crisis, Zhou says
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China must develop robust capital markets to address leverage
People’s Bank of China Governor Zhou Xiaochuan sounded a warning over rising debt levels, saying corporate lending as a ratio to gross domestic product had become too high and the country must develop more robust capital markets.
China still has a problem with illegal fundraising and financial services are insufficient, Zhou said in a speech at the China Development Forum in Beijing on Sunday. He said the country still needs regulation to guard against excessive leverage in foreign currencies…