China to the rescue?
If Allister Heath (City A.M. 29th Feb) is right, China needs to get its banking system in order. A new report from Lombard Street Research shows that China's household debt is 29% GDP, net company debt is 76%, gross government debt is 79%. When massive reserves of 43% are factored in, net government debt falls to 36%. and total debt is thus 141%.
On the surface things look okay, but there is an underlying weakness. In the event of a crisis it is already at the limit of what it could absorb. Give it another couple of years and the situation would become unmanageable. Help!
On the surface things look okay, but there is an underlying weakness. In the event of a crisis it is already at the limit of what it could absorb. Give it another couple of years and the situation would become unmanageable. Help!
Labels: Allister Heath, China, City A.M, Janet Hull
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