Gabriel Wildau
One of the most influential analysts of China’s financial system believes that bad debt is $US6.8trn above official figures and warns that the government’s ability to enforce stability has allowed underlying problems to go unchecked.
Charlene Chu built her reputation as China banking analyst at credit rating agency Fitch, where she was among the earliest to warn of risks from rising debt, especially in the country’s shadow banking system.
Today many of her original views – such as concern about Chinese banks concealing risky credit in off balance sheet vehicles – have become consensus among analysts.
“Everyone knows there’s a credit problem in China, but I find that people of…
Read the full article at: http://www.afr.com/news/world/asia/prominent-china-debt-bear-warns-of-68trn-in-hidden-losses-20170817-gxyds1