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Brief Macro: Non-Performing Loans in China and more

In this briefing:

  1. Non-Performing Loans in China

1. Non-Performing Loans in China

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We have all seen the think-pieces in western media talking about China’s economic slowdown. Much of content that western audiences understandably focus on is the effect the trade war has on the downturn. However, we ran across a piece of data entirely driven by China that gives us pause. The amount of non-performing loans has only continued to increase. Yet, according to a trusted source 2 trillion RMB has been shifted off of the books in China. This tells us that China cannot do enough to get rid of NPLs.

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