‘Broader Financial Stress May Emerge': IMF Warning About Evergrande Crisis

‘Broader Financial Stress May Emerge': IMF Warning About Evergrande Crisis
A partially illuminated sign of the Evergrande Center at the Evergrande Center building in Shanghai, China, on Oct. 9, 2021. Hector Retamal/AFP
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Chinese property developer Evergrande’s struggles could ripple through the global economy, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). It came as the debt-laden property giant has missed payments on bond interests for the third time in three weeks.
“While the authorities have the tools to step in if the situation were to escalate, there is a risk that broader financial stress may emerge, with implications for both the Chinese economy and financial sector as well as global capital markets at the extreme,” the IMF said in its Global Financial Stability Report published this month.
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