A key gauge of China’s debt has topped 300 percent of gross domestic product, according to the Institute of International Finance (IIF), as Beijing steps up support for the cooling economy while trying to contain financial risks.
China’s total corporate, household and government debt rose to 303 percent of GDP in the first quarter of 2019, from 297 percent in the same period a year earlier, the IIF said in a report this week which highlighted rising debt levels worldwide.
