What You Need to Know About Evergrande

What You Need to Know About Evergrande
A worker walks in front of Evergrande headquarters in Shenzhen, China, on Sept. 26, 2021. Noel Celis/AFP via Getty Images
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The financial woes of Evergrande have rippled through global financial markets, while investors are bracing for more volatility as Evergrande’s situation unfolds. So, what is Evergrande, why is it in the news, what went wrong, and what might happen next?

What Is Evergrande?

Evergrande is a behemoth property developer in China. It owns 1,300 projects in more than 280 cities and is China’s largest property developer by sales.