The truth about Asian investment banking
China’s $1.7 trillion hangover

China’s $1.7 trillion hangover

Up to 40% of China’s $1.7 trillion LGFV loans are at high risk of default. What’s a panicking Beijing to do?

May 2008

Romania: A time to borrow

by Chloe Hayward

The Romanian authorities need to take prompt action to develop capital markets.


Romania’s rocky road to reform "The ministry of finance has failed to create a local and international market for government paper, which the corporates could build on," says Mihai Florian, vice-president of DCM at Merrill Lynch. "They are very conservative on the accounting side of things and have not driven forward the necessary changes in the capital markets. It can’t happen overnight, but I don’t think they are even putting in the groundwork at the moment." ...


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