Local Government Debt Exceeded 5 Trillion Yuan as of May 2009

By China Economic Weekly
Published: 2010-03-04

Chinese policy-makers are starting to worry that the huge amount of funds lent to local governments amid the roll out of the country's 4 trillion yuan stimulus package, could become a major problem. According to statistics from the central bank, the total amount of local government debt exceeded 5 trillion yuan by the end of May in 2009.


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China Economic Weekly

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