August 1, 2025

S&P Global Ratings

Finance

China’s finance minister vows fiscal support to spur demand, curb local government debt

China’s finance minister has pledged to step up the use of fiscal tools to spur domestic demand and tackle local government debt, following stable growth and improved economic momentum in the first half of the year. Finance Minister Lan Foan said the central government would accelerate fiscal spending, including the issuance and use of ultra-long-term

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Loans

Trump tariffs may drive bad loans in China to pandemic-high levels, S&P says

Banks in China could face more bad loans, potentially hitting 6.4 per cent of total lending next year, according to a forecast by S&P Global Ratings, as higher US tariffs weigh on an economy that is still struggling to shake off the lingering impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The warning came in a report on

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