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DES – in the eye of the beholder

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When it comes to debt-for-equity swaps (DES), progress is in the eye of the beholder.
The Shanxi banking regulator (CBRC), for example, is crowing about the RMB 112 billion in DES that have recently been signed in the province. The deals were struck between seven banks and seven large local coa...