Li Keqiang doubles down on debt-equity swaps
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You know who hates debt-equity swaps (DES)? Chinese banks. That’s why only about 10% of DES agreements between banks and SOEs have led to anything. But that didn’t stop Premier Li from praising DES Wednesday:
“The debt-to-equity swap deserves much credit for reversing the fast rise of deb...