Logo 13 Feb 2018

NDRC forbids local governments to borrow through corporate bond market

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For years local governments have used special investment vehicles to illegally borrow through the corporate bond market. Regulators are trying to shut it down – again. Yesterday, the NDRC and the Ministry of Finance (MoF) jointly issued new rules to make this type of borrowing more di...