EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Political context. The political environment has been broadly stable, albeit the ongoing dispute with gold company Centerra is creating tensions. In September, the government and Centerra signed a memorandum of understanding which stipulated the exchange of 33 percent of the...

Chapter 1. Interest Burden and Debt Sustainability, by Zhang Xiaojing et al -- Chapter 2. The Sophistication of China’s Financial System, by Fan Lijun & Yin Jianfeng -- Chapter 3 Corporate Leveraging from the Perspective of Return on Assets--Two-Level Deviations of Macro and Micro Leverage...