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China Intensifies Investigation On PwC For Possible Role In Historic $78B Evergrande Fraud: Report
Friday, March 22, 2024 - 2:34am | 770The Chinese authorities are intensifying their scrutiny of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) in connection with the accounting practices of China Evergrande Group, which has been accused of a $78 billion fraud. What Happened: The Chinese securities regulator has accused Evergrande’s subsidiary...
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China's Second-Largest Property Giant Evergrande Accused Of $78B Fraud, Founder Hui Ka Yan Faces Legal Peril
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 - 2:58am | 763China’s Evergrande Group (OTC:EGRNQ) has been accused of massive fraud, with its founder Hui Ka Yan at the center of the controversy. The company’s onshore unit, Hengda, is alleged to have inflated its revenue by $78 billion, leading up to its default in 2020. What Happened: The China...
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Xi Jinping's Minister Says Developers That Are 'Seriously Insolvent...Must Go Bankrupt' Amid Real Estate Crisis In China
Monday, March 11, 2024 - 4:26am | 679China’s housing minister, Ni Hong, has made it clear that the country’s struggling real estate developers will not receive a significant bailout. The warning comes amid a backdrop of increasing defaults and a declining property market. What Happened: Ni, the Minister of Housing and...
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Evergrande Liquidation's 'Snowball Effect': What's Next For China's Troubled Real Estate Sector?
Monday, January 29, 2024 - 10:18am | 936A Hong Kong court handed down a liquidation order against China Evergrande Group on Monday, initiating the dissolution of what was once China’s biggest real estate developer. This move signals a critical turning point for the debt-laden giant, sparking spillover concerns across the financial...
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China's Evergrande Shares Halted As Hong Kong Court Orders Liquidation Of World's Most Indebted Developer With Over $300B In Liabilities
Sunday, January 28, 2024 - 11:12pm | 573The shares of China Evergrande (OTC:EGRNQ) were temporarily suspended after a Hong Kong court issued a liquidation order for the troubled real estate giant. What Happened: The shares of China Evergrande, a major property developer in the country and the world’s most indebted developer with...
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China Evergrande's EV Unit Faces Share Decline After Executive's Arrest
Monday, January 8, 2024 - 4:50am | 641In the latest turn of events, China Evergrande New Energy Vehicle Group Ltd, the electric vehicle (EV) unit of China Evergrande Group (OTC:EGRNF), experienced a significant 23% fall in share value on Monday following the arrest of its executive director. What Happened: Hong Kong-listed shares of...
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China Debt Outlook: Moody's Cuts To Negative As Property Crash Continues To Weigh
Tuesday, December 5, 2023 - 10:35am | 614Ratings agency Moody’s cut its outlook on China’s credit rating to negative on Tuesday, saying the country faces an economic slowdown as it continues to grapple with the fallout from the collapse in its property sector. Moody’s rating reflected growing signs that debt issuance...
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China Evergrande Shares Plunge 87% As Trading Resumes After 17-Month Hiatus
Monday, August 28, 2023 - 5:37am | 469Hong Kong-listed shares of the world’s most indebted property developer, China Evergrande Group (OTC:EGRNF), nosedived as much as 87% on Monday, resuming trade after a 17-month pause, CNBC reported. The beleaguered company's shares fell down to 22 Hong Kong cents, a stark contrast to its...
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Evergrande's US Chapter 15 Filing: A Calculated Move Amid China's Looming Property Crisis?
Friday, August 18, 2023 - 2:11pm | 399China’s real estate titan, Evergrande Property Services Group Ltd (OTC:EVGPF), has pivoted into a strategic offshore debt restructuring phase, leading with a Chapter 15 filing in the U.S. What Happened: The essence of Chapter 15 of the U.S. bankruptcy code is critical to understanding...
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Explained: 3 Theories Behind Bitcoin's 8% Plummet Today
Friday, August 18, 2023 - 12:57am | 721The sudden drop in Bitcoin’s (CRYPTO: BTC) value on Thursday, which led to an 8% decline within the last 24 hours, has sparked theories about the causes behind this unexpected market turmoil. Theory 1: Elon Musk’s aerospace company, SpaceX, has reportedly sold its Bitcoin holdings,...
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China Evergrande Files For Chapter 15 Bankruptcy Protection In US
Thursday, August 17, 2023 - 9:28pm | 410China’s Most Indebted Property Developer, China Evergrande Group (OTC:EGRNF), has Filed For Chapter 15 Bankruptcy Protection In A U.S. Court. According to Reuters, the filing occurred on Thursday, August 17. The company, facing a severe debt crisis, sought protection under Chapter 15 of the U...
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This Chinese Billionaire Was The Second-Richest Person In Asia, Now 93% Of His Fortune Is Gone
Sunday, January 22, 2023 - 1:24pm | 500A Chinese billionaire, formerly one of the country's wealthiest businessmen and once the second-richest person in Asia, has seen his fortune drop by 93%. The chairman of real estate developer China's Evergrande Group, Hui Ka Yan, was worth $42 billion in 2017 and is now...
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China's Property Market Decline To Send Iron Ore Supply Up
Wednesday, January 19, 2022 - 6:14pm | 661The China Evergrande Group (HKG:3333) crisis has had a mammoth of an impact on the metals market. For instance, in the fourth quarter last year, demand for steel in the country dropped lower than analysts’ expectations, and in the case of iron ore, the stage is set for low prices and growing...
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China Evergrande Defaults! Now What?
Tuesday, December 14, 2021 - 10:02pm | 644China Evergrande, the second-largest real estate developer in China, has been narrowly dodging default for months. The Company has more than US $300 billion in debt that, as it warned the market back in September, it believed would be difficult for it to service. (As an aside, it is believed that...
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Who Is Evergrande, And Why Are They Important?
Monday, September 27, 2021 - 6:36pm | 508Evergrande Group (HKG: 3333) is China’s second-largest real estate developer, responsible for over 1,300 construction projects across mainland China. Alongside its many apartments and commercial buildings, Evergrande has also constructed an extremely precarious balance sheet since going...