Investors see good in Chinese bad loans

Foreign purchases of Chinese bad loans are likely to ramp up this year, but hot demand has driven up prices and shrunk profitability.
Foreign investors feast on Chinese bad debt
Foreign investors feast on Chinese bad debt
March 13, 2019

The gargantuan scale of non-performing loans (NPLs) in China and regulatory changes are likely to spur an uptick in foreign investment in the world’s biggest distressed asset market. But rising prices have squeezed profits, causing China to lag behind India and Latin America in returns.

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