China’s cash-strapped local governments drive record asset-backed securities sales
ABS issues bring in badly needed money but some assets are of uncertain quality...
Dec 28Financial TimeseconomicsImpact
ABS issues bring in badly needed money but some assets are of uncertain quality...
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