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Third of Chinese developers in danger as $92bn debt bill looms

A third of Chinese developers will struggle to repay their debts in the next 12 months, as contagion from Evergrande spreads.

Analysts at credit rating agency S&P warned that many other property companies could be heading towards bankruptcy.

The Chinese property sector as a whole owes an estimated $5tn, according to Nomura, which amounts to one-third of the country’s GDP.

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