Country Garden, once China’s largest developer, missed interest payments on two US dollar-denominated bonds, reports said Tuesday, troubling investors as China’s sinking property sector takes yet another hit.
CNN has reached out to Country Garden for comment.
Collapse in confidenceState-owned media outlet Paper.cn, citing an anonymous company source, reported that Country Garden suffered “temporary liquidity pressure” due to deteriorating sales and a difficult refinancing environment.
Country Garden still has a 30-day grace period before would be labeled as a defaulter.
Country Garden hit the public market in 2007 with a record-setting, headline-grabbing $1.7 billion IPO in Hong Kong.
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