Shandong to issue 13.7m yuan of municipal bonds2014-07-07
China's Shandong province will issue a total of 13.7 billion yuan($2.21 billion)of five-, seven-and 10-year municipal bonds on July.

Qilu Bank sues local govt financing vehicle in rare public spat2014-07-02
A Chinese bank is suing a local government financing vehicle over a bad loan in a rare public display of a deepening rift between lenders and borrowers in China's murky local debt market, Reuters reported on Tuesday.

Guangdong first to sell debt on own credit2014-06-27
Guangdong province, the first local government in China to directly issue bonds under a pilot program, sold 14.8 billion yuan($2.38 billion)worth of debt at a low yield.

Local debt growth moderates2014-06-25
The growth of China's local government debt has slowed down since June 2013, but the amount of money that some local governments borrowed to repay old debts was still huge, the State auditor said Tuesday, underlining the risks in local debt.

Guangdong sells local gov't bonds2014-06-24
Guangdong's sale of 14.8 billion yuan(2.4 billion U.S.dollars)in local government bonds, the first batch issued and to be repaid by local authorities nationwide, was well received.

Debt crisis looms for local governments2014-06-18
Dwindling revenue from land sales and slower fiscal revenue growth may hurt local governments'ability to repay outstanding debt, a leading Chinese credit ratings agency said on Tuesday.

China introduces ratings on local gov't bonds2014-06-14
Credit ratings will be introduced to a local government bond-issuance pilot, in a move to enhance risk prevention, the Ministry of Finance announced on Friday.

Fiscal reforms to ease local govt debt pressure2014-06-11
Repayment pressure for local governments will escalate this year, as more debt matures, a top government official said on Tuesday.

Ningxia to issue bonds2014-06-06
Northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region said in a statement on Thursday that it would issue bonds worth 5.5 billion yuan($880 million)in.

Weakest link will determine success of muni reform2014-05-30
China's push for a municipal bond market could raise the pressure on provinces that are already struggling to fund massive debt, effectively creating a two-tier market dominated by the nation's major cities and financially strong regions.

Guangdong helps kick off new era2014-05-30
A new era in China's municipal bond market may begin as early as next month, with a limited number of local governments issuing debt on their own for the first time.

Trial program to issue 109b yuan in local govt bonds2014-05-23
China's 10 local governments will issue a combined 109.2 billion yuan($17.52 billion)worth of bonds this year under a trial program, the Finance Ministry said on Thursday.

Local govts to issue $17.5b in bonds2014-05-23
Ten local governments will issue a combined 109.2 billion yuan($17.52 billion)worth of bonds this year under a pilot scheme, China's finance ministry said Thursday.

Municipal debt market takes big step forward2014-05-22
China will for the first time allow 10 local governments to sell bonds directly to fund development projects, a step that analysts said is a leap forward but still far from a Western-style municipal bond.