Chinese property giant Evergrande given one last chance to agree debt deal
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🗓️ 30 October 2023
⏱️ 8 minutes
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From the BBC World Service: The world’s most indebted real estate developer, Evergrande, has been told it has weeks to avoid liquidation by agreeing a repayment plan for the money it owes. Then: Ecuador’s incoming interim President faces a number of challenges, including revitalizing the economy while also shutting down a key oil field.
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| 0:00.0 | Evergrande gets one last chance. |
| 0:03.6 | Hello, and you're listening to the Marketplace Morning Report live from the BBC World |
| 0:07.5 | Service. |
| 0:08.5 | I'm Leanna Burn. |
| 0:09.5 | Good morning. |
| 0:10.5 | Thanks for joining us. |
| 0:11.5 | In the last ditch effort, a Hong Kong high court judge has given Evergrande, that's |
| 0:14.9 | the world's most indebted property giant. |
| 0:17.7 | One final chance to propose a concrete solution to its massive $300 billion debt crisis. |
| 0:24.0 | Failure to do so could lead to liquidation. |
| 0:26.3 | I asked the BBC's Nick Marsh, what happened in court today? |
| 0:29.4 | This is the sixth time that this hearing has been adjourned. |
| 0:32.8 | Basically, it's a case against Evergrande that's been brought by Top Shine Global, Hong |
| 0:38.0 | Kong-based company. |
| 0:39.0 | They're one of the many, many parties that are owed money by Evergrande. |
| 0:43.1 | In this case, it's a couple of $100 million, which by Evergrande's standard is actually |
| 0:47.4 | a drop in the ocean. |
| 0:48.4 | But, anyway, until now, every time the judge has said to Evergrande to all the parties |
| 0:53.6 | that owes money to outside of China, go away, agree on a debt repayment plan, and we can |
| 0:59.1 | avoid liquidation, which will be a mess for everyone. |
| 1:03.4 | That's been happening for nearly two years now, and today, the judge in Hong Kong has |
| 1:06.6 | basically said, right, this is the last time we're going to adjourn. |
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