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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Amy Hawkins Senior China correspondent

MYSTERIOUS: Chinese shadow bank admits 30bn shortfall after management ran wild - You Need To See This

A residential complex in Nanjing, China.
A residential complex in Nanjing, China. Zhongzhi told investors its total assets amounted to 200bn yuan (£22.5bn) but it had obligations of up to 460bn yuan. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

One of China’s biggest financial conglomerates with links to the country’s ailing property market has admitted a shortfall of nearly £30bn as it warned investors that it is “severely insolvent”.

Zhongzhi, an asset and wealth management company in China’s shadow banking sector, said its total assets amounted to 200bn yuan (£22.5bn) against obligations of up to 460bn yuan, in a letter to shareholders issued on Wednesday.

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