Chinese property developer Sunac defaults as lockdowns hit house sales
受疫情冲击，融创宣布违约
Chinese property developer Sunac became the latest company in the sector to default, as strict lockdown measures to combat the country’s Covid-19 outbreak exacerbate a liquidity crisis across the real estate sector.
中国房地产开发商融创(Sunac)成为该行业最新一家违约的公司。中国为抗击新冠疫情而实施的严格封锁措施加剧了整个房地产行业的流动性危机。
The company said in a statement to the Hong Kong exchange on Thursday that it had failed to make payments on one bond ahead of a deadline this week. It said there was “no assurance” it would be able to make others worth over $70mn before grace periods expire this month.
该公司周四在提交给港交所(HKEX)的一份声明中表示，其未能在本周的最后期限前支付一笔债券的应付款项。该公司表示“无法保证”能够在本月的宽限期内支付其余逾7000万美元应付款项。
The missed payments from Sunac came as part of a wider cash crunch across China’s property sector, which first emerged last year and has weighed on the country’s wider economy. The highly leveraged industry is subject to intense scrutiny in international bond markets, where borrowing costs have soared, making it difficult for developers to fund their projects.
融创未能如期支付，是中国房地产行业整体流动性危机的一部分。这场危机始于去年，并对中国整体经济造成了压力。这个高杠杆行业受到了国际债券市场的严格审查。国际债券市场要求的利息飙升，令房地产开发商难以为其项目融资。
