BEIJING: China Evergrande has pledged to repay its debt this yr, because the property large faces a restructuring following Beijing’s crackdown on extreme borrowing and rampant hypothesis in the actual property sector.
In an e mail seen by AFP, chairman Hui Ka Yan instructed employees that “2023 is a key yr for Evergrande to satisfy its company duty and do all the things in its energy to make sure the supply of building tasks”.
“So long as everybody at Evergrande pulls collectively, by no means provides up, (and) works arduous… we will definitely have the ability to full the duties of guaranteeing deliveries, repaying every kind of money owed, and resolving dangers,” Hui wrote.
The corporate final yr resumed work on 732 building websites and delivered 301,000 residential items to homebuyers, the message stated.
Workers “endured large bodily and psychological stress, and overcame numerous difficulties to grasp the inconceivable”, Hui wrote.
Evergrande has rushed to dump property in latest months and has been concerned in restructuring talks after racking up some $300 billion in liabilities.
The corporate has come to embody a broader disaster in China’s property sector, which accounts for round 1 / 4 of the nation’s gross home product.
Main builders together with Evergrande have failed to finish housing tasks, triggering protests and mortgage boycotts from homebuyers.
And smaller corporations have defaulted on loans or had issues elevating money because the authorities introduced in stricter lending curbs in 2020.
In November, an official doc confirmed Evergrande had bought land earmarked for its headquarters within the southern tech hub of Shenzhen for $1 billion.
That very same month, China’s banking regulator and central financial institution issued new measures to advertise the “steady and wholesome growth” of the actual property business.
They embrace credit score assist for indebted builders, monetary assist to make sure tasks are accomplished and help for deferred-payment loans for homebuyers.
In an e mail seen by AFP, chairman Hui Ka Yan instructed employees that “2023 is a key yr for Evergrande to satisfy its company duty and do all the things in its energy to make sure the supply of building tasks”.
“So long as everybody at Evergrande pulls collectively, by no means provides up, (and) works arduous… we will definitely have the ability to full the duties of guaranteeing deliveries, repaying every kind of money owed, and resolving dangers,” Hui wrote.
The corporate final yr resumed work on 732 building websites and delivered 301,000 residential items to homebuyers, the message stated.
Workers “endured large bodily and psychological stress, and overcame numerous difficulties to grasp the inconceivable”, Hui wrote.
Evergrande has rushed to dump property in latest months and has been concerned in restructuring talks after racking up some $300 billion in liabilities.
The corporate has come to embody a broader disaster in China’s property sector, which accounts for round 1 / 4 of the nation’s gross home product.
Main builders together with Evergrande have failed to finish housing tasks, triggering protests and mortgage boycotts from homebuyers.
And smaller corporations have defaulted on loans or had issues elevating money because the authorities introduced in stricter lending curbs in 2020.
In November, an official doc confirmed Evergrande had bought land earmarked for its headquarters within the southern tech hub of Shenzhen for $1 billion.
That very same month, China’s banking regulator and central financial institution issued new measures to advertise the “steady and wholesome growth” of the actual property business.
They embrace credit score assist for indebted builders, monetary assist to make sure tasks are accomplished and help for deferred-payment loans for homebuyers.
