China Sets 2017 Deadline for State Firms to Limit Losses

  • Firms may be closed if they post three straight annual losses
  • China is overhauling bloated state sector to boost growth
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China has set a two-year deadline for loss-making enterprises owned by the central government to improve their performance, with firms that suffer losses for three straight years liable to be shut down, while sending a signal to firms controlled by provincial governments to step up its act.

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