Beijing sees improved external debt structure

Structural issue: People walk by a Bank of China branch in Shanghai. The proportion of the country’s medium and long-term debt was 47% at end-September, up three percentage points from the end of June. — AFP

BEIJING: China’s outstanding foreign debt stood at approximately US$2.7 trillion (RM11.24 trillion) by the end of September, data from the country’s foreign-exchange regulator shows.

The figure was US$16.7bil (RM69.58bil), or 0.6%, higher than that seen at the end of June, according to the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE).