A bullet train runs through a bridge on the China-Laos Railway in southwest China’s Yunnan Province. Photo: Xinhua
Southeast Asian borrowers could ‘feel pressure’ over belt and road debts to China amid IMF scrutiny
- Revelation of debt details could attract criticism, result in project delays in countries such as Laos, Malaysia and Indonesia, analysts note
- IMF scrutiny could result in greater caution in belt and road projects among Southeast Asian borrowers, given ‘austere’ regional economic forecast in short term
A bullet train runs through a bridge on the China-Laos Railway in southwest China’s Yunnan Province. Photo: Xinhua
