Chinese regulators are inspecting the use of a cross-border mechanism to invest in debt-laden local governments' offshore bonds, two sources said, indicating a ramping up of efforts to contain financial risks in a loosely regulated part of the market.
Greece plans an early repayment of up to 5 billion euros ($5.34 billion) of bailout loans to eurozone countries this year as it seeks a return to normality after the previous decade's debt crisis, two government officials told Reuters on Tuesday.