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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Business
Martin Farrer

Evergrande delays publishing annual results over ‘drastic change’ in prospects

construction worker stands in front of a building site in China.
Chinese property giant Evergrande has pushed back the release of its annual results, citing a ‘drastic change’ in its prospects. Photograph: Wu Hong/EPA

China Evergrande Group has blamed a “drastic change” in the company’s prospects for a delay to publishing its annual results but has promised investors that it will reveal how it plans to restructure its massive debts of $300bn by the end of July.

Evergrande, which has been kept alive by government-run rescue operation since it defaulted on $22.7bn worth of overseas debts in December, said audit work would not be completed by the 31 March deadline. It promised to “further enhance communications” with investors.

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