The government has lent millions of dollars to debt-ridden banks in contravention of local banking laws.

政府把数百万美元借给了债台高筑的银行，违反了地方银行业法律。

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For instance, WisdomTree emerging Markets Local Debt (ELD) tracks a portfolio of government bonds from 15 emerging-market countries, including China, Brazil, and South Korea.

比如WisdomTree Emerging Markets Local Debt，它跟踪由中国、巴西、韩国等15个新兴国家的公债组合。

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This paper gave a deep analysis of the causes of local debt and the impact of risk factors from the status of local government debt risk.

地方债务的成因问题 ，许多学者已从不同角度给出了解释 ，但笔者认为这些解释都不足以说明地方债务产生的真正原因。

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And the National Audit Office estimates that 23% of local government debt, which it put at 10.7 trillion yuan in June, depends on land sales for repayment.

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The National Audit Office (NAO) estimated that the ratio of local government debt to aggregate income was 84 percent, a level that appears to be manageable, Barclays analysts say.

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Wang Tao, chief economist with UBS AG in China, told China Daily on Tuesday that extensions of local-government debt already started last year amid concerns that municipalities were hurting from a sharp decline in housing development and fixed asset investments from Beijing.

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