Chinese economy officials debate debt threat: New Economy on Saturday

Navigating this world of rapid change and instability poses major challenges for companies, policy makers and investors. That’s why we’re hosting the Bloomberg New Economy Gateway Europe in Dublin on April 19-20 (click here for details). This event will explore the forces transforming commerce and industry everywhere from banking to aviation, from energy to semiconductors. Join us for talks with UniCredit’s Andrea Orcel, DeepMind’s Lila Ibrahim, ECB’s Pablo Hernández de Cos and Magic Leap’s Peggy Johnson. —Erik Schatzker, Editor-in-Chief of Bloomberg New Economy

A striking new estimate of China’s national debt — now larger than the size of its economy, according to Goldman Sachs — draws attention to an issue that has been overshadowed by the pandemic and the slump in China’s real estate wealth.