China’s ghost cities and their multibillion-dollar debt are raising concerns – The Australian Financial Review

by Dinny McMahon When Zhang Jingqiang became mayor of Tieling in 2005, it was the poorest city in Liaoning Province. A greying, former Ming-dynasty garrison town of about 440,000 people in the country’s frigid north-east, it was part of China’s rust belt, but large-scale industrialisation had long ago bypassed the city. Zhang wasn’t a high-flyer.…

Better Business Bureau Grants Accreditation to Guardian Debt Relief – PR Newswire (press release)

NEW YORK, April 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — The Better Business Bureau (BBB) has officially recognized Guardian Debt Relief as an accredited debt relief provider. Coupled with an A+ rating, this achievement marks another step in Guardian’s quest to become the leading provider of debt relief services nationwide. In addition to the BBB, Guardian Debt Relief’s…

‘Punishing’: Newcastle student union slams study debt change … – Newcastle Herald

The University of Newcastles student union says the federal government would be punishing students by lowering the threshold for uni loan repayments. But federal education minister Simon Birmingham says taxpayers are footing a bill of about $50 billion in student loans and something needs to change. Under the new law, graduates would have to start repaying their Commonwealth-funded student…