Although some reports claimed Evergrande had managed to avoid defaulting on bond payments on November 10, experts have insisted the company is set for bankruptcy. Such is the large debt facing the real estate giant, Evergrande is predicted to go bankrupt “in days”. Dr Marco Metzler, senior analyst for Deutsche Marktscreening Agentur (DMSA) claimed Evergrande had in fact defaulted on the $148.2million (£110million) payment on Wednesday.
Despite what he claimed, “anonymous” sources claiming the company had met the deadline, Dr Metzler said the payment had not been officially confirmed.
The DMSA itself is a bondholder rand revealed on Wednesday it had not received interest payments on bonds paid to Evergrande.