Two anonymous sources revealed that Vanke Group has reached an agreement with domestic lenders, including the Bank of China, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, China Merchants Bank, and Ping An Bank, to defer quarterly interest payments on bank loans until September 2026 and switch to annual interest payments. The agreement was reached after Vanke failed to make its interest payments on schedule in December 2025, with the Shenzhen State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) leading the coordination of the matter. Vanke is currently negotiating interest payment deferrals with holders of three domestic bonds and will hold a bondholders’ meeting next week to discuss matters related to a 1.1 billion yuan bond with a put date of January 22. As of now, Vanke, Bank of China, and the Shenzhen SASAC have not responded to requests for comment on this matter, while Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, China Merchants Bank, and Ping An Bank have also declined to comment. (Reuters)