SYDNEY : Indebted Chinese developer Country Garden has agreed to sell a stake in an Australian residential project, the latest in a series of sales which bring it closer to a complete exit from the country.
Australian subsidiary Risland had agreed to sell its partial interest in most of the Wilton Greens development, some 330 hectares located about 65 km (40 miles) southwest of Sydney, according to an undated statement reviewed by Reuters on Thursday.
“The divestment also allows Risland to rebalance its portfolio and continue to seek new opportunities to operate in the important Australian market,” CEO Guotao Hu said in the statement.
Originally launched in 2019 as a A$2 billion ($1.31 billion)development of 3,600 homes on the outskirts of Sydney, the project has been plagued by delays and in October fewer than 50 homes were under construction.
