finance

Macao saw the total number of personal credit cards in circulation went up by 4.11 percent quarter-to-quarter to 383,246 in the second quarter of 2010, according to the figures released on Thursday by the Monetary Authority of Macao. Of the credit cards, the numbers of pataca ...
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the world's largest commercial lender by market value, Thursday reported first-half profits rose 27.3 percent year on year, boosted by increase of loans and fee revenues from financial services. Net profits totaled 85 billion yuan ...
China Development Bank (CDB), one of China's main policy banks, launched its securities unit CDB Securities on Wednesday with registered capital of 2.37 billion yuan (350 million U.S. dollars). CDB recently received approval from the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) ...
The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange lost 59.57 points, or 0.52 percent, to close Thursday's trading at 11,436.22. The H-shares index, initiated in August 1994 and readjusted on Sept. 7, 2009, tracks the overall performance of 44 major Chinese ...
The assets of China's insurance sector totaled 4.57 trillion yuan (672 billion U.S. dollars) at the end of July 2010, the nation's insurance regulator said Monday. Premium revenue of the sector during the first seven months of the year totaled 903.91 billion yuan. Of that, 670.14 ...
The Chinese Loan Syndications and Trading Association (LSTA) said Sunday its 49 members had 2.08 trillion yuan (306.3 billion U.S. dollars) in syndicated loans outstanding at the end of June, up 12.4 percent from the end of 2009. China Development Bank (CDB), Industrial and ...
The People's Bank of China (PBOC), or the central bank, announced Friday it would continue the country's moderately easy monetary policy while making it better-targeted and more flexible in the coming months of this year. The PBOC made the announcement in its report on China's ...
The China Banking Regulatory Commission said on Thursday that it has given approval for the first four Taiwan-based banks to set up branches in the mainland. The four banks were the Land Bank of Taiwan, First Commercial Bank, Taiwan Cooperative Bank and Chang Hwa Bank.
China, the largest holder of U. S. Treasury debt, slightly added its holdings in July, said the U. S. Department of Treasury on Thursday. China's holdings of Treasury securities rose to 846.7 billion U. S. dollars in July, an increase of 0.36 percent from June, according to the ...
Economic experts suggested Thursday that Chinese state-owned banks should be authorized to supervise "grass-root" financial companies, the entities which provide small loans to grass-roots businesses. Liu Kegu, consultant for the China Development Bank and also a member of ...
Kenya's Equity Bank has signed up with the China UnionPay to allow its customers in Kenya and throughout East Africa to make transactions from Equity's ATMs and Points of Sale. China UnionPay cards will be accepted at Equity Bank's 700 ATMs, 5,000 Points of Sale and over 1,000 ...
China will float 28.26 billion yuan ($4.2 billion) of ten-year book-entry treasury bonds from Thursday in a two-day sale, the Chinese Ministry of Finance said Wednesday. The bonds will have an annual interest rate of 3.29 percent and become tradable Sept 21. Interest on the bonds ...
China's securities regulator plans to set rules that brokerage trading commissions should not fall short of business cost, the China Securities Journal reported on Thursday, citing unidentified sources. The Securities Association of China is now seeking opinions on the draft ...
China UnionPay and MasterCard Worldwide announced Tuesday that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for future business development. The agreement seeks to set up a cooperation mechanism for both sides and the two companies plan to form working groups to discuss and ...
Kenya's Equity Bank has signed up with the China Union Pay to allow its customers in Kenya and throughout East Africa to make transactions from Equity's ATMs and Points of Sale. China Union Pay cards will be accepted at Equity Bank's 700 ATMs, 5,000 Points of Sale and over 1,000 ...
Central China's Changsha city, capital of Hunan province, blacklisted 10 defaulting companies and their legal representatives Wednesday to prevent them from making additional purchases prior to paying off their existing debt, a spokesman with Changsha Intermediate People's Court ...
The surplus of Chinese banks' foreign exchange purchases to sales in transactions with clients in July reached US$26.6 billion, revealed statistics of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) Tuesday. In July, China's institutional and individual clients sold 114.2 ...
China Tin Group, which has the largest tin reserves in the country, is seeking a public offering in the A-share market early next year, said a top company executive. Li Yangtong, chairman of Guangxi Nonferrous Metals Group, which owns China Tin, said the parent company would ...
Li Xin, a 35-year-old white-collar worker in Beijing likes the idea of accessing and managing multiple bank accounts through a single website. But he is not sure about opening a new account due to the higher bank charges. The central bank recently launched its second-generation ...
Sensing significant potential for business expansion thanks to China's fast growing trade ties with neighboring countries and accelerated efforts to internationalize the renminbi, HSBC Holdings is set to boost its presence in the country, a top company executive said. "In ...
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China's reform leading group holds first meeting
China's reform leading group holds first meeting
BEIJING, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- China's leading group for overall reform ...
China stocks close higher over liquidity injection
China stocks close higher over liquidity injection
BEIJING, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- Chinese shares rose on Tuesday after the ...
China slams Japan's NHK governor's denial of Nanjing massacre
China slams Japan's NHK governor's denial of Nanjing massacre
BEIJING, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- China on Wednesday slammed the remarks of ...
China cuts retail oil prices
China cuts retail oil prices
BEIJING, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- China's top economic planner announced on ...
Canada's main stock index tumbles over asset loss in emerging markets
Canada's main stock index tumbles over asset loss in emerging markets
TORONTO, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Canada's main stock index fell sharply on ...
GM China chairman to retire
GM China chairman to retire
CHICAGO, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- General Motors Co. announced Friday that ...
Super car club in commercial drive
Super car club in commercial drive
On the night of Nov 11, more than 150 super cars were driven into the ...
China's banks must evolve or perish
China's banks must evolve or perish
As China's traditional banks raise interest rates to claw back lost ...
Chinese leader calls for more marine power
Chinese leader calls for more marine power
Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli Sunday called for research in polar ...
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Miami Heat's LeBron James (R) stands with teammates Chris Bosh (C) and ...
Injured star short-track skater Wang Meng left out of China's squad for Sochi
Injured star short-track skater Wang Meng left out of China's squad for Sochi Winter Games
Injured Olympic champion Wang Meng has been ruled out of the 139...
Fourteen countries expected to compete in Cuba's wrestling tourney
Fourteen countries expected to compete in Cuba's wrestling tourney
Some 14 countries and regions are expected to compete in the 45th ...