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The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) will buy a 80 percent stake in Bank of East Asia USA for US$140.23 million. The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) and Hong Kong-based Bank of East Asia had reached and signed an agreement in which ICBC would pay 140...
The Spanish branch of Industrial and Commerce Bank of China (ICBC) was officially inaugurated in Madrid Monday. ICBC President Jiang Jianqing, Spanish Minister of Industry, Tourism and Commerce Miguel Sebastian and Chinese Ambassador to Spain Zhu Bangzao attended an inaugural ...
Macao Branch of BOC (Bank of China) announced Monday the issuance of the inaugural offshore renminbi Certificate of Deposit (RMB CD), the first of its kind in Macao, totaling to 1 billion yuan (151 million U.S. dollars). The issue size of the first phase amounts to 500 million ...
Banks in China have reportedly lent more than 1 trillion yuan (US$152 billion) in new loans so far this month, pushing authorities to tighten credit. Even as banks tend to issue more loans early in the year they're also running out of quota, the 21st Century Business Herald ...
The International Monetary Fund is running a health check of top banks in Britain, Germany and three more countries just as Europe hammers out details of its own tougher industry "stress test." The round of IMF health checks in Europe will start in Britain, three sources told ...
PICC Property & Casualty Co Ltd, the country's largest non-life insurer, expects its profit to more than double in 2010 to the highest since its Hong Kong listing in 2003, the insurer's top management said on Wednesday. "Such a performance is mainly attributed to the company's ...
The world's largest bank, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), opened a branch in the Dutch capital on Thursday. "This shows our confidence in the future economic and trade development between China and Europe, especially between China and the Netherlands," ICBC ...
China CITIC Bank Corp yesterday said it expects its net profit for 2010 to rise more than 50 percent from a year ago to nearly 21.5 billion yuan (US$3.27 billion) as lending improved. The seventh-largest Chinese bank by assets, in which Spain's Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA ...
Ping An Insurance (Group) Co, China's second largest life insurer, reported year-on-year 18.3 percent premium income growth in 2010, while China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co announced Tuesday an even more impressive 48 percent premium hike. Ping An's life insurance premium for ...
China may cut lending by up to 10 percent this year and is also studying punitive measures to penalize lenders which lend excessively, the China Securities Journal reported yesterday, citing unidentified banking sources. The newspaper quoted a bank official as saying that the ...
New rules to expand China's burgeoning over-the-counter board are expected to be launched in March and they will include introducing market makers and allowing individual investors to access the "third market." The rules will probably be announced after the annual National People...
Goldman Sachs Wednesday reported its fourth-quarter earnings fell 53 percent because of sharp declines in its investment banking businesses. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. earned 2.23 billion dollars after paying preferred dividends in the last three months of 2010, down from 4.79 ...
UBS AG said on Tuesday that it is on track to double its headcount in China over the next three to five years. The move is designed to boost its operations in a market that the Swiss banking giant sees as one of the growth engines in the Asia-Pacific region. The banking group ...
China has no plans to introduce new higher-denomination banknotes, or a sixth set of renminbi, a senior central bank official said Tuesday. Ma Delun, vice governor of the People's Bank of China, dismissed rumors that the country would issue higher-denomination banknotes to ease ...
China's central bank said Tuesday that it seized fake bank notes worth 338 million yuan (51.2 million U.S. dollars) in 2010, 46 percent less than a year ago. Of the total fake bills, 100 yuan bank notes took up 71.5 percent, and the 10 yuan notes accounted for 11.4 percent. A ...
The China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) said on Monday it will put curbing credit and liquidity risks at the top of its agenda of banking regulation in 2011 and promote reasonable lending to efficiently serve the economy. "We will watch closely for systematic and regional ...
Bank of China Ltd (BOC) will grant new yuan loans according to capital adequacy rate and other indicators as the central government has repealed the national credit line, National Business Daily reported Tuesday, citing Xiao Gang, chairman of BOC. Commercial banks will set their ...
Stocks on the Chinese mainland suffered a sharp decline on Monday as concerns of possible expansion of policy tightening measures triggered a sell-off in the property and banking sectors. On Monday, the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index fell 3.03 percent to close at 2706.66, the ...
China's securities regulator will begin a trial program that for the first time allows local fund houses to raise money offshore for investment in the domestic financial market, two sources said. At least 80 percent of the money raised will have to be invested in the domestic ...
The CEO of online book retailer Dangdang.com blasted Morgan Stanley Monday, accusing the investment bank of significantly undervaluing his company in its initial public offering. "I am publicly criticizing investment banks, criticizing Morgan Stanley," Li Guoqing, chief executive ...
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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 ...
Stars 'Big Three' fall short of title in 1st year
Stars 'Big Three' fall short of title in 1st year
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 ...