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China commits to tighten financial regulatory oversight
The current fragmented framework makes it more difficult for regulators to monitor banks.
How does China's move to curb shadow banking affect banks?
The measures benefit the banks but also bring adjustment risks.
China Construction Bank's NPL woes finally over
NPL formation receded to less than US$4b in Q1.
Chinese banks' profit to grow 4% to US$98.7b in the first half of 2017
Guess which bank will have the strongest profit growth.
Citi China selected as official Bond Connect Trading Dealer
It's the first and currently only American bank to be granted such status.
China banks undergo deleveraging as tight liquidity persists
But it's still in a nascent stage.
China probes top deal-making companies to gauge risks of litigation, losses at banks
HNA’s acquisition of Travana is amongst the deals being examined.
Chinese banks urged to tackle loss-making 'zombie firms' as part of reform
Beijing is promoting supply-side structural reform.
China's shadow banking crackdown finally cools credit growth
Bank lending growth has held up, while non-loan TSF declined in May.
Chinese banks endure record high borrowing costs
Moody's says profitability will be affected.
Foreign banks' China exposure to rebound from 2015 trough
Mainland China exposure of foreign banks rose 3.7% to USD1,642b in 2016.
Why Chinese banks resorted to using substandard collateral
Lack of regulatory enforcement is one reason.
Why smaller Chinese banks are more vulnerable to wholesale funding withdrawal
Interbank transactions as a share of total funding increased to 12%.
What you need to know about 'ghost collaterals' haunting Chinese banks
These fraudulent collaterals endanger the health of China's financial system.
China to intensify crackdown on shadow banking sector as credit risk rises
Regulators have already used administrative methods to control credit growth.
Chinese banks' average annual loan growth to hit 7% till 2020
Client loans could reach US$18.7t in 2017.
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