China

China Everbright Bank and China Unicom partner in mobile finance

Sign strategic cooperation agreement to develop business.

Russia signs agreement with China Development Bank

Aims to attract financing for large infrastructure projects.

CCB aims more products at SMEs

Zhongguancun Branch leading the focus on SMEs.

China encourages opening of more private banks

Needed to support cash-starved small firms.

China to get tougher on foreign banks

But will go easier on local lenders.

Is China preparing to bail out troubled banks?

Will permit banks to sell-off loans to more investors.

Chinese banks' new loan growth reaches RMB 700b in July

It's 15% below the average H1 monthly run-rate.

China, Africa using more RMB for direct trade settlements

Bank of China says more direct RMB settlements needed.