China

China’s banks ready to support huge M&As

Use of standby letter of credit shows government support for private sector borrowers.

China’s financial system faces liquidity shortage

Debt auction failure will further slow economic growth.

Banking share purchase boosts China's stock market

Government buys shares in two financial blue-chips.

Chinese government becoming less dependent on bank financing

Borrowing from corporates increased surged 125% to RMB1,114b.

China’s financial system remains healthy

Spanish bank expects non-performing loans to rise gradually, however.

New RMB loans down to RMB 667b in May

Growth was offset by the low ST corporate loans.

Citi China launches Citi Mobile Collect

Find out what the major differentiating factors are.

PBOC warns anew against shadow banking

Says there is a need to strengthen disclosure.

New Chinese bank loans fall 9%

Drops to US$107.6 billion in May.

Shanghai to trial renminbi convertibility

Intends to to test convertibility at the Qianhai zone.

China extends freeze on IPOs

Continuing hike in bad loans forces extension.

China to introduce deposit insurance system

Will lay the basis for interest rate liberalization in banking sector.

China's shadow banking danger to escalate in 2015

Moody's sees no immediate meltdown in China's shadow banking, however.