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What can we expect from China's amended reserve regulation?

What can we expect from China's amended reserve regulation?

China's Ministry of Finance recently revised its general banking risk reserve norm to at least 1.5% from the current 1% - will this be a boon or a bane?

StanChart on track for 10th year of record earnings

Asia-centric Standard Chartered PLC expects its income to rise by over 10% this year.

Chinese banks gear-up for massive foreign expansion

It’s only a matter of time before China’s banks venture overseas in large numbers to support Chinese businessmen around the globe.

Corporate demand for bank credit wanes in China

Bank lending might have plunged 30% in April from March.

Shadow banking in China moderates

Looks like the regulations in 2011 were successful in reducing major risks by slowing shadow banking activities.

Renminbi continues long march towards internationalisation

Bankers see the Chinese renminbi or yuan becoming a key commodities currency.

ICBC ups net profit by 14% in Q1

ICBC's net profit rose 14 percent year on year to 61.34 billion yuan or US$ 9.77 billion in the first quarter of 2012.

China’s third largest bank stumbles

The weaker Chinese economy has claimed Bank of China, Ltd as a victim.

China's banking system seems healthy

The China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) reports on the state of China's banking industry in 2011.

Tougher banking rules boost banking safety in China

Rating agency Standard & Poor’s applauds China’s amended reserve regulations.

Non-performing loans becoming a nightmare for China

The government hedges against a potentially disastrous rise in non-performing loans.

Seamless customer service in the banking & finance industry

Banks actively seek new technology solutions to further improve market share, customer service and operational efficiency.

Chinese banks still burdened by tight liquidity

Cuts in required reserve ratios are not enough to fully offset the tighter liquidity conditions, says BBVA.

CCB begins massive expansion of branch network

China Construction Bank Corporation plans to open 2,000 more branches until 2016.

Chinese banks cut mortgage rates

Mortgage interest rates are falling in Chinese first-tier cities with the gradual recovery of the property market.

GRGBanking's net income up by 6.61% to US$80.46m

But after deducting the non-operating gains and losses the profit only increased by 5.39% to US$77.6 million.

Chinese banks intensify lending

Chinese banks lent a record US$160 billion in March in a bid to boost China’s faltering economy.