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Chinese banks' profit rally cut short as loans turn sour

The pressure on asset quality will be heavier in 2019.

Chinese banks' profit rally cut short as loans turn sour

The pressure on asset quality will be heavier in 2019.

Chinese banks new loans hit $199.05b in September

The central bank’s lending stimulus appears to be paying off.

Chinese banks speed up half-year bad loan disposals

Their non-performing loan ratios have dropped to 1.53% in June.

Chinese banks new loans crashes to $186b in August as credit crunch hits SMEs

Banks have been shunning riskier corporates over consumer loans.

China Merchants Bank's bloated retail loan book shields against trade conflict

Retail loans accounted for half of total lending as of end-December.

Bank of China bets on tech to boost dismal fee performance

It has embarked on 28 technology projects so far.

Chinese lenders shore up on e-banking fees in Q2

Electronic banking fees of CCB and ACB surged 60% and 33% respectively.

Chinese banking fines up nearly sixfold in 2017

CBRC head Guo Shuqing has not been letting up in the crackdown.

ICBC half-year profit up 4.9% to $23.47b

This represents the fastest earnings growth in four years.

Chinese banks shun in-house tech as they turn to Alibaba and Tencent for help

Nearly all mid-sized and commercial banks have tied up with the three tech titans.

Chinese big banks beat bad loan cloud as half-year profits rise

Agricultural Bank posted the largest earnings growth so far.

Chinese banks' asset pool hits $37t in July

Asset growth picked up at a faster pace on an MoM basis.

China Construction Bank sells 27 rural lenders to BOC

The village banks failed to generate significant contribution to their parent bank's bottomline.

China scraps foreign ownership limits on banks

Foreign stakes were previously capped by up to 25%.

Close Chinese ties raise Hong Kong banks' compliance risk

The SAR already faces medium-high money laundering risk.

China urges banks to ramp up government bond purchases

Regulators may scrap the 20% reserve requirement.