China

ICBC registered over US$158.7 billion or RMB 1 trillion in cross-border RMB business by end-2011.

ICBC Beijing branch's total outstanding small business loans grew more than 60% to nearly RMB 15 billion by end-2011.

Fear of inflation is keeping bank lending in check in a big way.

China's "Big 4" banks extended about US$50.8 million of new loans in January, reports China Securities Journal.

Regulators are inclined to give Chinese banks more time to meet tougher capital rules requirements.

Citigroup, Inc. has become the first western bank and the second foreign bank permitted to issue its own credit card brand in China. It is the world’s largest issuer of credit cards.

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China’s Premier and Vice Premier want banks to keep veering away from speculators and instead support the real economy.

China’s deposits are slowing down which may force banks to raise more money.

In a recent teleconference, Fitch analyst Charlene Chu warned earnings growth is not strong enough and banks will be forced to raise equity.

Beyond the noise generated by the European sovereign debt crisis and the seemingly unending debate about reducing the U.S. federal fiscal deficit, we believe macroeconomic fundamentals are evolving just as they might be expected to in the wake of the financial crisis of 2008-2009.

China plans to make Shanghai a global center for innovation, transaction, pricing and clearing of RMB-denominated financial products by 2015.

China's state-owned Export-Import Bank will will provide a $41 million loan for the bridge and port in the Bahamas.

Standard Chartered is encouraged by the policy outlook for India and China this year.

THe total value of transactions using ICBC bank cards surpassed RMB 3.2 trillion.

ICBC provided personal petty loans to over 12,000 individual industrial and commercial households in the counties in 2011, totaling RMB 4.7 billion.