Non-performing loan

Bocom says no new capital needed as profit jumps

28 Mar 2013

Bank of Communications (Bocom) said its existing capital could sustain the growth of the bank and it had no plan to raise funds in the equity market. The bank's net profit jumped 15 per cent to 58...

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Mainland banks expect revenue and margins to drop, survey says

8 Jan 2013

The revenue and margins of the mainland banking industry are expected to fall in the next three years, according to a survey by the China Banking Association and PricewaterhouseCoopers China.

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Mainland banks' bad loans worse than expected

19 Dec 2012

Just how big the pool of bad loans is in the mainland's banking system has become a hot topic among economists and bankers, and even China's banking regulator, at financial forums in Beijing...

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Mainland's banks tainted by bad assets, Fitch warns

15 Dec 2012

Deterioration of asset quality and potential risks from wealth management products make for a gloomy outlook for mainland lenders next year, Fitch Ratings said yesterday.

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Bad-loan risks of mainland banks manageable, says industry watchdog

30 Nov 2012

Mainland bad-loan risks are manageable although non-performing loans are on the rise, China Banking Regulatory Commission vice-chairman Cai Esheng said.

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Mainland banks' bad loans keep on rising

16 Nov 2012

Non-performing loans at mainland banks have risen for a fourth consecutive quarter, and analysts say economic uncertainty will continue to put pressure on the asset quality of lenders.

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Bad loans are staying at an 'excellent range'

The mainland's leading state-owned lenders expect non-performing loans to remain steady in the fourth quarter as the economy stabilises.

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Citic Bank provisions for bad debts to hurt profit next year

Citic Bank is stepping up its provisioning against potential bad loans, which analysts said is likely to weigh on its profit next year.

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Better loan performance sees ICBC profit rise 14.9pc

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the world's largest bank by assets, has posted a forecast-beating 14.9 per cent rise in third-quarter earnings. The gains came from higher profit...

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BANKING

Competition eats into CMB margins

China Merchants Bank's net profit grew 16.6 per cent in the third quarter from a year earlier, driven by a rise in interest income, but net interest margin dipped amid fierce competition.

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EARNINGS

Agricultural Bank Q3 results beat forecasts

Agricultural Bank of China posted a forecast-beating net profit growth of 16 per cent in the third quarter from a year ago, and analysts think increased demand for loans on the mainland will buoy...

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EARNINGS

BOC net profit rises 16.6pc to beat market forecasts

Bank of China, the fourth-largest mainland bank by market value, beat market forecasts with a 16.6 per cent increase in third-quarter net profit from a year ago, but analysts say the slowing...

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