ICBC, China’s largest bank by assets, reported a profit of US$23.5 billion in the first six months of the year. Photo: Reuters ICBC, China’s largest bank by assets, reported a profit of US$23.5 billion in the first six months of the year. Photo: Reuters
ICBC, China’s largest bank by assets, reported a profit of US$23.5 billion in the first six months of the year. Photo: Reuters

Banking & Finance

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World’s largest company warns of ‘complicated’ second half, even as ICBC’s interim profit growth of 4.5 per cent beats estimates

  • China’s largest lender by assets said the global economic environment is expected to ‘tighten on the whole’ in the second half
  • ICBC said it still expects China’s economy will continue to ‘operate robustly’

Topic |   Banking & Finance
Chad Bray
Chad Bray

Updated: 10:53pm, 29 Aug, 2019

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ICBC, China’s largest bank by assets, reported a profit of US$23.5 billion in the first six months of the year. Photo: Reuters ICBC, China’s largest bank by assets, reported a profit of US$23.5 billion in the first six months of the year. Photo: Reuters
ICBC, China’s largest bank by assets, reported a profit of US$23.5 billion in the first six months of the year. Photo: Reuters
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