First, banks are having to dedicate more earnings to loan loss-provisions. In the first half of 2018, Industrial & Commercial Bank of China allocated 43 per cent of pre-provision profit to boosting … ( read…
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The business community, along with both Democrats and Republicans … a research firm with extensive experience in China, and one of the authors of the report. Businesses have long complained of … ( read original…
China’s Banks Have a Hidden Wave of Bad Debt
In the first half of 2018, Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. allocated 43 percent of pre-provision profit to boosting capital reserves. At Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., impairment … ( read original story…
MEDIA – China’s banking and insurance regulator will release new reform paper – Shanghai Securities News
China’s banking and insurance regulator is set to release a paper that will discuss the commercial banking industry’s involvement in the insurance industry. — Note: Reuters has not verified this story … ( read original…
China Wants Its Stock, Bond Markets to Step Up Funding Role
“We need to create a strong capital market,” Guo Shuqing, the country’s chief financial regulator, said at the National People’s Congress, China’s top legislative session which wrapped up last week. … ( read original story…
Dilemma for Widodo as China casts shadow on Indonesia polls
But there is one topic in the Islamic world that remains taboo — China’s incarceration of an estimated 1m Muslims in the western territory of Xinjiang. In an interview with the Financial Times, the ……
FilMart: Super-Producer Beijing Culture Puts New Emphasis on Sales
It’s been a good year for Beijing Culture, one of the lead production companies behind some the biggest films of the year in China. The company began as a tourism-management entity overseeing … ( read…
China Stimulus Vow Gives Fresh Boost to Risky Assets: EM Review
Appetite for riskier assets also got a lift from China’s plans to cut the value-added tax and U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s comments that interest rates can remain on hold. The … ( read…
China plans to offer investment education in schools across country
Pan Xuzhao, a teacher at Guangzhou No 16 Middle School who was involved in putting together a financial management course textbook, told China Youth Daily it was a useful skill to have since many ……
China Mobile Ltd. (CHL) Holdings Trimmed by Private Advisor Group LLC
Private Advisor Group LLC trimmed its holdings in China Mobile Ltd. (NYSE:CHL) by 33.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The … ( read…
As Xi heads to Italy, Vatican says China should not fear Church
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – A top Vatican official says China’s government should not fear “distrust or hostility” from the Roman Catholic Church, writing amid speculation over whether … ( read original story …)
China Vows to Stick to Targeted Stimulus Amid Jobless Pressure
This is not consistent with Chinese law, this is not how China behaves,” Li said. “We did not do that in the past and will not do that in the future.” –With assistance from James…
Steve Forbes: US can beat China in 5G without becoming like China
China’s aggressive push to dominate 5G wireless technology has given rise to calls for the U.S. government to take over the development of a national 5G network. In fact, there is no reason to panic.…