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China's city commercial banks growing faster than their larger peers
                                                                                 
                    
                    Profits after tax grew by 13%, outpacing SOE banks' 6% growth.
                
                                
            China's city commercial banks growing faster than their larger peers
                                                                                                                 
                            
                            Profits after tax grew by 13%, outpacing SOE banks' 6% growth.
                        
                                                
                        
    
                    HSBC pioneers launching certificates of deposit to corporate clients in China
                                                                                                 
                        
                        It is the first international bank to do so.
                    
                                        
                    
                Chinese banks' creditworthiness to deteriorate over the next 12-18 months: Moody's
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Five factors contribute to the negative outlook.
                    
                                        
                    
                Chinese banks' NPL ratio rose to 1.59% as at end-September 2015
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The gap between delinquencies and NPLs is widening.
                    
                                        
                    
                HSBC names Montgomery Ho as Guangdong chief executive
                                                                                                 
                        
                        He has more than 30 years of banking experience.
                    
                                        
                    
                China Construction Bank signs MoU with China Europe International Exchange
                                                                                                 
                        
                        RMB denominated securities will be launched in Europe.
                    
                                        
                    
                Deposit cap removal a bellwether for full interest-rate liberalisation in China
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Chinese banks will remain highly influenced by policy directives.
                    
                                        
                    
                DBS unveils 11th branch in China
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The new branch is in the eastern coastal city of Qingdao.
                    
                                        
                    
                Agricultural Bank of China's asset quality further deteriorates as NPLs grow 12.3% to RMB179bn
                                                                                                 
                        
                        It's the same growth rate in the past two quarters.
                    
                                        
                    
                Citi to launch the Citi Wharton Global Wealth Institute in Beijing
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Citi partners with The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
                    
                                        
                    
                China's TSF rebound in September offset by domestic FX loans' fastest decline since 2002
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Total social financing amounted to RMB1.3tn.
                    
                                        
                    
                Chinese deposits shift from brokers to banks and wealth management products
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Total deposits grew faster by CNY0.9t MoM in Sep 2015.
                    
                                        
                    
                BEA China joins the PBOC's Cross-border Interbank Payment System
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The CIPS is a clearing system for cross border RMB payments.
                    
                                        
                    
                Who's winning China's retail banking race?
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The top bank raked in RMB238 billion in 2014.
                    
                                        
                    
                China banks face escalating operating pressure up to two years
                                                                                                 
                        
                        As the country's economic growth reduces speed.
                    
                                        
                    
                Here's why BOC's 1% profit growth is likely a one-off phenomenon
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Weaker revenue momentum is lurking.
                    
                                        
                    
                China banks still suffering from sluggish corporate loans
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Weak economic demand to blame again.