CFOs less optimistic, Bank of America survey shows

That is the highest level recorded in the Asia Pacific region and above the regional average of 33 percent, according to the report. By contrast, only 17 percent of China CFOs cited moderating domestic growth as a concern.

"This is easy to understand because China has been a big exporter on the global market, and Chinese company leaders are more sensitive to the overseas economy," Huang said.

Change in banks' cash reserves aimed at boosting agriculture

Yuan exchange rate's floating range widened

One-third of the China CFOs asked identified financial market risks, including interest rate risk, counterparty risk and liquidity risk, as their primary concern for 2014. Over 40 percent of China's CFOs cited liquidity risk as a concern, trailing only South Korea (49 percent) and Taiwan (43 percent).

Media reports said China's central bank has started to fine-tune its stance to support the slowing economy. Last month, it cut the reserve requirement ratio for rural banks and cooperative banks to shore up the agricultural industry.

Currency volatility was viewed as the most serious issue by CFOs in the Asia region (picked by 35 percent, up from 22 percent in 2013). Approximately 60 percent of China CFOs polled expect a positive impact on their businesses from the ongoing liberalization of the RMB wider float.

The People's Bank of China doubled the yuan's daily trading band against the dollar in March, part of the nation's efforts to push the yuan to become an international currency.

A survey by the central bank in the first quarter showed that 92.5 percent of Chinese trading companies believed that the scope of yuan fluctuations was "acceptable".

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