New bank lending predicted to slow in April
An Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd branch in Huaibei, Anhui province. In the first three weeks of April, the Big Four State-owned commercial banks extended loans of 130 billion yuan ($21 billion), slower than the pace in previous months, China International Capital Corporation Ltd said in a report. Xie Zhengyi / for China Daily |
New yuan loans extended by Chinese banks in April could fall to as low as 700 billion yuan ($113 billion), down from March's 1.06 trillion yuan, as economic growth falters, analysts have warned.
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