Money
China banks lend 600b yuan to start year -media
Updated: 2011-01-12 10:57
(Agencies)
Chinese banks extended about 600 billion yuan ($91 billion) in new local-currency loans in the first week of 2011, and lending in January could reach 1 trillion yuan, Caijing magazine reported on Wednesday, citing analysts.
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Chinese banks are set for their customary early-year lending blast and the ritual is threatening to flood the economy with cash just as the government tightens policy to curb inflation.
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