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China Should Promote Mergers of Small Banks: Fin News

CHINA PRESS

China should step up efforts to promote the restructuring and mergers of smaller banks unable to meet required levels of risk provision, the PBOC-run Financial News reported citing Zeng Gang, a deputy director of National Institute for Finance and Development. Credit risks are likely to linger into next year as the impact of the pandemic on the real economy transmits to banks, Zeng told the newspaper. Banks can still meet the policy target of forgoing CNY1.5 trillion in profits to benefit small-business borrowers by the end of this year by postponing their year end loan payments, Zeng said.

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