China encourages banks to look overseas for targets
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XIANGHE, China  - China will push its banks to forge deeper into overseas markets for acquisitions and a global profile, a top bank regulator said on Sunday.
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Amnesty International calls on the Royal Bank of Scotland to monitor its investment in China more closely.
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China is committed to revamping its  foreign exchange regime and further relaxing its capital  account controls, central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan said on  Saturday.
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China&#39;s central bank has said that a decision to end a cap on lending rates is part of a plan to bring its banks more in line with international standards and give them greater freedom to lend.
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China's banking industry officially opens to full foreign competition on Monday, a landmark for the country's financial sector and a day of reckoning for the country's mostly state-owned banks.
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China's central bank on Sunday poured cold water on the idea that the country's economy can decouple from the United States.
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CHINA-BANKING-SUBPRIME (UPDATE 2):UPDATE 2-Bank of China to take big hit on subprime -paper
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Eight foreign banks have applied to open retail operations in China, the bank regulator said as a WTO deadline for opening China's banking market passed Monday.
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Chinese nationals face increasing security risks overseas due to the country's growing global presence, a senior official was quoted as saying on Thursday.
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Developing countries are starting to flex their financial muscles and invest overseas.
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Two major state-run Chinese banks on Wednesday announced plans to roll out American credit cards, including the country's first dual-currency American Express Card.
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China announced rules on Sunday   requiring foreign media to seek approval from its state news   agency to distribute news, pictures and graphics domestically,   and warned against reports that "endanger national security."
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NEW YORK/HONG KONG  - Chinese companies are  starting to pursue North American and European electronics and  consumer brands as their government pushes them to build global  sales forces for their low-cost products.
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China&#39;s banking regulator said it will provide &quot;active consideration and prior approval&quot; for overseas banks wanting to buy stakes in lenders based in the country&#39;s northeast.
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Eight foreign banks have applied to become the first foreign institutions licensed to handle retail business in Chinese currency, the government said, as a WTO deadline for opening its banking market passed on Monday.
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Facing foreign competition in 2007, China's banks are expanding loan options.
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China's banking regulator said it had received eight applications from foreign banks for local registration, which it would begin processing on Monday, a first step in granting national treatment.