Monday, June 18, 2007

Chinese banks expand overseas
By Carolyn Cui —Damien Paletta contributed to this article.
The Wall Street Journal Europe
18 Jun 2007

NEW YORK—Chinese banks are stepping up their presence in the U.S., part of a broader move by China to integrate its financial system with the rest of the world. In April, Industrial & Commercial Bank of China, the country’s largest commercial bank by... read more...

Tuesday, June 05, 2007

China’s new wealth lures private bankers
By Jason Leow —Zhou Yang and Shai Oster contributed to this article.
The Wall Street Journal Europe
05 Jun 2007

BEIJING—China’s growing legions of newly rich have spurred a niche that once would have been unthinkable in this Communist nation— private banking. Citigroup Inc.’s Citibank (China) Co. and Bank of China Ltd. have launched separate programs in what is... read more...