China's state-owned banks have tightened credit supply as higher reserve requirement ratios and other credit controls rein in excess liquidity, China Business News reported on Thursday.
Huaneng Renewables Corp plans to revive a Hong Kong initial share sale after cutting the size of the offering by about 20 percent to $1 billion, said two people with knowledge of the matter.
Stocks on the Chinese mainland fell on Thursday, dragging the benchmark index to a three-month low. That's after a slump in commodities raised concern producers' earnings will decline.
Beijing municipal government will invest in Goldman Sachs Group Inc's yuan-denominated private equity fund.
China has raised the reserve requirement ratios (RRR) for banks for the fifth time this year to restrain price rises.
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEx), the local bourse operator, said on Wednesday that it plans to introduce a special facility in the second half of this year to encourage trading in renminbi-denominated shares in the secondary market.
Sugar output may exceed demand for a second year after farmers boosted planting as futures surged, pushing prices lower, said Standard Chartered Bank. That may lower costs for drinks makers such as Coca-Cola Co.
HSBC announced its strategy execution plan on Wednesday stating that the bank has launched a program to target $2.5 billion to 3.5 billion of cost saves to reach cost efficiency ratio target of 48 percent to 52 percent by 2013.
Gome Electrical Appliances Holdings Ltd, China's biggest electronics retailer, said it will take "appropriate steps" after its former chairman told a newspaper he intends to sell all of his shares in the company.
Citibank is continuing its expansion in China and expects fierce competition to heat up among foreign banks, who are eyeing a slice of the wealth and consumption in the Chinese economy.
The retreat came after data showed that inflation exceeded government targets last month, signaling higher interest rates that may slow the world's second-biggest economy.
Renminbi business development in Hong Kong, with relatively limited renminbi deposits, will not pose risks to financial stability on the mainland, said K. C. Chan, secretary for financial services and the treasury of the city government on Wednesday.