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Chinese Banks: Improved Operating Environment, Credit Positive

Fitch Ratings revised upward the assessment for China’s bank operating environment in May 2021, to ‘bbb-’/positive from ‘bb+’/stable. Grace Wu from Fitch’s Greater China Banks team discusses how an improved operating environment has a positive impact on banks’ standalone credit profiles.

By Fitch Ratings

China’s banks are “misunderstood”

According to Gustav Rhenman, a portfolio manager at East Capital, China’s banks are much stronger than people think and are backed by political levers that will ensure good performance, despite the threat to profitability from the recent interest rate cut.

June 19, 2012

Fitch expresses concern about China's loan cascade

The ratings agency points to early warning signs that indicate asset quality is deteriorating.

May 21, 2009

China's banks to absorb shocks in 2009, says S&P

The ratings agency predicts that the problems facing Chinese banks this year will not be big enough to result in ratings downgrades.

January 07, 2009