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Agricultural Bank of China

Agricultural Bank of China is one of the big four state-owned commercial banks in the People's Republic of China. The other three are Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, China Construction Bank and Bank of China. The Agricultural Bank of China was founded in 1951 and is based in Beijing.

Chairman / President

Gu Shu

CFO / Finance Director

Zhang Xuguang

Industry

Banking

Website

abchina.com

Headquarters address

No.69, Jianguomen Nei Avenue, Dongcheng District, Beijing, P.R.China,

Stock Code

SEHK:1288

Year founded

1951

Agricultural Bank of China

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China weighs injecting US$142 billion of capital into top banks

Funding for the first such intervention since the 2008 financial crisis would mainly come from new special sovereign bonds, sources say.

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Beijing’s encouragement for banks to boost investment in unlisted companies is a big move in the effort to support start-ups, analysts say.

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At a time when the country faces unprecedented challenges, these state-owned banking giants show their importance as the economy’s lifeline.

Chinese banks buoyant amid stock market tumult

Led by ICBC, CCB, ABC and BOC, 42 mainland-listed banks have gained 19 per cent on average this year, trouncing a 4.2 per cent decline in the benchmark CSI 300 Index.

China’s interbank system promoted as safeguard against Swift consequences

A senior researcher has encouraged China to expand the use of its interbank transfer protocol, warning of risks inherent in the use of Western systems like Swift.

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China’s banks to sell US$60 billion of loss-absorbing bonds to meet PBOC’s norms

ICBC and BOC line up issuance plans for 60 billion yuan worth of total loss-absorbing capacity (TLAC) bonds as Chinese G-SIBs (global systemically important banks) are expected to sell 440 billion yuan of these newly introduced bonds.

China’s ICBC, Agricultural Bank post profit drops on margin squeeze

The government may press state banks to continue cutting lending rates, further eroding their margins, analyst says.

Fitch cuts outlook for China’s state-owned banks from stable to negative

The move by Fitch Ratings comes a week after it cut its projection for the country’s sovereign credit rating, reflecting pessimism in the world’s second largest economy and concerns over Beijing’s capacity to support its biggest lenders.

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China’s finance sector was once freewheeling, but new regulations and mandates from officials suggest banks’ new role looks beyond simple profit-seeking.

‘Positive signs of recovery’: China’s largest state-owned banks post earnings growth

Results came despite government calls to slash rates and inject liquidity into the country’s slumping property sector.

BOC, China Everbright among banks injecting billions into ‘whitelist’ properties

Leading Chinese banks have injected billions of yuan into housing projects with the aim of financing the completion of pre-sold but yet-to-be-completed homes across the country.

Bank of China plans US$21 billion bond sales to meet capital requirements

The bank will be the nation’s first big state bank to sell loss-absorbing bonds to plug a major funding shortfall before a 2025 deadline to meet global capital requirements

China’s biggest banks lower deposit rates for third time to boost profitability

China’s largest state-owned banks are lowering their deposit rates for the third time in 2023, in their latest effort to ease the pressure on their net interest margins and to improve profitability.

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China’s mortgage-rate cut to put profit squeeze on state banks

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Agricultural Bank of China reports a higher-than-expected interim profit

One of China’s biggest banks has issued a warning about slimmer net interest margins even as it reported a higher-than-expected interim profit, as the world’s second-largest economy grapples with slowing growth and a property crisis.

China names new central bank governor as twice-a-decade finance conference nears

Analysts say Pan Gongsheng’s many years of experience at the People’s Bank of China give him a critically important vantage point from which to tackle financial risks and shore up economic growth.

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Former Bank of China chief Liu Liange facing corruption investigation

The 62-year-old was abruptly removed from his post as chairman and party chief at the leading state-owned lender in February.

China banks offer billions to developers after Beijing confirms rescue plan

After the PBOC and the CBIRC officially confirmed a 16-point rescue plan for the real estate sector on Wednesday, banks have been rushing to offer financing support for several struggling companies.

ICBC expects China’s zero-Covid policy to weigh on loan quality

ICBC, the world’s largest bank by assets, sees more challenges ahead in staving off the impact of China’s strict zero-Covid measures on its loan quality.