China’s funds outstanding for foreign exchange reserves declined for the first time in the year in April, largely driven by capital outflows

China’s biggest four banks have posted nearly zero growth in new loans for the first two weeks of May, extending the country’s weak credit growth last month

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charged China Natural Gas Inc. (CHNG) and its chairman and former chief executive, Ji Qin’an, with fraud by concealing loans designed to benefit his family.

Chinese insurers now can buy exchange-traded unsecured corporate bonds issued via a bookbuild, debt financing vehicles for non-financial companies, and unsecured convertible corporate bonds issued by commercial

The CSRC isn’t considering offering hedge funds, widely criticized for stoking volatility in markets, direct access to China’s markets

About 100 debt-ridden business owners in the city fled in the wake of a credit crunch that has cut off the only source of funding for many private companies last November

The municipal government of Chongqing in southwest China has rolled out trial plans to expand financing channels for microlenders, or micro-credit companies.

The CSRC will continue expanding the CSRC scheme and speeding up the approval of QFII to allow more foreign capital into the country’s securities markets.

HKEx CEO Charles Li declined to disclose details of the bid, but did mention that the exchange operator may consider issuing new shares or other financing vehicles.

At the annual shareholder’s meeting for Berkshire Hathaway on Saturday, Warrant Buffet said he would prefer Chinese companies that export quality goods, especially consumer goods

The 4-month falling streak in yuan deposits reflected investors' lower expectation on yuan appreciation, said an HK analyst, adding that yuan deposits are likely to continue the downward trend in the following months

April has seen an acceleration in mortgage as China's banks introduced favorable interest rates

After-tax net profits of Chinese banks have nearly doubled in the past five years, from 446.7 billion yuan in 2007 to 1.25 trillion yuan by the end of 2011

The crown of major global liquidity provider has fallen onto the PBoC, rather than the traditionally-recognized central lender in the U.S. or the Europe

The group planned to issue a CNY2 billion bond for investors in the UK and the continental countries.