欧州企業の銀行離れ

The development of banks in Shanghai & Hong Kong

重慶に三井住友銀行が支店開設

三井住友銀行の中国法人は、中国銀行業務監督管理委員会から重慶市に支店開設の認可を取得した。内陸開発の拠点都市である重慶市に邦銀が支店を開設するのは初めて。内陸に進出した日系企業のほか、地元行などとの協調融資を軸に中国系企業の開拓も進める考えだ。

重慶市では１０年に上海の「浦東新区」、天津の「浜海新区」に次ぐ、中国３番目の国家級の経済開発地区「両江新区」を設立。台湾系のIT（情報技術）関連企業など外資系企業を中心に工場誘致が加速。日系企業を対象とした工業団地の建設も計画している。日経より。

"Jungle banking" from New Scientist

"Until the 1970s ecologists believed that the more complex the ecosystem, the more stable: lose one species and the rest will fill in. Then Robert May, now at the University of Oxford, and others showed that such complex systems have critical points at which a change in one species can have dramatic and non-linear effects on others. Losses can propagate, and even cause collapse. The stronger the connections and fewer differences there are among species, the greater the risk."

"PBOC Adviser Zhou:Excessive Money Supply Root Of High Inflation" from Wall Street Journal

"Mainland bank profits, bad loans rise" from South China Morning Post

"If Hong Kong's business don't stop throwing away their records, a vital part of the city's history will be lost forever, a group of archivists and historians warn." from South China Morning Post

"Stacy Gould, University of Hong Kong head archivist, said: "The Hong Kong of 2010 isn't so different from the Hong Kong of 1890, because it's still ruled by corporate oligarchies. That's why it's so important for businesses to establish archives." "


"In Hong Kong, HSBC draws from its archives to promote its brand, refer to past business decision and, in the case of litigation, find evidence to support its side of events."

"ICBC eyes Kwangju Bank" from South China Morning Post

"The industrial and Commercial Bank of China is considering taking over South Korea's Kwangju Bank, a report said yesterday."

"China's central bank Friday announced the third increase of the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) for banks in a month to curb runaway lendiing amid accelerating inflation." from China Business News

"Get ready for a major American bank exposé early next year, Assange tells magazine" from South China Morning Post

"Speaking to Forbes magazine, Assange said he was ready to unleash tens of thousands of documents that could "take down a bank or two." "

"China Mobile, Pudong Bank tie up" from South China Morning Post

"China Mobile, the world's biggest mobile operator, has signed an agreement with the Shanghai Pudong Development Bank to co-operation in mobile finance and mobile e-commerce.This includes on-site payment and remote payment service and share customer service resources, China Mobile said in a filing with the Hong Kong stock exchange."

"China to play role in General Motors' IPO" from South China Morning Post

"This is the first time Chinese government banks have taken part in a large US-issued offering, according to tracking firm Dealogic. The banks are listed as co-managers in the offering, meaning they will sell a portion of the new shares.

Chinese carmaker SAIC, GM's partner in China, is finalising plans to buy a roughly 1 per cent stake in the flotation, worth about US$500 million, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. SAIC is owned by the Shanghai city government.

"Thailand's central bank will impose new lending restrictions for some condominium and residential property purchases to help avoid an asset-price bubble in the real estate market." from South China Morning Post

"Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia's central bank kept interest rates unchanged yesterday, citing tame inflation and slower growth and warned of the risks arising from large capital flows into the region." from South China Morning Post

"HSBC and CItibank said they will follow market trends and increase mortage interest rates based on the Hong Kong Interbank Offer Rate, or the Hibor, on Monday." from South China Morning Post

"The mainland's biggest banks will have a massive need to raise funds in the next couple of years, says a top official with Central Huijin Investment, the major shareholder of state banks." from South China Morning Post

"State-owned companies to pay more to government" from South China Morning Post

"Beijing will order state-owned companies to increase dividends paid to the government starting next year, a move that may rein in expansion plans by the mainland's largest firms and boost revenue for social spending."

"Nervousness is growing over price pressures on mainland" from South China Morning Post

" The doubters note China's rapid growth over the past couple of years was achieved only because of a massive expansion in bank lending."

"This last development is especially worrying, as recent research indicates that buoyant mainland stock prices tend to boost confidence and encourage more bank lending, which then adds to inflationary pressure in a runaway positive feedback loop."

"BNP Paribas, the world's biggest bank by assets, posted forecast-beating third-quarter results and said it had no need to raise capital to meet tougher industry requirements. Chief executive Baudouin Prot, one of the few French bank chief executives to have kept his position throughout the financial crisis, said BNP would outdo archrival Societe Generale under the new rules with a core Tier 1 ratio "better" than 7.5 per cent by January 2013." from South China Morning Post

"Mr Prot's explanation for these dodged bullets is not his habit of reflection, or luck, but "professional management"." from The Economist

"He keeps a reassuringly tatty list of the telephone numbers of the top 100 managers in his wallet. The bank is mainly run by a tight-knit group of veterans from the original takeover. The executive suite looks like the set of a costume drama but the top brass still gather there and banter - the nearest you can get to a water-cooler moment in a building in which Napoleon Bonaparte got married."