BoC to issue $7b in shares in HK

17 March 2010
Bank of China (BoC) (3988.HK, 601988.SHA) is close to issuing a US$7 billion share offering in Hong Kong to bolster balance sheets strained by loan growth, the Financial Times reported.  more...

BofA looking to expand in China

15 March 2010
Bank of America (BofA) (BAC.NYSE) will seek regulatory approval from China to expand operations, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing anonymous sources.  more...

BoC seeks to boost foreign business organically, not through M&A

12 March 2010
The chairman of Bank of China (3988.HK, 601988.SH) said the lender wants to grow aggressively overseas but doesn’t plan on making any acquisitions, the Wall Street Journal reported.  more...

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