The Pakistani government is actively engaged in discussions with the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) and the Bank of China, seeking a combined loan of USD 600 million.
The hasty acquisition of Credit Suisse in March hindered UBS's plans to grow its fund management business in China, where corporations are only allowed to hold one majority stake and one minority stake in the industry.
Taking to Twitter, Pakistan Finance Minister Ishaq Dar announced, " Formalities completed [and] Chinese Bank, ICBC approved rollover of USD 1.3 billion facilities which has been repaid by Pakistan to ICBC in recent months."
Hong Kong, May 11 (ANI): China banks' profit revival falters as country's largest lenders get sucked into further support for ailing parts of the economy and struggling state-owned companies (bad debts), despite a broad recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.