The big four also the world largest in term of total assets base on 2018 S&P Global Market Intelligence report . FYI, DBS rank 71th with total asset of approx. USD$388 Billion.
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“In December 2017, the International Monetary Fund published the results of a stress test, which looked at the performance of China’s banking sector. It found that 27 out of the 33 Chinese banks it assessed would not meet capital requirements in the event of a major shock. The six banks that did meet the requirements included all of China’s big four banks – ICBC, Agricultural Bank of China, China Construction Bank, and Bank of China.”
Numerous report or analysis on problems face by Chinese banking , ranging from bad debts , asset quality , liquidity and capital adequacy.
Chinese banks have reported an increase in bad debts and a decline in capital adequacy ratio in the second quarter,
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