Chinese government rolls over $ 30 bn of bonds related to bailout of China Cons. Bank

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  1. The Chinese government has extended the maturity of bonds used to bail out one of the country’s largest banks in an accounting move that further delays resolution of China’s decade-long banking crisis. China Construction Bank, the world’s second-largest bank by market cap, said on Tuesday the finance ministry had issued an order for Rmb247bn ($36bn) worth of 10-year bonds on its balance sheet to be rolled over for another 10 years. The move comes amid concerns about a new wave of bad loans emerging from a government-led lending binge this year.

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