China's Mega Banks Hit by Margin Squeeze Amid Bad Loan Pressure.

CHINA Merchants Bank Co. Ltd.; LOANS; SPREAD (Finance); REAL estate business; MORTGAGE loans; CENTRAL banking industry; NONPERFORMING loans; MORTGAGE banks; BANK profits

Keywords: 1288@HK; 3328@HK; 600036@CH; 601398@CH; 939@HK; ALLTOP; ASIA; ASIATOP; BNK; BON; BUSINESS; CHINA; COS; FIN; GOV; INDUSTRIES; MARKETS; REL; WORLD; WWTOP; WWTOPAS EN 1288@HK 3328@HK 600036@CH 601398@CH 939@HK ALLTOP ASIA ASIATOP BNK BON BUSINESS CHINA COS FIN GOV INDUSTRIES MARKETS REL WORLD WWTOP WWTOPAS China's biggest banks, including Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., reported slowing earnings growth and eroding margins after being enlisted by Beijing to help stave off a deeper slump in the world's second-biggest economy. Bank of Communications Co. last week reported a 79% jump in non-performing property loans for the first half while China Merchants Bank Co. saw its non-performing loans to real estate double. [Extracted from the article]

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