Bank of China, the country's largest foreign-exchange bank, said that its net profit climbed 12% on-year in 2012, higher than analyst expectations. 2012 net profit at Agricultural Bank of China, China's largest rural lender by assets, came out a touch lower than expectations.

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China's sixth-largest bank by assets and its largest credit-card issuer.

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China Construction Bank, the country's second largest bank by market value, will be the club's first deal with a Chinese financial institution.

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On April 6th China Construction Bank, the country's third-largest lender, reported its results for 2005.

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Traditionally China's foreign-exchange and trade bank, it still has the largest presence abroad.

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True, Agricultural Bank achieved the world's largest initial public offering just last month, and on August 18th China Everbright Bank, another lender, enjoyed a strong debut in Shanghai.

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Now that Google's license to operate in China has been renewed, the investment bank expects some advertisers to return to the world's largest search engine.

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It is by all relevant measures the largest bank in China and the Chinese banking market is even hotter than the country's economy.

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