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Bank of China, the first of China's Big Four banks to report half-year profits, also warned that international markets remained "sharply precarious".
BBC: Bank of China profits jump 30%
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China banks were down around 20 percent in the first half of the year, thanks in part to concerns over non-performing loans on the books of the big state owned banks lending to real estate builders.
FORBES: How The China Shorts Have Performed
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In addition, the People's Bank of China cut its reserve requirement ratio for large banks for the first time since December 2008, following a modest easing for small rural banks last month.
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