Foreign queue lengthens outside China banks

Rumour mill grinds on as Temasek invests in CCB

There is seemingly no end to the list of foreign banks and investors eager to invest huge sums in China’s state-owned banks. The latest is Singapore government-funded private-equity fund Temasek Holdings, which confirmed persistent rumours that it would invest $1 billion in China Construction Bank’s forthcoming IPO as well as purchase additional existing shares. CCB had already announced a $3 billion investment from Bank of America.

Now the Hong Kong’s rumourmongers have started whispers about possible overseas investments in another government-controlled lender, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China.

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