SHANGHAI: Three provincial branches of China’s banking regulator have told commercial banks to check their off-balance sheet risk in a move to contain the burgeoning “shadow loans” industry, four direct sources told Reuters.
This is the latest in a series of steps taken by the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) to reduce off-balance sheet risks, which includes a prohibition introduced in May against investing in bad loans through bank-issued wealth management products.
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