Bank of China's IPO tempts investors eager to tap China growth despite risks


SHANGHAI, China (AP): Bank of China's US$9.7 billion initial public offering, the latest in Beijing's parade of attractions, has drawn keen interest among stock market investors hoping to buy into China's rip-roaring growth despite the risks. 

The IPO, the world's biggest in six years, brings to the international market China's second largest and its oldest bank, and one that like its peers is still contending with a legacy of lending scandals and bad debts. 

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