CCB Foreign Currency Exceeds US$5BThe outstanding forex deposits in China Construction Bank (CCB) as of end of August exceeded US$5 billion to be US$5.11 billion, US$1.06 billion more than last year's total, or up US$ 400 million over last year's same period, topping the big five commercial banks in China for a consecutive 8 years.CCB Beijing branch has launched telephone trading system for individual forex since its individual forex trading system was launched in July last year. Meanwhile, the bank opened 24-hour uninterrupted trading system in meeting the bulk forex trading in the capital market at night in China. CCB Zhejiang Branch firstly launched Spanish Peseta and Italian Lira deposit business. As of end of August, deposit increase in the branches of Guangdong, Zhejiang, Shanghai and Beijing exceeded US$100 million. |
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