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MOODY'S UPGRADES 7 CHINESE BANKS' LONG-TERM DEPOSIT AND DEBT RATINGS

Info-Prod Research (Middle East), July, 2007

Moody's Investors Service has today upgradedthe long-term deposit and debt ratings, from A2 to A1, for 7 Chinesebanks: Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Bank of China, ChinaConstruction Bank, Agricultural Bank of China, China Development Bank,Export-Import Bank of China and HSBC Bank (China) Company.

The actionfollows Moody's earlier decision to upgrade both China's long-termforeign currency sovereign rating and the ceiling for foreign currencybank deposit rating from A2 to A1. The upgrade of the 4 state-controlled commercial banks includingIndustrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), Bank of China (BOC),China Construction Bank (CCB) and Agricultural Bank of China (ABC),reflects Moody's view that the government is likely to maintain majoritycontrol and continue to...

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