CCB reports 106.5b yuan net profit in H1  

中國各大銀行半年報相繼發布 建行凈利超千億

中國各大銀行8月以來相繼進入半年報披露期，26日晚，中國建設銀行公布其2012年度上半年的經營情況：實現凈利潤1064.94億元(人民幣，下同)，較上年同期增長14.57%.

Beijing (CNS) – China Construction Bank (CCB) announced Sunday evening that its net profit increased 14.57 percent year on year to 106.49 billion yuan (16.8 billion US dollars) in the first half of 2012, in line with the earnings trend of all major banks in China.

CCB said in a report that its interest-bearing assets increased moderately, while expense control, risk management and exchange rates contributed to the increase in net profit.

Net profit from interest rose 23.98 billion yuan (3.8 billion US dollars) from a year earlier, the report said. Earnings from exchange rate change increased to 393.3 million US dollars in the same period.

The data also showed that the non-performing loan rate dropped 0.09 percentage points to 1 percent from the end of 2011. At the end of July, CCB's overseas assets amounted to 85.66 billion US dollars.

The bank's application to open branches in Taipei and San Francisco has also been approved by the China Banking Regulatory Commission and the board of directors.