China's $54bn bank boost can't fix the balance-sheet rot
The capital injection aims to spur lending, but legacy bad debts and weak demand keep banks cautious. Here's what it means for credit growth.

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The capital injection aims to spur lending, but legacy bad debts and weak demand keep banks cautious. Here's what it means for credit growth.
Beijing's capital boost aims to strengthen financial institutions and mobilize market resources, but investors remain skeptical.
Beijing is front-loading 360 billion yuan into the financial system's biggest names to absorb bad-loan pressure and reignite credit growth.
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