ChinaÆs bonsai banks say itÆs all about size

Mar 12, 2003

Municipal lender Bank of Shanghai''s attempt to expand into a neighbouring city challenges the bank sectorÆs status quo.

China's city commercial banks, nicknamed 'bonsai banks' for the government prohibition on setting up branches outside their native cities, are kicking up a fuss. They want to grow.

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