China fund keen on more bank stakes

Nov 9, 2005

International investment and more private equity deals are in the works, says the chairman of the Social Security Fund.

Xiang Huaicheng, chairman of the National Council for Social Security Fund in Beijing, says the Rmb192 billion ($23.7 billion) fund is interested in taking stakes in state-owned commercial banks such as ICBC or China Construction Bank. He also says the SSF is close to making its first investments into overseas markets.

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