The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (SHA:601398), or ICBC, turned out to be the best performer among the 14 entities with a bottom-line of CNY100bn for January to September.
During the nine-month period, the banks' assets improved, according to their financial reports for the third quarter of the year.
In addition, the non-performing loans (NPLs) ratio of ICBC, China Construction Bank (HKG:0939) and China Minsheng Banking Corp (SHA:600016) fell to a respective 1.68%, 1.57% and 0.82% as at end September from 1.81%, 1.71% and 0.86% on 30 June, 2009, according to data of Beijing Times.
According to Guotai Junan Securities' senior banking analyst Wu Yonggang, the banks will enjoy a higher improvement in their performance in the last quarter of the year, bringing the 14 listed banks' annual growth rate to some 18%.
Overall, the country's banking sector is expected to register an annual growth of between 15% and 20% in the fourth quarter, which is seen to further rise in 2010, TX Investment Consulting chief financial analyst Shi Lei said.
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