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Six Chinese state-owned banks’ outlooks downgraded by rating agency

Downgrade indicates state’s reduced ability, not willingness, to provide ‘same level of extraordinary support’
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Fitch Ratings downgraded its outlook for six Chinese state-owned banks yesterday after it also cut its outlook for the country’s sovereign credit rating last week.

The outlook revision indicates “reduced ability to provide the same level of extraordinary support to these banks, although we believe the state’s propensity to support the banks remains intact”, the rating agency said. 

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Barbara Pianese is the Latin America editor at The Banker. She joined from Mergermarket, where she spent four years covering mergers and acquisitions across Europe with a focus on the consumer sector. She holds an MA in International and Diplomatic Affairs from the University of Bologna having studied in Brazil and France as well.
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