Based on the initial statistics of China Banking Regulatory Commission, as of the end of June, 2008, the total assets of internal domestic and foreign currency of China banking financial institutions stood at RMB57.7t, up by 19.0% from the same period of last year. Among them, total assets of state-owned commercial banks, shareholding commercial banks, urban commercial banks and other financial institutions amounted to RMB30.1t, 8.1t, 3.6t and 16.0t, up by 13.9%, 25.7%, 23.1% and 25.3% respectively.
Total indebted amount of internal domestic and foreign currency of China banking financial institutions amounted to RMB54.4t, up by 18.4% from the same period of last year. Among them, total indebted amount of state-owned commercial banks, shareholding commercial banks, urban commercial banks and other financial institutions reached RMB28.4t, 7.7t, 3.4t and 14.9t, up by 13.7%, 25.2%, 21.6% and 24.0% respectively.