Chinese banks post slower profit growth

Published March 26, 2013 11:23am ET



HONG KONG (AP) — Two of China’s biggest state-owned banks reported their slowest profit growth in years amid an economic downturn and interest rate reforms.

Bank of China said Tuesday that profit grew 12 percent to 139.4 billion yuan ($22.4 billion). Agricultural Bank of China’s earnings rose 19 percent to 145 billion yuan.

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