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Construction bank seeks listing by year-end
(Xinhuanet)
Updated: 2005-04-29 14:09
China Construction Bank (CCB) is bracing to get itself listed on the stock
market by the end of 2005, said Guo Shuqing, head of the CCB board of directors.
Guo said in Beijing Thursday that go listing is of positive and profound
significance for his bank. Employing the fund-raising function of the capital
market, supervision and restraint function,introducing competition and
supervision mechanism, and alluring managerial experience and talents from
overseas will be crucial for modernizing commercial banks like CCB or is the
only option for the bank to transform.
The bank, currently contacting with potential strategic foreign investors, is
expected to carry out relevant probes, he noted.
Guo went on to say that his bank pledged to go in for in-depth reform,
including further improving company structure, establishing employees' incentive
system and promoting company's management level.
The bank reaped 17.29 billion yuan (US$2 billion) worth of pre-tax profits in
the first quarter of 2005, 8.64 billion yuan (US$1 billion) more than in the
same period last year.
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