Agricultural Bank of China (ABC) posted solid gains in both revenues and profits for the first half of 2022.
The big state-owned lender saw operating revenues of 387.2 billion yuan in the first half, for year-on-year (YoY) growth of 5.9%, according to its mid-year report released on 29 August.
Net profits were 129 billion yuan, for YoY growth of 4.98%, while total assets breached 32 trillion yuan by the end of June.
In the first half of 2022 new lending by ABC reached a historic high for the period. New loans were 1.6 trillion yuan for YoY growth of 9.6%, bringing the lender’s renminbi loan balance to 18.3 trillion yuan in total.
Renminbi retail loans increased 366.6 billion yuan, for growth of 5.2%, while renminbi public loans increased by over 1 trillion yuan, for growth of 11.6%, bringing the total balance to over 10 billion yuan.
ABC’s non-performing loan ratio stood at 1.41% as of the end of June, for a decline of 0.02 percentage points compared to the start of the year. The overdue loan ratio was 1.00%, for a decline of 8 basis points, while the special mention loan ratio was 1.46%, for a decline of 2 baks points.
ABC’s provisions coverage ratio was 304.9% as of the end of the second half.
