China Loan-Loss Reserves Would Hurt Mid-Sized Banks, Morgan Stanley Says

Reports that China’s banking regulator will require banks to increase loan loss reserves will be negative for the nation’s mid-sized banks, according to Morgan Stanley.

The effects would be negative due to a combination of lower loan loss reserves as a percentage of total loans and lower profitability on pre-provision operating lines, Morgan Stanley said.

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