Bankers long for ‘mini-crisis’ as loan margins plummet

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Bankers long for ‘mini-crisis’ as loan margins plummet

Painfully low margins on recent loans have led to bankers blaming Chinese lenders for being far too aggressive and driving down pricing. But there is no respite coming their way. While bankers feel helpless about the direction in which pricing is moving, they say that their only solution is to ride out the storm until prices rebound, writes Rashmi Kumar.

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