China Finance Announces New Agreements with China Construction Bank
05 September 2008 - 3:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
NEW YORK and SHENZHEN, China, Sept. 5 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- China
Finance, Inc. (OTC:CHFI) (BULLETIN BOARD: CHFI) , a provider of
financial support and services for China's large and rapidly
expanding class of small and medium enterprises ("SMEs"), today
announced that China Finance's wholly-owned operating subsidiary,
Shenzhen Hua Yin Guaranty and Investment Limited Liability
Corporation ("SHY") has entered into a Memo of Bank-Guaranty
Cooperation and a Guaranty Cooperation Agreement with China
Construction Bank, Shenzhen Branch ("CCB") on September 1, 2008.
These agreements allow SHY to act as loan guarantor on loans from
CCB, one of the largest financial institutions in China with over
13,000 branches, to SMEs on more favorable terms than many other
companies. China Finance's management believes that SHY's new
relationship with CCB will allow SHY to expand the geographic
region where it provides its loan guarantee services. The
agreements will permit SHY to act as a loan guarantor for loans
from CCB to SMEs while depositing only 20% of the loan amount with
CCB as a security deposit. The agreements further allow security
deposits to be made using domestic or foreign currency, which
allows SHY to have more flexibility to react to changing exchange
rates. SHY's new relationship with CCB as a result of the
agreements gives it the status as a Cooperative Guarantee
Institution of CCB, which means that CCB will be more likely to
make introductions for SHY to serve as a loan guarantor. SHY
expects its new relationship with CCB to help expand the company's
loan guarantee services throughout the People's Republic of China,
beyond the Chu Chiang Delta Area (including Guangxi, Guangdong,
Hainan and Fujian) where the company's efforts are currently
centered. SHY has previously benefited from its close relationship
with China Industrial and Commercial Bank and expects that its new
relationship with CCB will allow for expansion of the loan
guarantee segment of its business. Ms. Ann Yu, CEO of China
Finance, Inc. said, "China Construction Bank will be another
important cooperative partner for us, and we expect this new
relationship to help us expand the reach of our loan guarantee
business." ABOUT CHINA FINANCE, INC. China Finance, Inc. provides
financial support and services - primarily in the form of surety
guarantees, loan guarantees, or short-term loans - to privately
owned SMEs when they seek access to capital or to be acquired by a
United States reporting company. China Finance provides its
services through SHY, which is located in the financial district of
Shenzhen, China. ABOUT CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK For more information
about CCB visit their website at:
http://www.ccb.com/portal/en/home/index.html . SAFE HARBOR FOR
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS The foregoing contains forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. Statements relating to expected operating
results and future performance, as well as future events and
developments, are forward-looking statements and are not historical
in nature. Generally, the words "looking forward", "believe",
"expect", "intend", "estimate", "anticipate", "likely", "project",
"may", "will" and similar expressions identify forward-looking
statements. The company warns that any forward-looking statements
in this release involve numerous risks and uncertainties related to
the consummation of the transaction. If these risks and
uncertainties occur, or if our underlying assumptions prove
inaccurate, our actual results could differ materially. You are
urged to consider all such risks and uncertainties, and to review
the risk factors and financial information about the company
available in the company's registration statement on Form N-2, and
the company's Annual and Semi-Annual Reports and other regulatory
filings accessible on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov/ . In
light of the uncertainty inherent in forward-looking statements,
you should not consider their inclusion to be a representation that
such forward-looking matters will be achieved. Moreover, pursuant
to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, such
statements speak only as of the date they were made, and the
company undertakes no obligation to update publicly any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of future events,
new information or otherwise. DATASOURCE: China Finance, Inc.
CONTACT: Wei Wei, China Finance, Inc. at +1-212-823-0534 or Web
site: http://www.chinafinanceinc.com/
http://www.ccb.com/portal/en/home/index.html
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