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<Research>Citi Expects CN Banks' Earnings to be Flattish YoY in 1H25
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Citi released a report predicting that the covered Chinese banks will see a reduced revenue decline in 1H25, with a projected YoY downfall of 0.1%. This was due to a smaller NIM compression and alleviated pressure on trading gain in 1H25, as the 10-year China treasury bond yield was expected to drop to 1.65% by the end of 2Q25.

In alignment, the pressure on earnings is likely to ease sequentially, with earnings expected to remain flat YoY in 1H25, improving from a 1.3% YoY decline in 1Q25. The broker assumed that the better-than-expected macro conditions in 2Q25 may entice banks to maintain counter-cyclical provisioning practices to preserve a larger earnings buffer and make room for more provision releases expected in 2H25.

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Among major SOE banks, ABC (01288.HK) and BANKCOMM (03328.HK) are likely to achieve faster profit growth than peers in 2Q25; ICBC (01398.HK), PU DEV BANK (600000.SH), and BANK OF BJ (601169.SH) are expected to report 2Q25 results beating street consensus. Conversely, CM BANK (03968.HK) may underperform expectations.
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