Posted on 01/06/2004 10:30:43 PM PST by July 4th
Edited on 04/29/2004 2:03:39 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
SHANGHAI, China (Reuters) - Citibank and HSBC Holdings PLC, the world's second-biggest bank by market value, have become the first foreign banks to win approval to issue credit cards in China, state media said Thursday.
Bank executives were not immediately available for comment, nor were officials at the China Banking Regulatory Commission.
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