SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) – China Construction Bank (CCB) , posted a 20 percent rise in second-quarter profit as the world’s second-biggest lender by market value seeks to raise $11 billion to fuel growth restrained by a weak capital base.

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HONG KONG (Reuters) – China Construction Bank (CCB) , the country’s second-biggest lender, posted a 20 percent rise in second-quarter profit on loan expansion and a recovery in interest margins.

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ZURICH (Reuters) – Swatch Group, the world’s largest watchmaker, is aiming for another record year in 2011 as new products come on to the market in the coming months, the group’s new chairwoman was quoted as saying on Sunday.

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BEIJING (Reuters) – A 50-percent drop in China’s property prices will lead to a surge in bad real estate loans for Chinese lenders, a local newspaper reported, citing the results of the latest round of a Chinese bank stress test.

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