Fiqures 2.1 Structure of Financial Institutions in China, May 2007 2.2 Structure of the Nonfinancial Business Sectors Liabilities 2.3 Asset Distribution of Deposit-Taking Institutions, March 2007 2.4 Changes in the Real GDP Growth and CPI 2.5 Share of SOEs in Industrial Production and Employment 8 2.6 Outline of the Banking-System Reform in China 2. 7 The Money Supply(M2 base) and Its Ratio to the gDP 11 3.1 Changes in Balance Sheets of AMCs, PBC, and SOCBs as to NPL Disposal During 1999-2000 3.3 Trend of Oficial Foreign Exchange Reserves in AT CBs 3. 2 Changes in Balance Sheets of SAFE, Huijin, and SO 3.4 Number of Branches and Employees of SOCBs 3.5 Trend of Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Index 4. 1 NPL Ratios of Major Commercial Banks 5.1 Amount of NPLs and NPL Ratio at Major Commercial Banks..... 5.2 Movement of RMB Exchange Rate to U.S. Dollarsvii Figures 2.1 Structure of Financial Institutions in China, May 2007 ...................................... 4 2.2 Structure of the Nonfinancial Business Sectors’ Liabilities.................................... 5 2.3 Asset Distribution of Deposit-Taking Institutions, March 2007 ............................. 5 2.4 Changes in the Real GDP Growth and CPI .................................................... 7 2.5 Share of SOEs in Industrial Production and Employment .................................... 8 2.6 Outline of the Banking-System Reform in China.............................................. 9 2.7 The Money Supply (M2 base) and Its Ratio to the GDP ..................................... 11 3.1 Changes in Balance Sheets of AMCs, PBC, and SOCBs as to NPL Disposal During 1999–2000..................................................................... 21 3.2 Changes in Balance Sheets of SAFE, Huijin, and SOCBs ................................... 29 3.3 Trend of Official Foreign Exchange Reserves in Asia ......................................... 31 3.4 Number of Branches and Employees of SOCBs .............................................. 38 3.5 Trend of Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Index ........................................ 39 4.1 NPL Ratios of Major Commercial Banks ...................................................... 45 5.1 Amount of NPLs and NPL Ratio at Major Commercial Banks............................. 52 5.2 Movement of RMB Exchange Rate to U.S. Dollars........................................... 61