CHINA> National
Four banks to lend Chinalco US$21B to fund Rio Tinto deal
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-03-27 23:14

 BEIJING - Four Chinese banks, including the Bank of China (BOC), have signed agreements to provide US$21 billion worth syndicated loans to the Aluminum Corporation of China (Chinalco) to support its bid for Rio Tinto, the BOC announced Friday.