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Exim Bank boosts green credit

The Export-Import Bank of China offered stronger credit support last year for the development of the green economy, amid China's drive to promote ecological progress and curb pollution. Outstanding loans extended by China Exim Bank for energy saving and environmentally friendly projects had amounted to 76.602 billion yuan ($11.69 billion) by the end of 2015, up 44.75 percent year on year, said Feng Chunping, a senior official at the bank.

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