Monday, June 8, 2009

CapitaLand gets $3.7 bln credit lines from China banks 08 Jun 2009 08:22

SINGAPORE, June 8 (Reuters) - CapitaLand <CATL.SI>, Southeast Asia's biggest developer, said on Monday it has arranged for credit lines of up to 25 billion yuan ($3.7 billion) from two major Chinese banks to fund its China projects.

Bank of China <3988.HK> <601988.SS> and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China <1398.HK> <601398.SS> will provide the loans to the Singapore developer.

CapitaLand also said on Monday it "soft launched" a retail mall in Beijing on June 5 and that it will build a integrated development in Ningbo City called Raffles City Ningo that will comprise a mall, offices and serviced residences.

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