Eight Chinese central financial enterprises, including Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), unveiled capital increase plans on Sunday to replenish their core Tier-1 capital. The plans total 360 billion yuan ($53.6 billion), which will help further strengthen their steady operating capacity, risk resistance capacity and ability to serve the real economy, the Xinhua News Agency reported.

BEIJING: China's finance ministry will lead a combined $54 billion in capital injections into state-owned insurers and banks, the companies said on Sunday, in a coordinated push…

Capital boost strengthens buffers of financial institutions, but stronger fiscal support is needed to reignite credit demand, observers say.