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The IMF warns China on bank liabilities

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China’s banking vulnerabilities are primarily driven by the way some of the banks fund themselves. Instead of relying on stable customer deposits, many are relying on wholesale funding.
What does that mean? Basically, the smaller banks are using short-term borrowing from bigger banks ...