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World Business Report: First broadcast 16/10/2023 14:32 GMT : Former Bank of China boss arrested on bribery charges

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Former Bank of China boss arrested on bribery charges

First broadcast 16/10/2023 14:32 GMT 

First broadcast 16/10/2023 14:32 GMT : Former Bank of China boss arrested on bribery charges

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Former Bank of China chairman arrested on suspicion of bribery and giving illegal loans

Former Bank of China chairman Liu Liange has been arrested on suspicion of bribery and giving illegal loans. He was chair from 2019-2023, resigning in March this year.

The former chairman of the Bank of China has been arrested on suspicion of bribery and giving illegal loans. Liu Liange, chairman of the state-owned bank from 2019 to 2023, had resigned from his position in March this year. The 62-year-old is one of the most senior bankers to be targeted in President Xi Jinping's anti-corruption probe into China's $60 trillion financial sector. As China's 'Belt and Road' infrastructure initiative approaches the 10-year point, we assess its global impact ahead of a forum being held in Beijing this week. Disney marks its 100th year. We take a look at the history of the US-based entertainment and streaming giant. (Picture: Liu Liange, Vice Chairman and President of Bank of China, attends the 11th Lujiazui Forum at Shangri-La Hotel on June 13, 2019 in Shanghai, China. Credit: Wu Jun/Visual China Group via Getty Images)

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