China Merchants Bank (CMB) said its unaudited net profit for the first half of this year would more than double compared with 6.12 billion yuan ($886.96 million) in the first half of 2007.

• 招商银行发布的2008年中期业绩预增公告表明，2008年上半年待审核净利润较上年同期增长100%25以上，而上年同期净利润为61.；2亿元。