Banks' asset quality 'faces pressure'

Bad loan ratio rises, but risks still 'under control', PwC report shows

China's top 10 listed banks face downward pressure on asset quality in the current half-year, but the risks are under control, according to a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers International Ltd released on Tuesday.

PwC analyzed the first-half asset quality of the four major State-owned commercial banks and six joint-stock ones to develop its forecast for the second half.