One of China 's biggest banks is planning to make the country 's biggest foreign bank acquisition . He said CCB had Rmb100bn ( $ 15.8bn ) of capital available to acquire a whole bank or , at a minimum , to buy a stake of 30-50 per cent in a larger entity . Score: 6 China Construction Bank could spend as much as $ 15B for `` the right choice '' Wang would not name targets but UK , Germany or France banks are attractive . Analysts have predicted that Chinese groups could swoop on comparatively cheap western rivals .
One of China 's biggest banks is planning to make the country 's biggest foreign bank acquisition . Score: 6 China Construction Bank could spend as much as $ 15B for `` the right choice '' Wang would not name targets but UK , Germany or France banks are attractive . Analysts have predicted that Chinese groups could swoop on comparatively cheap western rivals .