The figure accounted for more than 70 percent of the bank's total loan as it serves around 240,000 private firms, said Zheng Wanchun, president of the bank.
Medium and long-term loans to private firms reached nearly 800 billion yuan in the first three quarters, up 20 percent year on year.
Newly added loans to private companies in the strategic and emerging sectors went up 60 percent in the period, according to Zheng.
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