Rural banks in China's eastern city of Yancheng stacked piles of
cash in plain view behind teller windows to calm depositors queuing at
bank branches for a third straight day on Wednesday following rumors
that they had run out of cash.
According to residents of Sheyang county, which includes Yancheng, panic began on Monday with a rumor that a branch of one local bank turned down a customer's request for a 200,000 yuan withdrawal.
Banks declined to comment and Reuters was unable to verify the rumor.
The affected institutions are tiny compared with the scale of China's financial sector, and the rush for cash appears to be an isolated incident so far.
According to residents of Sheyang county, which includes Yancheng, panic began on Monday with a rumor that a branch of one local bank turned down a customer's request for a 200,000 yuan withdrawal.
Banks declined to comment and Reuters was unable to verify the rumor.
The affected institutions are tiny compared with the scale of China's financial sector, and the rush for cash appears to be an isolated incident so far.
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