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Regulator tells banks to halt lending to US-sanctioned refiners

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China's financial regulator (NFRA) has reportedly told major state banks to pause new loans to five US-sanctioned refiners while they review exposure (Bloomberg). Some context: The US Treasury blacklisted Hengli Petrochemcial and four other Chinese refiners in late April over their Iranian oil purch...