Taiwan's Cathay Fin could invest in Chinese banks -exec

TAIPEI Nov 26 (Reuters) - Cathay Financial (2882.TW), Taiwan's top listed financial holding firm, could invest in or establish tie-ups with Chinese banks when regulations allow, an executive said on Thursday.

"We are considering all possibilities when we enter the Chinese market," president Chen Tsu-pei told Reuters on the sidelines of a company event. "Investing in a Chinese bank or forming a tie-up is among those we're thinking about."

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