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Bank of China considers loans for Chinalco's Rio bid

Wed Mar 4, 2009 10:05pm EST

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BEIJING, March 5 (Reuters) - Bank of China (3988.HK)(601988.SS), China's biggest foreign exchange lender, will consider loans to back Chinalco's near $20 billion deal with miner Rio Tinto (RIO.L)(RIO.AX).

Bank president Li Lihui made the comments on the sidelines of the National People's Congress meeting in Beijing, but did not disclose additional details.



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