SHANGHAI: China’s bank lending halved in February from January, the government said late Monday, amid worries over a near-default on a financial product structured by the risky trust sector.

Domestic banks extended 644.5 billion yuan ($105.0 billion) in new loans last month, up 24.5 billion yuan from the same month last year, the central bank said in a statement.

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