Bank of China plans to set up $4.7b FOF to invest in tech innovations

Bank of China plans to set up $4.7b FOF to invest in tech innovations

Pedestrians walk along an elevated walkway as an electronic ticker displays stock figures in Pudong's Lujiazui Financial District in Shanghai, China, on Friday, Dec. 28, 2018. China announced plans to rein in the expansion of lending by the nation's regional banks to areas beyond their home bases, the latest step policy makers have taken to defend against financial risk in the world's second-biggest economy. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg

Bank of China, a state-owned commercial bank in China, plans to set up a 30-billion-yuan ($4.7 billion) fund of funds (FOF) to invest in technological innovations in the country.