On September 24, a financial news update reported that the Gansu Regulatory Bureau of the National Financial Regulatory Administration issued approvals permitting the opening of 359 branches of Gansu Rural Commercial Bank Co., Ltd.

The approvals cover 75 branches including the Yuzhong Sub-branch, 87 branches including the Wuwei Central Sub-branch, 102 branches including the Tianshui Central Sub-branch, and 95 branches including the Qingyang Central Sub-branch.