Short-Term Bank Borrowings
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Short-Term Bank Borrowings [Abstract]  
SHORT-TERM BANK BORROWINGS
SHORT-TERM BANK BORROWINGS

As of March 31, 2014, short−term bank borrowings outstanding carried a weighted average interest rate of 6.21% (2013: 6.17%) for bank loans in RMB; and a weighted average interest rate of 2.63% (2013: 3.36%) for bank loans in USD, and had maturity terms ranging from two to twelve months and interest rates ranging from 1.0% to 6.72% (2013: 1.0% to 6.72%).
 
Short-term bank borrowings consist of the following:
 
   
March 31, 2014
   
December 31, 2013
 
   
SHORT-TERM BANK BORROWINGS
   
PLEDGED
BANK DEPOSITS
   
SHORT-TERM BANK BORROWINGS
   
PLEDGED
BANK DEPOSITS
 
    ($’000)     ($’000)     ($’000)     ($’000)  
   
(Unaudited)
   
(Unaudited)
                 
                                 
China Construction Bank
  $ 143,501     $ 97,794     $ 102,995     $ 43,000  
Shanghai Pudong Development Bank
    36,940       23,874       32,529       9,000  
Agricultural Bank of China
    56,404       10,811       32,770       20,000  
Pingan Bank
    32,358       33,379       21,635       23,000  
Bank of Ningbo
    21,967       7,867       30,052       1,000  
Bank of Communication
    27,741       8,607       24,416       3,000  
Bank of China
    187,570       98,105       137,309       78,000  
China Merchant Bank
    36,240       18,153       33,249       23,000  
Ningbo Commerce Bank
    4,992       -       4,990       5,000  
China Guangfa Bank
    4,493     $ 4,538       4,491     $ 5,000  
Bank deposits pledged for bills payable   $ -       124,955     $ -       126,363  
                                 
Total
  $ 552,206     $ 428,084     $ 424,436     $ 336,363  
 
Among the Group's short-term borrowings, as of March 31, 2014, $236 million was guaranteed by related party and third-party entities and individuals, and $13 million was collateralized by the Group’s land, buildings and equipment with a carrying amount of $102 million.