PHOTO: AFP/EAST NEWS A woman walks past a god of fortune figurine displayed for the coming Lunar New Year celebrations in Beijing on February 1, 2010. Rampant bank lending could threaten the stability of Chinese financial institutions, the OECD said in its annual report that urged more market reforms to help reduce such risks. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development said that Beijing's policies had helped shield the country from the world slowdown but added excess government controls were a problem, identifying the recent surge in new bank lending as a key problem facing the China's economy and financial system. AFP PHOTO/Frederic J. BROWN