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Bank of China Co., Ltd.
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Native name
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中国银行股份有限公司 |
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Public company |
| Traded as |
SSE: 601988 (A share)
SEHK: 3988 (H share)
OTC Pink: BACHY |
| ISIN |
CNE1000001Z5 |
| Industry |
Banking
Financial services |
| Founded |
Beijing, China
(1912; 105 years ago) |
| Headquarters |
Beijing, China |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
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Key people
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Chen Siqing, CEO
Tian Guoli, President and Chairman of the board |
| Products |
Credit cards, consumer banking, corporate banking, finance and insurance, investment banking, mortgage loans, private banking, private equity, savings, Securities, asset management, wealth management |
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CN¥407.51 billion (2013)[1] |
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CN¥211.68 billion (2013)[1] |
| Total assets |
CN¥16.793 trillion (2013) [1] |
| Owner |
Government of China |
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Number of employees
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310,042 (2016)[2] |
| Website |
www.boc.cn (Chinese) |
Bank of China (
simplified Chinese:
中国银行;
traditional Chinese:
中國銀行;
pinyin:
Zhōngguó Yínháng; often abbreviated as 中銀 (in Hong Kong) or 中行 (in mainland)) is one of the 5 biggest state-owned commercial
banks in
China.
It was founded in 1912 by the Republican government to replace the
Imperial Bank of China.
It is the oldest bank in mainland China still in existence. From its
establishment until 1942, it issued banknotes on behalf of the
Government along with the "Big Four" banks of the period: the
Farmers Bank of China,
Bank of Communications and
Central Bank of the Republic of China. Its headquarters are in
Xicheng District,
Beijing.
[3]
As of 31 December 2009, it was the second largest lender in China
overall, and the 5th largest bank in the world by market capitalization
value.
[4]
History
Bank of China Headquarters,
Beijing, China. Architecture by
I. M. Pei.