Banks in China

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• Agricultural Bank of China (ABC) – One of the largest banks in China with total assets of over $1.77 trillion as of June 2011. It specializes in providing services to agricultural, industrial, commercial, and transportation enterprises in rural areas. ABC serves over 320 million customers.
• Bank of China (BOC) – One of China’s four state-owned commercial banks. The Bank provides personal, business and corporate banking and financial markets services. As of September 30, 2011, it had total assets of US$1.83 trillion.
• Bank of Communications (BoCom) was founded in 1908 and is one of the four oldest banks in China. The company has over 130 domestic branches and more than 2,600 operating locations across the country. Apart from Hong Kong, BoCom maintains overseas branches in New York, Tokyo, Singapore and representative offices in London and Frankfurt.
• China Construction Bank (CCB) – One of the big four banks in China. CCB operates over 13,600 domestic branches, and maintains overseas branches in Hong Kong, Singapore, Frankfurt, Johannesburg, Tokyo, Seoul, Sydney and Moscow. As of  20 January 2012, the market capitalisation of CCB reached approximately US$196 billion.
• China CITIC Bank – A Chinese government owned bank headquartered in Beijing. It was founded in 1987 and operates as a subsidiary of China International Trust and Investment Corporation (CITIC). As of December 31, 2010, the Bank had total assets of US$315.59 billion.
• China Development Bank (CDB) provides financing for national projects such as infrastructure, basic industries, energy and transportation. The Bank was established in 1994 and is headquartered in Beijing. As of December 2011, CDB had total assets of over RMB6 trillion (US$952 billion).
• China Everbright Bank – A nationwide joint-stock commercial bank with over 600 local branches and one representative office in Hong Kong. As of the end of 2010, the Bank had total assets of RMB1.48 trillion. The company was established in August 1992 and is based in Beijing.
• China Merchants Bank (CMB) – CMB is China’s first joint-stock commercial bank and the first bank to attend the national experiment for the promotion of China’s banking industry reform driven by endeavors from outside the government. CMB is also the first Chinese commercial bank that provides private banking services, earning it the title ‘Best Private Bank of China’. Currently, CMB has about 90 branches and 770 sub-branches in 96 cities and 1 wholly-owned subsidiary in China — CMB Financial Leasing.
• China Minsheng Banking Corporation (CMBC) – The first national joint-stock commercial bank with shares mainly from non-public enterprise. The company provides a wide range of personal and commercial banking products and services. CMBC has over 500 branches and banking outlets throughout the country as well as 1 representative office in Hong Kong. The Bank was established on January 12, 1996 and is based in Beijing.
• Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) – The largest bank in the country by assets and is one of China's "Big Four" state-owned commercial banks. The Chinese government owns about 70% of ICBC. As of June 2011, ICBC had total assets of over US$2.3 trillion.
• HSBC Bank China – The largest foreign bank in terms of network in China with more than 145 outlets.
• Hua Xia Bank – A state-controlled publicly traded bank established in 1992. With over 10,000 employees, the Bank operates more than 320 branches across China.
• Postal Savings Bank of China (PSBC) – One of the largest commercial banks in the country. PSBC serves more than 400 million customers through a network of over 39,000 branches across China. PSBC is a 100% subsidiary of China Post Group.

Top Banks in China