Bank of China is one of China’s four state-owned commercial
banks. Its businesses cover commercial banking, investment
banking and insurance. Members of the group include
BOC Hong Kong, BOC International, BOCG Insurance and
other financial institutions. Bank of China provides
a comprehensive range of high-quality financial services
to individual and corporate customers as well as financial
institutions worldwide. In terms of tier one capital,
it ranked 18th among the world’s top 1,000 banks by
The Banker magazine in 2005.
Bank of China is mainly engaged in commercial banking,
including corporate and retail banking, treasury business
and financial institutions banking. As a Chinese financial
institution with a history of almost a hundred years,
Bank of China is well known for its continuous business
innovations, introducing many brand new products and
services in the domestic banking industry, while paying
regard to the need for prudence in its operations. It
is widely recognized and commended by its peers and
customers in international settlement, foreign exchange,
trade finance, etc.
On July 14, 2004, Bank of China became the sole banking
partner of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Bank of China
will offer efficient and quality financial services
to domestic and foreign customers. It will promote the
Olympic spirits and contribute to the success of this
magnificent sports event, thereby improving its corporate
image and its value to the community.
Bank of China has received wide recognition from its
peers, customers and authoritative media for the credit
and performance it achieved in past years. It has been
awarded “Best Bank in China” and “Best Domestic Bank
in China” by Euromoney for eight times; it has been
included in the Fortune Global 500 for 16 consecutive
years; in addition, it was awarded “Best Domestic Bank
in China” by The Asset, awarded “Best Trade Finance
Bank in China” and “Best Foreign Exchange Bank in China”
by Global Finance, and awarded “the Top 10 Product Service
Enterprises in China” by Far Eastern Economic Review;
since BOC Hong Kong was restructured and listed in the
Hong Kong stock market, it has been the winner of many
significant awards, including “Best IPO Investor Relation
Award” issued by the Investor Relations Magazine and
“ Best Transactions” and “Best Privatization Award”
issued by Asian Finance.
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