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BANK OF CHINA GROUP - AN EXPANDING GLOBAL NETWORK

Bank of China (BOC) is one of China’s largest state-controlled commercial banks.

Its businesses cover retail banking, commercial banking, investment banking, insurance,asset management and private banking to individual and corporate customers as well as financial institutions worldwide. Bank of China is one of the world’s largest banks by market capitalization.

A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION WITH A LONG HISTORY

Bank of China played an important role in China’s financial history.

It was established in 1912 as the central bank, international exchange bank and specialized foreign trade bank. Since then Bank of China started to expand its presence both in the domestic and overseas market. Its first overseas branches were established in London in 1929 and New York in 1936.

From then on, the Bank successively opened branches in global financial centers, and has built up its network in 29 countries and regions.

In 2008, Bank of China (Suisse) SA was set up as the Swiss Bank of the Bank of China Group.

A CONTINUED EXPANSION OVERSEAS

Today, Bank of China has more than 10’000 domestic operations and over 60 overseas operations. The award winning Bank of China is now also the largest asset management and private banking institution in the world in terms of market capitalization.

Bank of China has built up a strong and powerful brand dedicated to offering customers a full range of high-quality asset management and private banking services.

THE BANKING PARTNER OF THE BEIJING 2008 OLYMPIC GAMES

With its international banking standards, its strong corporate culture, recognized brand and well established market position, Bank of China was the official banking partner of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

THE LOGO

Truly timeless, the logo represents one of the most ancient minted coins ever discovered with a representation of China and the unique harmony between the Sky (round shape of the logo) and the Earth (square shape of the logo).

It is also linked with entrepreneurship and innovation as the Bank of China was the first bank to expand into overseas markets, the first to issue a credit card, the first to develop the non-deliverable futures market in Renminbi and the first to provide telephone banking in China.

With wide recognition from peers, customers, and the media, Bank of China is perceived as commanding a higher level of influence relative to their direct competitors in China.

The Bank of China Group has the ambition to be recognized as one of the world’s best and safest Global Banking Group.