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China CITIC Bank
中信银行
Company typePublic
IndustryBanking
FoundedApril 1987
Headquarters
Beijing, Hong Kong
,
China
Area served
People's Republic of China
Key people
Zhu Hexin, Chairman Fang Heying, President
RevenueUS$28.98 billion
US$8.63 billion
Total assetsUS$1.265 trillion
OwnerCITIC Group
Number of employees
59,258 (2021)
ParentCITIC Limited
Websiteciticbank.com
China CITIC Bank
Simplified Chinese中信银行
Traditional Chinese中信銀行

China CITIC Bank is a major commercial bank in China, under CITIC Group.

Established in 1987, it is a nationally comprehensive and internationally oriented commercial bank. The bank operates in Hong Kong, Macau, New York, Los Angeles, Singapore and London, and maintains a strong foothold on the mainland banking industry. The bank operates 163 branches in the mainland, and 1,252 sub-branches, located in economically developed regions of China.[1] In total, there are 1,415 branch offices in China, as of Q4 2021.

History

Origins

In 1984, the chairman of CITIC group at the time, Rong Yiren (荣毅仁), requested that the Chinese government create a banking division under his company, to fully embody the needs for foreign exchange. This move was approved by the People's Bank of China, and a banking division was created under CITIC group in April 1985. At this point, the bank was based on the original finance department, expanding its operations regarding external financing, foreign exchange transactions, loans, international settlement, finance leases and deposits. In April 1987, the bank was formally established as a separate legal entity, following approval from the People's Bank of China and the State Council of China.[2]

2000–present

China CITIC Bank's businesses flourished in the first decade of the 21st century.[citation needed] In July 2000, CITIC bank became the first bank in China to be certified by the China Financial Certificate Authority for online banking. In July 2002, the bank improved its international standing by ranking 291st on the "Top 1000 World Banks" list released by The Banker magazine of the United Kingdom, ranking within the top 300 for the first time.[citation needed] In November 2006, the bank welcomed its first major foreign investment, when BBVA, the second largest bank in Spain, became a major shareholder.[3] This move established a co-operative relationship. On 27 April 2007, China CITIC Bank was listed on the Hong Kong and Shanghai stock exchanges.

In May 2017 the A share of the company was removed from the constituents of SSE 50 Index; it remained in SSE 180 Index.[4]

Banking achievements and facts

Bank services

Being a local commercial bank, China CITIC bank currently offers a large range of services, including:

Personal finance Retailing banking, credit card, band card services, wealth management, private banking, savings, personal loans, financial services abroad and electronic banking services.

Corporate banking Financial organization services, international business, investment banking, supply chain financing, account settlement, financing services for small enterprises, trading services, cash management, asset management, international settlement and trade financing, capital market business, including foreign exchange businesses, bond businesses, trading of financing and derivative products, financial service platforms and financial solutions.

References

  1. ^ China CITIC Bank: Intro Archived 3 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine China CITIC Bank Official Introduction
  2. ^ CITIC Bank Introduction Archived 22 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine 51Credit.com (Chinese)
  3. ^ China CITIC Bank Intro Sina Finance (Chinese)
  4. ^ 沪深300、上证50和中证500等指数2017年第一次定期调整样本股 (Press release) (in Chinese (China)). Shanghai Stock Exchange. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
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