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Bank of China Limited (; 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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=CSR Report of Bank of China ).〕 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.〔(ft.com: "Global 500 December 2009 - Market values and prices at 31 December 2009" )〕 As of 30 June 2015, it has the third highest proportion of interest payable of Chinese companies.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://chinastockfacts.com/data/INT_PAYABLE.php )〕 ==History== The Bank of China's history began in 1905, when the Qing government established Daqing Hubu Bank〔The term ''Hubu'' (Chinese: 户部, pinyin: ''Hùbù'', Wade-Giles: ''Hu-pu'') referred to a central government ministry under the Qing imperial regime responsible for finances. See :zh:户部.〕 (in (中国語:大清户部銀行)) in Beijing, which was in 1908 renamed to Daqing Bank (in (中国語:大清銀行)). When the Republic of China was established in 1912, it was further renamed as Bank of China by President Sun Yat-sen's government, adding a new role of the central bank.〔("Bank of China" ) ''Baidu Encyclopedia'' (in Chinese)〕 After the Chinese Civil War ended in 1949, the Bank of China effectively split into two operations. Part of the bank relocated to Taiwan with the Kuomintang (KMT) government. It was privatised in 1971 to become the International Commercial Bank of China (中國國際商業銀行). It has subsequently merged with the Taiwan Bank of Communications (Chiao Tung Bank, 交通銀行) to become the Mega International Commercial Bank (兆豐國際商業銀行). The Mainland operation is the current entity known as the Bank of China. It is the second largest lender in China overall, and the fifth largest bank in the world by market capitalization value.〔 Once 100% owned by the central government, via China Central Huijin and National Council for Social Security Fund (SSF), an Initial public offering (IPO) of its shares took place in June 2006, the free float is at present over 26%. In the ''Forbes'' Global 2000 it ranked as the 21st-largest company in the world. It is the most international of China's banks, with branches on every inhabited continent. Outside of mainland China, BOC also operates in 27 countries and areas including Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Russia, Hungary, United States, Panama, Brazil, Japan, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Bahrain, Zambia, South Africa, and a branch office in the Cayman Islands.〔http://www.boc.cn/en/common/third.jsp?category=ROOT>en>Information%20Center>BOC%20Network>Overseas%20Branches&pages=1〕 In December 2010, the Bank of China New York branch began offering renminbi products for Americans.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Bank of China )〕 It was the first major Chinese bank to offer such a product. Although it is present in the above countries/territories, its operations outside China accounted for less than 4% of the activity of the bank by both profits and assets. Mainland China accounts for 60% of the bank by profits and 76% by assets as at December 2005. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bank of China」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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