Native name | 中国建设银行 | ||||||
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Company type | Public | ||||||
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Industry | Financial services | ||||||
Founded | 1 October 1954 | ||||||
Headquarters | , China | ||||||
Key people | Wang Hongzhang (Chairman) Zhang Jianguo (President) Xin Shusen (Vice President) | ||||||
Products | Finance and insurance, consumer banking, corporate banking, investment banking, investment management, global wealth management, private equity, mortgages, credit cards | ||||||
Revenue | CN¥633.77 billion $175.1 billion (2020) [1] [2] | ||||||
CN¥308.16 billion $44.8 billion (2018) [1] | |||||||
CN¥255.63 billion $37.2 billion (2018) [1] | |||||||
Total assets | CN¥23.22 trillion $3.375 trillion (2018) [1] | ||||||
Total equity | CN¥1.992 trillion $290 billion (2018) [1] | ||||||
Owner | Government of China | ||||||
Number of employees | 345,971 (2018) [1] | ||||||
Parent | Ministry of Finance | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Chinese | 中国建设银行股份有限公司 | ||||||
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China Construction Bank | |||||||
Simplified Chinese | 中国建设银行 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 中國建設銀行 | ||||||
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Chinese | 建行 | ||||||
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Website | ccb.com |
China Construction Bank Corporation (CCB) is one of the "big four" banks in China. In 2015,CCB was the 2nd largest bank in the world by market capitalization and 6th largest company in the world. [3] [4] The bank has approximately 13,629 domestic branches. In addition,it maintains overseas branches in London,Barcelona,Frankfurt,Luxembourg,Hong Kong,Johannesburg,New York City,Seoul,Singapore,Tokyo,Melbourne,Kuala Lumpur,Santiago de Chile,Brisbane,Sydney and Auckland. Its total assets reached CN¥ 8.7 trillion in 2009, [5] and it is considered a systemically important bank by the Financial Stability Board. Its headquarters is in Xicheng District,Beijing. [6]
CCB was founded on 1 October 1954 under the name of People's Construction Bank of China (Chinese :中国人民建设银行; pinyin :ZhōngguóRénmín JiànshèYínháng),and later changed to China Construction Bank on 26 March 1996. It was established to focus on financing for investments,in the context of the People's Bank of China beginning to spin off its commercial banking functions. [7] : 225
In January 2002,CCB chairman Wang Xuebing resigned from the bank after being charged with accepting bribes while he was employed with Bank of China;he was sentenced to 12 years in prison. In March 2005,his successor,Zhang Enzhao,resigned for "personal reasons". Just prior to his resignation,he had been charged in a lawsuit with accepting a US$1 million bribe. He was later sentenced to 15 years in jail in connection with the case. [8] [9]
China Construction Bank Corporation was formed as a joint-stock commercial bank in September 2004 as a result of a separation procedure undertaken by its predecessor,China Construction Bank,under the PRC Company Law. Following the China Banking Regulatory Committee's approval on 14 September 2004,the next day the bank (Jianyin) became a separate legal entity,owned by the Chinese government holding company,Central Huijin Investment Company or simply Huijin.
During the 2013 Korean crisis,the China Construction Bank halted business with a North Korean bank accused by the United States of financing Pyongyang's missile and nuclear programs. [10]
In 2015,China Construction Bank ranks the 2nd in Forbes ’13th annual Global 2000 ranking of the biggest,most powerful and most valuable companies in the world. [11]
In 2021,China Construction Bank ranks the 3rd largest bank around the world in Forbes' 2021 Global 2000 list. [12] It ranks 5th in Forbes' 2022 Global 2000 list.
In 2022,CCB announced the creation of a 30 billion yuan ($4.2 billion) fund,plans to invest in real estate projects and turn them into affordable rental houses. This is part of China's initiative to support the real estate sector. Another initiative in the same year was an 80 billion yuan ($11.4 billion) fund to help real estate developers,of which China Construction Bank contributed 50 billion yuan ($7 billion). [13]
Global 2000 Rank #2 - World's Largest Public Companies in 2023. [14]
In 2005,Bank of America acquired a 9% stake in China Construction Bank for US$3 billion. It represented the company's largest foray into China's growing banking sector. Bank of America currently has offices in Hong Kong,Shanghai,and Guangzhou and sought to expand its Chinese business as a result of this deal.
On or about 5 June 2008,Bank of America purchased 6 billion H-shares for approximately HK$2.42 per share using call options under a formula in the initial acquisition agreement. Bank of America subsequently held about 25.1 billion H-shares,representing about 10.75% of CCB's issued shares,with a commitment not to sell the 6 billion shares that it purchased from Huijin using the call option before 29 August 2011 without prior consent of CCB. [15]
In May 2009,speculation was raised that Bank of America had sold US$7.3 billion worth of CCB shares after being ordered to obtain more capital following the results of the Dodd-Frank Act Annual Stress Test. [16]
On 29 August 2011,Bank of America announced it would sell approximately half its stake in CCB (13.1 billion shares worth about US$8.3 billion) to an undisclosed group of investors. [17]
In September 2013,Bank of America sold its remaining stake in the China Construction Bank for as much as $1.5 billion. [18]
In 2006,CCB acquired Bank of America (Asia),which started in 1912 in Hong Kong as Bank of Canton,and had a subsidiary in Macao.
CCB opened a London office on 2 June 2009.
In 2008,CCB submitted an application to the New York State Banking Department and the Federal Reserve Board to establish a branch in New York City. [19] [20] CCB officially opened its New York branch on 6 June 2009.
In 2013,CCB opened its European Headquarters in Luxembourg. [21]
In 2016,CCB Indonesia was founded by the merger between two banks:Bank Windu Kentjana and Bank Anda.
In June 2017,China Construction Bank (Malaysia) signs 13 Memorandum of Understandings on its opening day in Malaysia.[ citation needed ]
China Construction Bank investment division launched a CN¥5 billion (US$731.3 million) fund called China Healthcare Investment Fund to focus on investments in China's rapidly growing healthcare sector. The fund focuses on investments in healthcare related sectors including pharmacy,medical equipment manufacturing,medical institutions and services. It is the first domestic investment fund specializing in investments in China's healthcare industry. [22]
In late 2005,China Construction Bank made an initial public offering on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. In late 2007,it made China's second-largest initial public offering of CN¥57.12 billion (US$7.6 billion) on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
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The bank was also a component of the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index.
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