Native name | 上海浦东发展银行 |
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Company type | Public company; State-owned enterprise |
SSE: 600000 | |
Industry | Banking, finance |
Founded | 9 January 1993 |
Headquarters | Shanghai, China |
Key people | Gao Guofu (Chairman) Zhu Yuchen (President) |
Products | Financial services |
Website | www |
Shanghai Pudong Development Bank | |||||||
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Chinese | 上海浦东发展银行 | ||||||
Hanyu Pinyin | Shànghǎi Pǔdōng Fāzhǎn Yínháng | ||||||
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Shanghai Pudong Development Bank issued a 400 million A-share offer on 23 September 1993,on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. It became the first shareholding commercial bank to list with both Central Bank and China Securities Regulatory Commission’s approval since the enactment of "Commercial Bank Law" and "Securities Law". The registered capital reached RMB 2.41 billion. 320 million shares of the issue were listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange on 10 November 1999 (stock code 600000). [1]
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