National Commercial Bank (China)

The National Commercial Bank Limited, also known as Zhejiang Xingye Bank (Chinese: 浙江興業銀行), was a Chinese bank considered one of the "Three Southern Banks" during nationalist government era.[1] It was merged to Bank of China (Hong Kong) in 2001.

National Commercial Bank
Traditional Chinese浙江興業銀行
Simplified Chinese浙江兴业银行

History
  • 1907: Founded in Hangzhou by Zhejiang Provincial Railway Company (Chinese: 浙江省鐵路公司).
  • 1908: Opened its Shanghai branch.
  • 1915: Moved headquarters to Shanghai.
  • 1946: Established Hong Kong branches.
  • 1980: Moved headquarters to Beijing.
  • 1989: Became a wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of China Group.[2]
  • 2001: Merged to form Bank of China (Hong Kong).[3]

References
  1. Zhaojin, Ji (2003). A History of Modern Shanghai Banking: The Rise and Decline of China's Financial Capitalism. Routledge (published 2016). pp. 114–116. ISBN 9781317478072. LCCN 2002029407.
  2. 浙江兴业银行香港分行 (Chinese)
  3. History of Bank of China (Hong Kong) Archived 23 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
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