Bank of China Limited - Definition and Overview

The Bank of China (中国银行, pinyin: Zhōngguó Yínháng) is one of the 'big four' banks in the People's Republic of China. It should not be confused with the People's Bank of China, which is the PRC's central bank, or the Central Bank of China, which is the Republic of China's central bank.

The Hong Kong operations of the Bank of China were regrouped into Bank of China (Hong Kong) in 2001 and later BOCHK got listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in October 2002. Headquarters of the BOCHK are located in the Bank of China Tower.

Bank of China became a limited company in August 2004.

See also

• List of Chinese companies

External link

• Official website (http://www.bank-of-china.com/)