China State Bank

China State Bank (Chinese: 國華商業銀行) was a bank in China.

Not to be confused with People's Bank of China or Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan).

History

• 1928: Established in Shanghai with its Chinese name of 國華銀行.
• 1938: Set up Hong Kong branches.
• 1948: Change its Chinese name to 國華商業銀行.
• 1980: Moved its headquarters to Beijing.
• 1989: Became a wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of China Group.[1]
• 2001: Merged to form Bank of China (Hong Kong).[2]

References

1. 国华商业银行香港分行 (Chinese) Archived 2011-02-25 at the Wayback Machine
2. History of Bank of China (Hong Kong) Archived 2009-02-23 at the Wayback Machine