Imperial Bank of China

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The Imperial Bank of China was one of the earliest modern Chinese commercial banks, established in the late Qing dynasty as a key institution in the country’s financial modernization.

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Imperial Bank of China canonical 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf banknote-issuing bank
commercial bank
alsoKnownAs Imperial Chinese Bank NERFINISHED
architecturalStyleOfHeadOffice European-style neoclassical
ChineseName 中國通商銀行 NERFINISHED
country Qing dynasty China NERFINISHED
Republic of China
currencyOfAccount Chinese yuan
silver tael
dissolved 1928
foundedBy Qing government NERFINISHED
Sheng Xuanhuai NERFINISHED
hasRole government-designated bank
note-issuing bank
state-chartered commercial bank
headquartersLocation Shanghai NERFINISHED
inception 1897
industry banking
issued banknotes
legalForm joint-stock company
locationOfBranch Hankou NERFINISHED
Hong Kong NERFINISHED
London NERFINISHED
Tianjin NERFINISHED
Yokohama NERFINISHED
mainBusiness commercial banking
government finance services
note issuance
mergedInto Bank of Communications NERFINISHED
notableChairperson Sheng Xuanhuai NERFINISHED
operatedIn early Republic of China period
late Qing dynasty
ownershipStructure partly privately owned
state-controlled
partOf China’s early modern banking system
predecessor Imperial Household Department banking functions
purpose to facilitate foreign and domestic trade finance
to modernize China’s financial system
regulatedBy Beiyang Government NERFINISHED
Qing imperial government NERFINISHED
servedRegion China NERFINISHED
significance forerunner of later Chinese central banking institutions
one of the earliest modern Chinese commercial banks
pioneer of financial modernization in China
successor Bank of Communications NERFINISHED
Central Bank of China NERFINISHED

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Subject: Imperial Bank of China
Description of subject: The Imperial Bank of China was one of the earliest modern Chinese commercial banks, established in the late Qing dynasty as a key institution in the country’s financial modernization.

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Sheng Xuanhuai founded Imperial Bank of China