ICBC pledges to boost off-shore RMB trade in Europe
时间：2012-04-24 05:22:44
搜索关注在线英语听力室公众号：tingroom，领取免费英语资料大礼包。
（单词翻译）
LONDON, April 23 (Xinhua) -- The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) (London) plc said on Monday it would work on boosting off-shore trading of Chinese currency RMB, also known as yuan, here in Europe.
Xu Jinlei, general manager of ICBC London, said ICBC London would work hard to develop itself into a European center of off-shore RMB trading, syndicated loans, trade finance, and capital and precious metal trading, to provide high-quality financial service for clients worldwide.
He made the comments during the
inauguration1 ceremony of ICBC's new headquarters in the City Of London.
Chinese ambassador to Britain Liu Xiaoming also expressed his hope to further strengthen of
bilateral2 economic, trade and financial cooperation between the two countries during the ceremony.
The City of London Corporation has already formed a working group with several major banks as well as British
Treasury3, the Bank of England and the Financial Services Authority to boost London as an off-shore trading center of Chinese currency, also known as yuan.
"As the world's leading financial center, London is uniquely well placed to assist China in its goal of further expanding the international use of the RMB," British
Chancellor4 of the
Exchequer5 George Osborne said last week.
The Chancellor also announced the launch of the first-ever RMB denominated bond in London by HSBC on April 18.
The ICBC is the biggest lender in China. Currently, ICBC has 244 overseas branches in 34 countries and regions, and has expanded its presence in Africa after purchasing 20 percent of South Africa's Standard Bank Group.
分享到：
