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Oct, 22 The price of the oil basket (OPEC) fell to $60 a barrel.

Oct, 17 World oil prices fell below $70 a barrel.

Oct, 6 The capitalization of the world stock exchanges fell by 2.5 trillion dollars.


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China Construction Bank


China Construction BankChina Construction Bank (CCB) is one of the largest banks in the People's Republic of China. China Construction Bank Corporation was formed as a joint-stock commercial bank in September 2004 as a result of a separation procedure undertaken by their predecessor, China Construction Bank, under the PRC Company Law. Following the China Banking Regulatory Committee's approval on September 14, 2004, Jianyin and Huijin entered into a separation agreement, dated September 15, 2004, pursuant to which China Construction Bank was separated into their bank and Jianyin.

In 2005, Bank of America acquired a 9% stake in China Construction Bank for $3 billion. China Construction Bank is a member of the Global ATM Alliance, a joint venture of several major international banks that allows customers of the banks to use their ATM card or check card at another bank within the Global ATM Alliance with no fees when traveling internationally.

Headquarters:Beijing, China
Leadership:Chang Zhenming, CEO
Founded:1954
Website:www.ccb.com
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Business and Financial News

Citigroup will sell Citibank Privatkunden AG for $7.7bn - 06.12.2008
Banking giant Citigroup Inc. says it will sell its German retail banking operation and some of its affiliates to France's Credit Mutuel, in $7.7 billion cash deal.
 
Repartition of the Global Banking System is inevitable - 05.12.2008
The financial crisis continues to storm in the global markets. This time the main victim of crisis is a banking system developed and developing countries. And experts notice, that the global banking system will undergo huge changes by 2012.
 
US government puts up $300bn in Citigroup rescue - 25.11.2008
The US government pulled Citigroup back from the abyss yesterday with a comprehensive bail-out that saw taxpayers guaranteeing $306bn of risky assets and injecting $20bn of capital into the banking group.
 
HSBC cuts 450 jobs in Hong Kong - 18.11.2008
HSBC was laying off 500 people in Asia, 90 percent of them in Hong Kong, in a further indication that the Asian financial community, so far relatively unscathed by mass layoffs seen on Wall Street, is being affected by the global financial crisis.

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