Chinese banks in Luxembourg
Luxembourg has a friendly cooperation with Chinese financial institutions and will continue to seize opportunities to strengthen the development of the Luxembourg cross-border RMB offshore market, as well as the research and development of financial instruments.
Six major Chinese banks, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), Bank of China (BoC), China Construction Bank (CCB), Bank of Communications, Agricultural Bank of China and China Everbright Bank have their European headquarters in Luxembourg. China Merchants bank runs a branch out of Luxembourg.
They selected Luxembourg for its competitive advantage as an international financial centre, known for its economic stability, its skillful and multilingual work force and its expertise in cross-border business. Because of a favorable geographic location and its Euro Area membership, Luxembourg is also the ideal place to expand the Chinese banks’ network throughout the entire European single market.
Bank of China was the first Chinese bank to enter Luxembourg and opened its first representative office in 1979. At that time, it was the group’s first presence in continental Europe.. Out of Luxembourg, branches have been set up in Rotterdam, Brussels, Warsaw, Stockholm and Lisbon.
ICBC is the largest bank in the world by market capitalisation. A representative office was opened in Luxembourg in 1998 already, being upgraded to a branch in 1999. ICBC (Europe) S.A. was officially established in September 2006, and changed to the present name from ICBC Luxembourg S.A. on January 1st 2011. ICBC (Europe) S.A., together with ICBC Luxembourg Branch, set up the ICBC regional management platform on Continental Europe. Headquartered in Luxembourg, ICBC (Europe) S.A. also operates a network covering branches in major European cities, namely Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels, Milan, Madrid, Barcelona, Warsaw and Lisbon. ICBC also serves as Luxembourg’s RMB clearing bank and will be developed into the group’s European wealth management centre.
In view of its European strategy, China Construction Bank, the world’s second largest bank by market capitalization and Bank of Communications, have opened its European Headquarters in Luxembourg in 2013, respectively in 2015. China Merchants Bank and Agricultural Bank of China also joined in 2015.
卢森堡与中国金融机构保持着友好的合作关系，将继续抓住机遇，加强卢森堡的人民币跨境离岸市场发展，以及金融工具的研究和发展。
五大中资银行——中国工商银行（ICBC）、中国银行（BoC）、中国建设银行（CCB）、交通银行和中国农业银行已经在卢森堡设立其欧洲总部。中国招商银行也通过卢森堡的分行开展业务。中国农业银行和中国招商银行设在卢森堡的欧洲总部正在建设中。因此，现有六大中资银行落户卢森堡。
选择卢森堡，是缘于其作为国际金融中心的竞争优势：稳健的经济、熟练兼掌握多语种的劳动力，以及专业的跨境业务能力。得天独厚的地理位置和欧元区成员国的资质，使得卢森堡成为中资银行在欧洲统一市场拓展网络的理想之地。
中国银行是首家落户卢森堡的中资银行，于1979年开设了第一家代表处。这是中行首次入驻欧洲大陆。现如今，除了卢森堡，中国银行还在鹿特丹、布鲁塞尔、华沙、斯德哥尔摩和里斯本设有分行。
中国工商银行是全球市值最大的银行。1998年工行在卢森堡设立代表处，1999年升级为卢森堡分行。中国工商银行（欧洲）有限公司始建于2006年9月，继而于2011年1月1日将名称从中国工商银行卢森堡有限公司改为现名。中国工商银行（欧洲）有限公司与中国工商银行卢森堡分行共同在欧洲大陆建立了中国工商银行区域管理平台。除了卢森堡总部，中国工商银行（欧洲）有限公司还运营旗下的支行网络，覆盖了包括巴黎、阿姆斯特丹、布鲁塞尔、米兰、马德里、巴塞罗那、华沙和里斯本在内的主要欧洲城市。中国工商银行同时也是卢森堡的人民币清算银行，并将发展成为该行的欧洲财富管理中心。
鉴于其欧洲战略，世界市值第二大银行中国建设银行，以及中国交通银行分别于2013年和2015年在卢森堡设立各自的欧洲总部。中国招商银行和中国农业银行在2015年也紧随其后加入这一行列。
