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- China Construction Bank Corporation (CCB) is a leading commercial bank in China that provides comprehensive financial services across corporate banking, personal banking, and treasury operations; its core offerings include infrastructure loans, residential mortgages, bank cards, credit cards, wealth management, financial advisory, cash management, deposits, loans, trade financing, international settlement, asset custody, enterprise annuities, foreign exchange, payment services, letters of guarantee, and green finance products such as green loans, bonds, and funds. Founded in 1954 as the People's Construction Bank of China and headquartered at No. 25 Finance Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, the bank operates approximately 13,629 domestic branches and maintains overseas branches in locations including Hong Kong, Singapore, London, New York, Tokyo, Seoul, Frankfurt, Johannesburg, Sydney, Ho Chi Minh City, and others, alongside subsidiaries such as China Construction Bank (Asia) Corporation Limited, China Construction Bank (London) Limited, China Construction Bank Financial Leasing Corporation Limited, and China Construction Bank Principal Asset Management Co. Ltd. CCB serves an extensive customer base of over 777 million personal customers and 12 million corporate clients, focusing on strategically important industries like manufacturing, high-tech, real estate, and the Belt and Road Initiative, with total assets reaching RMB 44.43 trillion as of June 2025. In recent developments, CCB completed a significant capital increase in early 2025 as part of a broader government-backed recapitalization of major state-owned banks totaling around RMB 520 billion to bolster lending capacity amid economic challenges; it reported steady H1 2025 results with net profit growth, total loans up 6.20% year-over-year to RMB 27.44 trillion, and expansions in key areas including green loans (RMB 5.72 trillion, up 14.88%), hi-tech sector financing (RMB 5.15 trillion, up 16.81%), and inclusive finance for micro and small enterprises (RMB 3.74 trillion, up 9.80%); additionally, its Singapore branch partnered with NUS Enterprise, TT Foundation Advisors, and Co-Axis in November 2025 to promote green tech startups at the Singapore FinTech Festival, while cross-border settlements surged 23.21% year-over-year to RMB 3.14 trillion. The bank, partially state-owned with Central Huijin Investment holding a majority stake, trades under ticker CNCB.VI on the Vienna Stock Exchange, alongside primary listings on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (939) and Shanghai Stock Exchange (601939).