January Industrial Bank Nanjing Branch officially opened.
March The Bank released the "Outline of 2001-2005 Development Plan of
Fujian Industrial Bank".
March The revised Article of Associations of Fujian Industrial Bank came
into force with the approval of People's Bank of China after being approved by the first
extraordinary general shareholders' meeting.
April The Bank officially acquired Yiwu City Credit Unions, and
initiated the acquisition of city credit unions by market-driven mode among domestic commercial
banks.
April Data Integration program of the Bank started, and the program was
ended with consummation in December.
May Industrial Bank Ningbo Branch opened.
May The Bank signed all-round cooperation agreement with Industrial and
Commercial Bank of China.
June The Bank signed all-round cooperation agreement with China
Construction bank.
June Industrial Bank Chongqing Branch opened.
June The total assets of the Bank broke RMB 100 billion, and amounted to
RMB 101.3 billion.
July The Bank finished the adjustment of inner organization structure.
After the adjustment, 3 specialized committees with sub-committees, several functional departments
and specialized centers classified by decision making support system, management and supervision
system, operation and development system, and service supporting system were established.
Thereafter, the adjustment move was carried out one after the other in each branch.
July The Bank officially changed its name to Fujian Industrial Bank Co.,
Ltd. and finished the name registration with Industrial and Commerce Administration Bureau.
July CIB ONLINE, the Bank's Internet banking system was promoted in a
nationwide range. Up to the end of the year, the transaction amount of Internet banking had
achieved RMB 146 billion and ranked 2 nd according to the transaction statistics by China Financial
Certificate Authority (CFCA).
July According to the list of "Top 1000 World Banks" released by
The Banker, a British based magazine, the Bank ranked 568th in term of tier 1 capital.
July Industrial Bank Jinan Branch opened.
September – October Marketing promotion focused on the theme of "New
Start of the Century, New Leap of the Service" was carried out in a nationwide range. The move
stimulated the expansion of overall business and improved the brand image and reputation of the
Bank.
November Approved by China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), the
Bank obtained the custody qualification of securities fund.