Industrial Bank was Crowned “The Most Influential Enterprise in China 2006”

Recently, International Summit Forum for China Influence and Awarding Ceremony for Enterprise·Brand·People 2006 were jointly hosted by All-China Federation of Industry & Commerce, Phoenix Satellite TV (Chinese Channel), Fortune Times, VIP Weekly, and China Association of International Educators in Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Industrial Bank was crowned “The Most Influential Enterprise in China 2006”.

Recent years have viewed great boost momentum of Industrial Bank. The market presence and brand influence of Industrial Bank have achieved substantial progress.

Up to the end of June 2006, the total assts of the Bank amounted to RMB 532.2 billion, with an annual average growth rate of 36% for the past five years; the balance of total deposit outstanding reached RMB 385.2 billion, hitting a 39% year-on-year increase for the past five years; the balance of total loan outstanding achieved RMB 292.3 billion, with a yearly jump of 38% for the past five years. With sustained increase of profit, the Bank has realized accumulative net profit up to RMB 8.2 billion during the past five years.

Industrial Bank also experienced an international ranking boost in recent years.

According to the Top 100 Chinese Banks unveiled by The Banker in June this year, Industrial Bank was crowned the top one in terms of average profit ratio of capital among all national commercial banks, and ranked 10th in terms of tier one capital and total assets.

According to the latest Top 1000 World Banks released by The Banker , Industrial Bank ranked 297th in terms of tier 1 capital (with 28 positions advanced compared with previous year), and ranked 164th in terms of total assets (with 46 positions advanced compared with previous year). The list witnessed Industrial Bank's position among top 200 world banks for the first time.

According to the latest Top 300 Asian Banks released by Asia Week , Industrial Bank was listed 42nd in terms of total assets, experiencing a 19-position jump from last year. Industrial Bank has become the Chinese bank experiencing fastest ranking boost in Asian area.

Moreover, with its outstanding innovative achievement, Industrial Bank has made great influence among domestic banking industry by successfully launching series of products and service brands as “Wise Fortune”, “Natural Life”, “Garfield Credit Card”, “Bank-Bank Platform” and “CIB Online”.