History of Deutsche Bank in Hong Kong SAR
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Deutsche Bank was founded in Berlin to promote and facilitate trade relations between Germany and international markets.
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Deutsche Bank established its first foreign branches in Shanghai and Yokohama. Both branches had to be liquidated due to losses in the silver trade in 1875.
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Foundation of Deutsch-Asiatische Bank in Berlin – as a special institution for the East Asian market – by a German bank syndicate led by Disconto-Gesellschaft and Deutsche Bank.
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Deutsch-Asiatische Bank opened its main branch in Shanghai. Further branches were established in China before the First World War.
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Deutsch-Asiatische Bank opened an agency in Hankow (or Hankou, now part of Wuhan), which was converted into a branch in 1910.
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Deutsch-Asiatische Bank participated in the Chinese Imperial Government Gold Loan for 16 million pounds.
Deutsch-Asiatische Bank opened an agency in Tsing-Tao (now Qingdao), which was converted into a branch in 1899. In 1914, at the beginning of the First World War, the branch was closed.
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Deutsche Bank and Deutsch-Asiatische Bank assisted in the foundation of the Shantung Railway Company.
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Deutsch-Asiatische Bank opened a branch in Hong Kong.
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Deutsch-Asiatische Bank opened an agency in Tsinanfu (now Jinan).
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Deutsch-Asiatische Bank opened an agency in Peking (now Beijing), which was converted into a branch in 1910.
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Deutsch-Asiatische Bank started issuing its own banknotes
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Deutsch-Asiatische Bank opened an agency in Canton (now Guangzhou), which was converted into a branch in 1911.
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Deutsch-Asiatische Bank participated in the Chinese Government Reorganisation Gold Loan for 25 million pounds (= 511,250,000 marks).
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The Deutsch-Asiatische Bank branches in Shanghai, Canton, Hankow, Peking, Tientsin and Tsinanfu were subjected to forced liquidation by the Chinese government.
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Re-opening of the Chinese branches of Deutsch-Asiatische Bank in Shanghai, Hankow, Peking, Tientsin, Tsing-Tao and Canton. All branches had to be closed by the end of the Second World War in 1945.
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Deutsch-Asiatische Bank was licensed as a foreign trade bank in Hamburg
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Deutsch-Asiatische Bank re-opened a branch in Hong Kong.
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The Hong Kong branch of European Asian Bank opened its first neighbourhood branch in the city, soon followed by others.
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The Hong Kong branch of European Asian Bank opened its first neighbourhood branch in the city, soon followed by others.
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Deutsche Bank opened a representative office in Hong Kong, which was converted into a branch in 1979.
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Deutsche Bank opened its first representative office in the People’s Republic of China in Beijing.
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European Asian Bank became Deutsche Bank (Asia).
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Deutsche Bank (Asia) was merged into Deutsche Bank AG. The management of the Asia business was relocated from Hamburg to the regional head office in Singapore.
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Deutsche Bank opened a representative office in Guangzhou (formerly Canton), which was converted into a branch in 1995.
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Deutsche Bank opened a representative office in Shanghai, which was converted into a branch in 1999.
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Deutsche Bank converted its representative office in Beijing into a branch.
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Deutsche Bank acquired a 9.9% stake in Hua Xia Bank, which has been increased to 13.7% in 2008.
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Deutsche Bank launched its Private & Business Clients service in China and opened sub-branches in Beijing and Shanghai. |
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Deutsche Bank and Hua Xia Bank launched joint credit card operations. |
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Deutsche Bank (China) Co., Ltd., a wholly foreign-funded subsidiary bank solely owned by Deutsche Bank AG, officially commenced operations. The branches and sub-branches of Deutsche Bank AG in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou were converted into corresponding branches and sub-branches of Deutsche Bank China, with headquarters in Beijing.