Established in 1951, the Agricultural Cooperative Bank eventually became the Agricultural Bank of China (ABC). Since late 1970s, ABC has evolved from a state-owned specialized bank to a wholly state-owned commercial bank and subsequently a state-owned shareholding commercial bank. The Bank was restructured into a joint stock limited liability company in January 2009. In July 2010, the Bank was listed on both the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

　　Capitalizing on our comprehensive business services, extensive distribution network and advanced IT platform, the Bank provides treasury operations and asset management, in addition to a diverse portfolio of corporate and retail banking products and services for a broad range of customers. Our business scope also includes, among other things, investment banking, fund management, financial leasing and life insurance.

　　By the end of 2019, the Bank had 23,149 domestic branch outlets, ABC has 13 overseas branches and 4 overseas representative offices and has 16 subsidiaries where it is the controlling shareholder.

　　The Bank focuses on four central themes: orienting around Sannong (meaning agriculture, rural areas and farmers) banking services, serving both urban and rural areas, maximizing shareholders returns, and assisting staff development. ABC is committed to building an international commercial banking group with professional operations, efficient and convenient services, diversified functions, as well as demonstrated value-creation capability.

　　In 2019, the Bank ranked No. 36 in Fortune’s Global 500, and ranked No. 3 in The Banker’s “Top 1000 World Banks” list in terms of tier 1 capital.