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id: 1280
title: "Best Commercial Bank, China: CFI.co names China Merchants"
award_year: 2015
published: 2015-01-06 13:35:54
published_gmt: 2015-01-06 13:35:54
author: "CFI.co Editorial"
url: "https://cfi.co/awards/asia-pacific/2015/best-commercial-bank-china-2014-cfi-co-names-china-merchants/"
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# Best Commercial Bank, China: CFI.co names China Merchants

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[caption id="attachment_1333" align="aligncenter" width="410"]<img class="wp-image-1333 size-full" src="https://cfi.co/awards/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/cmb1.jpg" alt="cmb" width="410" height="399" /> <strong>Pictured: Zhijun Shi of China Merchants Bank</strong>[/caption]
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>China Merchants Bank, headquartered in Shenzen and boasting 500 branches, is the CFI.co 2014 winner of the award ‘Best Commercial Bank, China.’</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The CFI.co Judging Panel congratulates China Merchants on pioneering cross-border financing activities and notes the Bank’s resolve to develop an international presence with the opening of its branch office in New York City.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Trade financing at Merchants is outstanding and the Panel comments that, ‘China Merchant’s Bank is a wise choice for companies seeking out international business opportunities.’</p>
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