News

Bank of China is set to open branch in Austria

Friday 4 September 2015 10:59 CET | News

The Bank of China is planning to open its first branch in the Austrian capital, Vienna, in the near future, as its chairman Tian Guoli is visiting the city to discuss the opening.

Tian was welcomed by President Heinz Fischer and the two were joined for discussions in the Hofburg Palace by governor of the Austrian central bank (OeNB), Ewald Nowotny, Austria Press Agency reported, cited by wantchinatimes.com reports.

A spokesperson for the president said all necessary paperwork has been submitted and all necessary decisions made, though an exact location for the branch has not yet been determined, teh source cites. The plans for the branch opening had already been discussed during a visit by Fischer to China in May. Also, discussed were Chinas economy, and the current situation with the stock exchanges.


Free Headlines in your E-mail

Every day we send out a free e-mail with the most important headlines of the last 24 hours.

Subscribe now

Keywords: Bank of China, PBOC, Austria, branch, open, banking sector, online payments, cross border
Categories: Payments & Commerce
Companies:
Countries: World
This article is part of category

Payments & Commerce