Oriental Bank Corporation
British imperial bank founded in India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Oriental Bank Corporation (Chinese: 東藩滙理銀行), or "OBC", was a British imperial bank founded in India in 1842 which grew to be prominent throughout the Far East. As an Exchange bank, the OBC was primarily concerned with the finance of trade and exchanges of different currencies.[1] It was the first bank in Hong Kong and the first bank to issue banknotes in Hong Kong.[2][3]
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Formerly | Bank of Western India |
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Company type | Private |
Industry | Banking |
Founded | Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India (1842 (1842)) |
Defunct | 1892 (1892) |
Headquarters | , |
Areas served | Asia, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, San Francisco |
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