Private company

Franco-Chinese Bank

Former bank in China and French Indochina

The Banque Franco-Chinoise (lit. 'Franco-Chinese Bank'), full name Banque Franco-Chinoise pour le Commerce et l’Industrie (Chinese: 中法工商银行), was a French bank with operations in China and French Indochina, and later in the Indian Ocean and the French West Indies. In 1925 it succeeded the Société française de gérance de la Banque industrielle de Chine, an asset management company that had been formed in October 1922 following the closure of the Banque Industrielle de Chine.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1925Founded1
  • Industryfinancial service activities, except insurance and pension funding1
Paris StLazare BFC
Photo: Boubloub, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Banque Franco-Chinoise (lit. 'Franco-Chinese Bank'), full name Banque Franco-Chinoise pour le Commerce et l’Industrie (Chinese: 中法工商银行), was a French bank with operations in China and French Indochina, and later in the Indian Ocean and the French West Indies. In 1925 it succeeded the Société française de gérance de la Banque industrielle de Chine, an asset management company that had been formed in October 1922 following the closure of the Banque Industrielle de Chine.2

Timeline

  1. 1925Founded Founded1

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