Bank of Shanghai Co., Ltd. (BOSC) profile and corporate video Bank of Shanghai Co., Ltd. (BOSC) is an urban commercial bank headquartered in Shanghai, China. It was founded on December 29, 1995. The company provides its banking services to individuals, enterprises, and other clients. Personal banking services include deposits, loans, savings, foreign exchange, asset management, and personal loans. It also offers deposit accounts, loans, and a host of international banking services to corporations in more than 60 countries, and issues the Shen credit card from more than 200 branches in the Shanghai area. With more…
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Greenland Holdings Corp., Ltd. (Greenland Group) profile and corporate video Greenland Holdings Corp., Ltd. (Greenland Group) is a Chinese real estate developer headquartered in Shanghai, China. It was founded as a state-owned enterprise in 1992 to develop green belts around Shanghai, but starting from 2013, it began to make major investments in developments outside of China. The company operates through the following main business segments: Real Estate, Commercial & Hotel Operation, Finance Industry, Metro Investment Industry, Energy Industry, and Construction Industry. Real Estate The Real Estate segment represents its core leading industry, forming a multifunctional product series…
Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNRL) profile and corporate video Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNRL) is an operator engaged in hydrocarbon exploration, with a diversified portfolio of assets in North America, the UK North Sea and Offshore Africa. It was founded on November 7, 1973 and is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The company operates through the following segments: Natural Gas, North America Crude Oil and NGLs, Oil Sands Mining and Upgrading, and International Crude Oil. Natural Gas Largest independent natural gas producers in Canada.One of the largest undeveloped land bases in the relatively undeveloped liquids-rich, natural gas prone…
EssilorLuxottica SA history, profile and corporate video EssilorLuxottica SA is a designer, manufacturer and distributor of ophthalmic lenses, frames and sunglasses headquartered in Paris, France. It was founded on October 1, 2018, as a result of a merger between the Italian Luxottica and the French Essilor. Essilor International S.A. Essilor was a French-based international ophthalmic optics company that designs, manufactures and markets lenses. It was the world’s largest manufacturer of ophthalmic lenses and it was formed in 1972 from the merger of ophthalmic firms Essel (Société des Lunetteries) and Silor (Société Industrielle de Lunetterie et d’Optique Rationnelle). Luxottica…
First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC (FAB) history, profile and corporate video First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC (FAB) is a major bank in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and is headquartered in Abu Dhabi, UAE. It was formed in April 2017 as a result of a merger between First Gulf Bank (FGB) and the National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD). The First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) name reflects the two banks’ roots in the region and FAB’s brand identity combined the ‘Abu Dhabi’ and ‘First’ identities from NBAD and FGB. First Gulf Bank (FGB) Established in 1979, FGB…
Key Stats Founded in 1880 by Charles Fleetford Sise as The Bell Telephone Company of Canada Headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada Employs more than 52,000 people Operates through multiple segments including Bell, Bell Media, Bell Aliant, and Bell MTS Recognized as one of Canada’s largest corporations and among Forbes’ top 2000 public companies BCE Inc., formerly Bell Canada Enterprises Inc., is a Canadian holding company and telecommunications leader headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. The company provides comprehensive communications services including wireless, Internet, television, media content, and business solutions across Canada through its various operating segments. The company traces its origins to…
RWE AG company profile (overview) and corporate video RWE AG is a German electric utilities company headquartered in Essen, Germany. It was founded in April 1898 as the Rheinisch-Westfälisches Elektrizitätswerk, an electricity supplier of the city of Essen. The company operates through the following four subsidiaries: RWE Renewables GmbH, RWE Generation SE, RWE Power AG, and RWE Supply & Trading GmbH. RWE Renewables GmbH It produces electricity from renewable energy sources, in particular wind and photovoltaics. RWE Generation SE It is responsible for electricity generation from gas, hard coal, hydropower and biomass. RWE Power AG …
State Street Corporation history, profile and corporate video State Street Corporation is an American financial service and bank holding company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. It traces its roots to its predecessor, Union Bank, which was founded in 1792 when received a charter from Massachusetts Governor John Hancock. Union Bank became the National Union Bank of Boston, in 1865. In 1925, State Street and National Union merged, and the newly merged bank took the State Street name, but it operated under National Union’s charter, thus giving the current company its rank among the oldest banks in the…
ORIX Corporation profile and corporate video ORIX Corporation is a Japanese diversified financial services group with headquarters in Minato, Tokyo, and Osaka, Japan. It was established on April 17, 1964, as Orient Leasing Co., Ltd., and it changed its name to ORIX Corporation in 1989. The company operates through the following segments: Corporate Financial, Automobile, Environment and Energy, Real Estate, Overseas Financial, Retail, and Other Business. Corporate Financial The Corporate Financial segment provides leasing, financing, investment in ships and aircraft, and other services. Automobile The Automobile segment leases all types of vehicles for consumer and corporate…
Nordea Bank Abp history, profile and corporate video Nordea Bank Abp is a European financial services group headquartered Helsinki, Finland. Through mergers, 300 banks were reduced to 80 banks in the 1970s and to 30 banks in the 1980s. By the 1990s, there were only four major Nordic banks left: Merita Bank, Unibank, Kreditkassen (Christiania Bank) and Nordbanken. These four banks merge under the brand name of Nordea from 2001. The name Nordea was created from putting together the words “Nordic” and “ideas”, and comes from the Swedish bank Nordbanken; this developed from PK-banken (Post och Kreditbanken)…