【BarclaysBank巴克莱是哪个国家的品牌?】
巴克莱银行(BarclaysBank),全球规模最大的银行及金融机构之一,总部设于英国伦敦。巴克莱银行于1690年成立,是英国最古老的银行,具有逾300年历史,是全世界第一家拥有ATM机的银行,并于1966年发行了全英第一张信用卡,1987年发行了全英第一张借记卡。截止2013年,全球雇员达到140,000人。截至2012年总资产高达1.49万亿英镑,为全球第七大银行,在英国是位于汇丰银行(HSBC)之后的第二大银行。巴克莱银行在全球50多个国家经营业务,在英国设有2100多家分行。
巴克莱于20世纪70年代初进入中国市场,最初业务是为大型设备购置项目安排出口信用融资,80年代涉足企业借贷业务,90年代则发展至项目融资结构及债券资本市场等业务。2005年,巴克莱开设上海分行,为在岸客户提供金融服务及风险管理服务。上海分行于2006年获准经营衍生品业务。2007年7月,国家开发银行入股巴克莱银行,持有3%的股权。2007年9月,国家开发银行与巴克莱组成商品战略联盟,共同发展中国的商品业务。2013年3月22日,巴克莱银行加入了唱空新兴市场。
英文翻译:Barclays Bank, one of the largest banks and financial institutions in the world, is headquartered in London, UK. Founded in 1690, Barclays Bank is the oldest bank in the UK with a history of more than 300 years. It is the first bank in the world to have an ATM. It issued the first credit card in the UK in 1966 and the first debit card in the UK in 1987. By 2013, there were 140000 employees worldwide. As of 2012, its total assets reached £ 1.49 trillion, making it the seventh largest bank in the world and the second largest bank after HSBC in the UK. Barclays operates in more than 50 countries and has more than 2100 branches in the UK. Barclays entered the Chinese market in the early 1970s. Its initial business was to arrange export credit financing for large-scale equipment purchase projects. In the 1980s, it set foot in enterprise lending business, and in the 1990s, it developed into project financing structure and bond capital market and other businesses. In 2005, Barclays opened a Shanghai branch to provide financial services and risk management services for onshore customers. Shanghai Branch was approved to operate derivatives business in 2006. In July 2007, China Development Bank took a 3% stake in Barclays Bank. In September 2007, China Development Bank and Barclays formed a commodity strategic alliance to jointly develop China's commodity business. On March 22, 2013, Barclays Bank joined the emerging market.