State Bank of India, Shanghai Branch: State Bank of India started operations in Shanghai as a Rep Office in 1997. On 20th April, 2006 the Rep Office was upgraded to a full-fledged Branch and SBI became the 1st Indian bank to start commercial operations in China. The Branch started operations in RMB in March 2010. SBI opened its 2nd Branch in China at Tianjin, in Feb 2013.
SBI Shanghai has been working as an important bridge for financial intermediation between India and China, facilitating growth in bilateral trade and Indian Investments in China. The branch provides loans & advances including Project Loans, Syndicated Loans, Working Capital Loans, Term Loans, Trade Finance, Buyers’ Credit as also various services such as issuance/ advising/ confirmation of Letter of Credits, issuance of Bank Guarantees etc. Presently, the branch is dealing with more than 500 Chinese companies.
