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華俄道勝銀行 天津 Russo-Chinese Bank , Tientsin
華俄道勝銀行 天津 Russo-Chinese Bank
Imformation from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Chinese_Bank
Russo-Chinese Bank (Traditional Chinese: 華俄銀行) was a foreign bank representing Russian interest in China during the period between Qing Dynasty and Republic of China.
[edit] History
December 10, 1895: The bank was founded in St. Petersburg from Russian and French capital. It lent money to China and issued Chinese government bond to finance China for its indemnity to Japan after First Sino-Japanese War.
February, 1896: It opened a Shanghai branch.
August 28, 1896: China joined the bank as a partner for the construction of China Eastern Railway. The bank was renamed to Sino-Russian Righteousness Victory Bank (Traditional Chinese: 華俄道勝銀行).
1902: It became the second largest bank in China.
July, 1910: It was merged with Banque du Nord to form Russo-Asiatic Bank (Traditional Chinese: 俄亞銀行).
September 26, 1926: It was closed down after losing 5 million pounds in foreign currency speculation in Paris financial market
華俄道勝銀行 天津 Russo-Chinese Bank , Tientsin
華俄道勝銀行 天津 Russo-Chinese Bank
Imformation from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Chinese_Bank
Russo-Chinese Bank (Traditional Chinese: 華俄銀行) was a foreign bank representing Russian interest in China during the period between Qing Dynasty and Republic of China.
[edit] History
December 10, 1895: The bank was founded in St. Petersburg from Russian and French capital. It lent money to China and issued Chinese government bond to finance China for its indemnity to Japan after First Sino-Japanese War.
February, 1896: It opened a Shanghai branch.
August 28, 1896: China joined the bank as a partner for the construction of China Eastern Railway. The bank was renamed to Sino-Russian Righteousness Victory Bank (Traditional Chinese: 華俄道勝銀行).
1902: It became the second largest bank in China.
July, 1910: It was merged with Banque du Nord to form Russo-Asiatic Bank (Traditional Chinese: 俄亞銀行).
September 26, 1926: It was closed down after losing 5 million pounds in foreign currency speculation in Paris financial market