China · Credit institution
The Agricultural Bank of China
Legal name in the LEI record中国农业银行股份有限公司
Agricultural Bank of China Limited is a joint stock company with limited liability incorporated in the People's Republic of China, with its head office in Beijing. Central Huijin Investment Ltd. holds 40.14% of its ordinary shares and the Ministry of Finance holds 35.29%. The bank provides corporate banking, retail banking and treasury services, and runs a County Area Banking Division that serves agriculture, rural areas and rural residents. It traces its origins to the Agricultural Cooperative Bank founded in 1951. It became a joint stock company in January 2009 and listed on the Shanghai and Hong Kong stock exchanges in July 2010.
Licences and registrations
Matched by LEI on the 22 tracked registers
None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registers. It is on the FSB G-SIB list (see Regulatory status): that is a designation, not a licence on a tracked register.
- The tracked registers cover payment, e-money, crypto and money-service firms in 37 countries. Bank licences from national supervisors are not tracked.
Regulatory status
FSB · global systemically important banks
2025 list
- G-SIB
- Agricultural Bank of China
- Relation
- Listed G-SIB entityThe entity the FSB names on its G-SIB list: the group’s holding company, or the bank itself where the group is a single bank.
- Bucket
- 2 of 5 · extra capital buffer 1.5% of risk-weighted assets
- On the list since
- 2014
Swift network
Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory
- BIC
- ABOCCNBJXXX head office
- Connection to Swift
- Connected to SwiftThis BIC is registered as a live address on the Swift network. The institution sends and receives Swift messages under ABOCCNBJ directly.
- Swift GPI
- Live member
- Payment schemes and systems
- No entry in the EPC registers, the ECB T2 and TIPS lists or the SIX Bank Master cites this BIC
- Branch codes
- 51 branch codes
- BIC first registered
- 1990-09-03
- Last updated
- 2024-04-27
Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Ownership
State-owned
Tickers 601288 · 1288
Institution type
Commercial bank
Trades as Agricultural Bank of China (ABC)
- Ownership
- Central Huijin Investment holds 40.14% of the bank's ordinary shares, the Ministry of Finance 35.29% and the National Council for Social Security Fund 6.72%, as at 30 June 2026.
- Direct parent
- Central Huijin Investment Ltd., China 40.14%
- Ultimate owner
- People's Republic of China (State Council), China
- Major shareholders
- Ministry of Finance of the People's Republic of China 35.29% · 30 Jun 2026
HKSCC Nominees Limited (nominee for H-share holders) 8.73% · 30 Jun 2026
National Council for Social Security Fund 6.72% · 30 Jun 2026 - Stock listings
- Shanghai Stock Exchange 601288
Hong Kong Stock Exchange 1288 - Head office
- No. 69 Jianguomen Nei Avenue, Dongcheng District, 100005 Beijing, China
- Company register
- Unified social credit code / business licence 911100001000054748 (Beijing Administration of Industry and Commerce); NFRA financial licence B0002H111000001
Business lines
According to its 2026 interim report, retail banking produced 48.7% and corporate banking 37.6% of operating income in the first half of 2026, and county-area banking produced 48.2%.
Online
- Websites & references
- abchina.com ↗
abchina.com.cn ↗ Chinese-language site (simplified and traditional versions)
Wikipedia ↗
Wikidata Q26298 ↗ - Official social accounts
- None found
Sources · 12 pages consulted
- hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2026/0924/2026092400566.pdf
- abchina.com/en/investor-relations/corporate-announcements/Announcements/202609/W020260923712822826820
- abchina.com/en/investor-relations/corporate-governance/board-of-directors/board-of-directors/
- abchina.com/en/investor-relations/corporate-governance/senior-management/senior_management/
- abchina.com/en/
- abchina.com/eN/investor-relations/corporate-announcements/Announcements/202602/W020260213589289265467
- abchina.com/zt/branch/ha/fwgg/202604/W020260402676505764775.pdf
- abchina.com/cn/personalservices/forex/Remittance/201407/t20140708_790488.htm
- cj.sina.com.cn/articles/view/2081131373/7c0b8b6d02701jgsy
- 163.com/dy/article/L3GH2CSL0519B5UO.html
- caifuhao.eastmoney.com/news/20260625162339514768720
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agricultural_Bank_of_China
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Chief executive
- Wang Zhiheng Vice Chairman, Executive Director, President and Chief Compliance Officer
- Chair
- Gu Shu Chairman of the Board of Directors, Executive Director
- Executive
- Lin Li Executive Director; member of Senior Management
- Executive
- Liu Qing Secretary to the Board of Directors and Company Secretary
Supervisors & regulators
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- China
- National Financial Regulatory Administration (NFRA) Prudential supervisorConduct
- China
- People's Bank of China (PBOC) Central bankAML supervisor
- China
- State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) Foreign exchange
Recent events 4 enforcement or investigation items
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
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Other
The board proposed a private placement of A shares of up to CNY 160 billion to replenish capital, subject to shareholder and regulatory approval.
ad-hoc-news.de ↗ -
Enforcement
The NFRA Shanghai office fined the bank's Shanghai Branch CNY 12.1 million for seven violations and penalised 14 managers.
163.com ↗ -
Investigation
The National Audit Office reported that the bank improperly lent CNY 11.066 billion to non-qualifying farmland projects between December 2021 and August 2025.
cj.sina.com.cn ↗ -
Enforcement
The PBOC Henan Branch fined the bank's Henan Branch CNY 4.411 million for due diligence and transaction reporting failures under AML rules.
abchina.com ↗ -
Leadership
The board appointed President Wang Zhiheng as Chief Compliance Officer, a role he holds alongside his existing posts.
abchina.com ↗ -
Enforcement
The NFRA fined the bank CNY 27.2 million over product sales, service charges and management of credit fund flows.
caifuhao.eastmoney.com ↗
Compliance-relevant events of the last three years, newest first: fines and enforcement, investigations, incidents, leadership changes, mergers and licence changes. Each links to its source.
Identifiers
Head-office record
- BIC
- ABOCCNBJXXX
- How the BIC breaks down
- ABOCBank
- CNCountry · China
- BJLocation
- XXXBranch · head office
- Branch description
- HEAD OFFICE
- LEI
- 549300E7TSGLCOVSY746
- LEI record
- View on GLEIF ↗
- How the LEI was matched
- BIC: Mapped to this BIC in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file.
Profile
- Type
- Credit institutionListed as a credit institution, or a branch of one, on the ECB’s list of supervised entities, or named as a bank on the Financial Stability Board’s G-SIB list, directly or as a G-SIB’s main operating bank. These are the only bank lists the directory tracks so far.
- Regulation
- Prudentially supervised (FSB G-SIB list)Prudentially supervised, according to the FSB 2025 G-SIB list. This is a designation, not a licence on a tracked register.
- Register licences
- None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registersThe tracked registers cover payment, e-money, crypto and money-service firms in 37 countries. Bank licences from national supervisors are not tracked.
- Country · region
- China · East Asia & Pacific
- FSB G-SIB list
- Bucket 2 of 5 list of 2025
- Trading venues (MIC)
- No MIC registered under this LEI list of 2026-09-17
- OFAC sanctions
- No listing cites this BIC
- EU sanctions
- No listing matched this BIC or its LEI
- Country sanctions
- No country programme
- Founded
- 1951
Types come from Swift’s BIC classification, the licences on the 22 tracked registers, and the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks outside the euro area appear as financial institutions, because their supervisors’ registers are not tracked yet.
Ownership and group
GLEIF relationship records
- FSB G-SIB list
- Listed G-SIB entity · Agricultural Bank of China bucket 2 · 2025 listThe entity the FSB names on its G-SIB list: the group’s holding company, or the bank itself where the group is a single bank.
The Agricultural Bank of China Limited group has 15 institutions in the directory, in 14 countries: all hold a BIC.
Including Agricultural Bank of China (Luxembourg) Branch, Agricultural Bank of China (Luxembourg) S.A., Agricultural Bank of China (Moscow) Limited.
See the Agricultural Bank of China Limited group →Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.
Addresses
- Registered address
- THE AGRICULTURAL BANK OF CHINA 69 JIANGUOMEN NEI AVENUE BEIJING 100005 CHINA
- Operational address
- THE AGRICULTURAL BANK OF CHINA 69 JIANGUOMEN NEI AVENUE BEIJING 100005 BEIJING CHINA
ISO 20022 identification
As an agent in a Swift cross-border payment message (CBPR+)
A CBPR+ message identifies this institution by its BIC, and may add its LEI or a clearing code. CBPR+ does not allow a name and postal address next to a BIC.
- Identified by
- BIC, with its LEI
- Roles in CBPR+
- Any agent, including the instructing and instructed agents
CBPR+
For cross-border payments on Swift: the BIC, with the LEI and clearing code where known
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>ABOCCNBJXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>549300E7TSGLCOVSY746</LEI>
</FinInstnId>Full record
Every ISO 20022 element the directory holds. Base ISO 20022 allows them together. CBPR+ does not allow a name and address next to a BIC
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>ABOCCNBJXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>549300E7TSGLCOVSY746</LEI>
<Nm>THE AGRICULTURAL BANK OF CHINA</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<TwnNm>BEIJING</TwnNm>
<Ctry>CN</Ctry>
<AdrLine>THE AGRICULTURAL BANK OF CHINA 69 JIANGUOMEN NEI AVENUE BEIJING 100005</AdrLine>
</PstlAdr>
</FinInstnId>The BIC, name and address are as published in Swift’s BIC directory. The LEI comes from the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI file. Check them against your own records before use.
Network
Branches and correspondent banking
All 51 branch BICs connect to the head office. Most were registered in 1993–1996 (34 BICs) and 2017–2020 (4). Taiwan Cooperative Bank LTD publishes 1 account held with this bank.
All 51 branch BICs connect to the head office, spread across 38 cities. Largest: Beijing (7), Shanghai (3), Guangzhou (2). Taiwan Cooperative Bank LTD publishes 1 account held with this bank.
- Own offices
- Respondent banks: they hold accounts here
Hover over a branch, account or group to see its details
Respondent banks
From the correspondent lists other banks publish
Taiwan Cooperative Bank LTD publishes 1 account held with this bank.
| Currency | Respondent bank | Held at | Account | Published in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNY | Taiwan Cooperative Bank LTD Taiwan | ABOCCNBJ400 | 40379001040032840 | tcb-bank.com.tw ↗ dated 17 Nov 2022 |
Each row is an account the respondent bank lists as held with this bank, as published. Only banks that publish their correspondent accounts, and that Elucidate has researched, can appear, so the list is not complete. Confirm settlement instructions with either bank before relying on them.
Branch codes
| BIC | Branch | City | Address | LEI | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABOCCNBJ002 | BANKING DEPARTMENT | Beijing | BEIJING BEIJING BEIJING CHINA | — | 2024-04-27 |
| ABOCCNBJ010 | BEIJING BRANCH | Beijing | BEIJING BEIJING CHINA | — | 2024-04-27 |
| ABOCCNBJ020 | TIANJIN BRANCH | Tianjin | TIANJIN TIANJIN CHINA | — | 2024-04-27 |
| ABOCCNBJ021 | TIANJIN FTZ | Tianjin | TIANJIN TIANJIN TIANJIN CHINA | — | 2024-04-27 |
| ABOCCNBJ030 | HEBEI BRANCH | Shijiazhuang | SHIJIAZHUANG SHIJIAZHUANG CHINA | — | 2024-04-27 |
| ABOCCNBJ040 | SHANXI BRANCH | Taiyuan | TAIYUAN TAIYUAN CHINA | — | 2024-04-27 |
| ABOCCNBJ050 | NEIMENGGU BRANCH | Huhehaote | HUHEHAOTE HUHEHAOTE CHINA | — | 2024-04-27 |
| ABOCCNBJ060 | LIAONING BRANCH | Shenyang | SHENYANG SHENYANG CHINA | — | 2024-04-27 |
| ABOCCNBJ070 | JILIN BRANCH | Changchun | CHANGCHUN CHANGCHUN CHINA | — | 2024-04-27 |
| ABOCCNBJ080 | HEILONGJIANG BRANCH | Harbin | HARBIN HARBIN CHINA | — | 2024-04-27 |
| ABOCCNBJ090 | SHANGHAI BRANCH | Shanghai | SHANGHAI SHANGHAI CHINA | — | 2024-04-27 |
| ABOCCNBJ099 | SHANGHAI FTZ | Shanghai | SHANGHAI SHANGHAI SHANGHAI CHINA | — | 2024-04-27 |
| ABOCCNBJ100 | JIANGSU BRANCH | Nanjing | NANJING NANJING CHINA | — | 2024-04-27 |
| ABOCCNBJ103 | SUZHOU BRANCH | Suzhou | SUZHOU SUZHOU CHINA | — | 2024-04-27 |
| ABOCCNBJ110 | ZHEJIANG BRANCH | Hangzhou | HANGZHOU HANGZHOU CHINA | — | 2024-04-27 |
| ABOCCNBJ120 | ANHUI BRANCH | Hefei | HEFEI HEFEI CHINA | — | 2024-04-27 |
| ABOCCNBJ130 | FUJIAN BRANCH | Fuzhou | FUZHOU FUZHOU CHINA | — | 2024-04-27 |
| ABOCCNBJ140 | JIANGXI BRANCH | Nanchang | NANCHANG NANCHANG CHINA | — | 2024-04-27 |
| ABOCCNBJ150 | SHANDONG BRANCH | Jinan | JINAN JINAN CHINA | — | 2024-04-27 |
| ABOCCNBJ160 | HENAN BRANCH | Zhengzhou | ZHENGZHOU ZHENGZHOU CHINA | — | 2024-04-27 |
| ABOCCNBJ170 | HUBEI BRANCH | Wuhan | WUHAN WUHAN CHINA | — | 2024-04-27 |
| ABOCCNBJ180 | HUNAN BRANCH | Changsha | CHANGSHA CHANGSHA CHINA | — | 2024-04-27 |
| ABOCCNBJ190 | GUANGDONG BRANCH | Guangzhou | GUANGZHOU GUANGZHOU CHINA | — | 2024-04-27 |
| ABOCCNBJ191 | GUANGDONG FTZ | Guangzhou | GUANGZHOU GUANGZHOU GUANGZHOU CHINA | — | 2024-04-27 |
| ABOCCNBJ200 | GUANGXI BRANCH | Nanning | NANNING NANNING CHINA | — | 2024-04-27 |
| ABOCCNBJ210 | HAINAN BRANCH | Haikou | HAIKOU HAIKOU CHINA | — | 2024-04-27 |
| ABOCCNBJ211 | HAINAN FTZ | Haikou | HAIKOU HAIKOU HAIKOU CHINA | — | 2024-04-27 |
| ABOCCNBJ220 | SICHUAN BRANCH | Chengdu | CHENGDU CHENGDU CHINA | — | 2024-04-27 |
| ABOCCNBJ230 | GUIZHOU BRANCH | Guiyang | GUIYANG GUIYANG CHINA | — | 2024-04-27 |
| ABOCCNBJ240 | YUNNAN BRANCH | Kunming | KUNMING KUNMING CHINA | — | 2024-04-27 |
| ABOCCNBJ250 | XI ZANG BRANCH | Lhasa | LHASA LHASA CHINA | — | 2024-04-27 |
| ABOCCNBJ260 | SHAANXI BRANCH | Xian | XIAN XIAN CHINA | — | 2024-04-27 |
| ABOCCNBJ270 | GANSU BRANCH | Lanzhou | LANZHOU LANZHOU CHINA | — | 2024-04-27 |
| ABOCCNBJ280 | QINGHAI BRANCH | Xining | XINING XINING CHINA | — | 2024-04-27 |
| ABOCCNBJ290 | NINGXIA BRANCH | Yinchuan | YINCHUAN YINCHUAN CHINA | — | 2024-04-27 |
| ABOCCNBJ300 | XINJIANG BRANCH | Wulumuqi | WULUMUQI WULUMUQI WULUMUQI CHINA | — | 2024-04-27 |
| ABOCCNBJ301 | XINJIANG NONGKEN BRANCH | Wulumuqi | WULUMUQI WULUMUQI WULUMUQI CHINA | — | 2024-04-27 |
| ABOCCNBJ302 | XINJIANG BRANCH | Huoerguosi | HUOERGUOSI HUOERGUOSI HUOERGUOSI CHINA | — | 2024-04-27 |
| ABOCCNBJ303 | XINJIANG NONGKEN BRANCH | Huoerguosi | HUOERGUOSI HUOERGUOSI HUOERGUOSI CHINA | — | 2024-04-27 |
| ABOCCNBJ310 | CHONGQING BRANCH | Chongqing | CHONGQING CHONGQING CHINA | — | 2024-04-27 |
| ABOCCNBJ340 | DALIAN BRANCH | Dalian | DALIAN DALIAN CHINA | — | 2024-04-27 |
| ABOCCNBJ380 | QINGDAO BRANCH | Qingdao | QINGDAO QINGDAO CHINA | — | 2024-04-27 |
| ABOCCNBJ390 | NINGBO BRANCH | Ningbo | NINGBO NINGBO CHINA | — | 2024-04-27 |
| ABOCCNBJ400 | XIAMEN BRANCH | Xiamen | XIAMEN XIAMEN CHINA | — | 2024-04-27 |
| ABOCCNBJ410 | SHENZHEN BRANCH | Shenzhen | SHENZHEN SHENZHEN CHINA | — | 2024-04-27 |
| ABOCCNBJ999 | RMB AND PRECIOUS METALS SETTLEMENT | Beijing | BEIJING BEIJING BEIJING CHINA | — | 2024-04-27 |
| ABOCCNBJCCC | CREDIT CARD CENTER | Shanghai | SHANGHAI SHANGHAI CHINA | — | 2024-04-27 |
| ABOCCNBJCMD | CASH MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT | Beijing | BEIJING BEIJING BEIJING CHINA | — | 2024-04-27 |
| ABOCCNBJCUS | CUSTODY SERVICE DEPARTMENT | Beijing | BEIJING BEIJING BEIJING CHINA | — | 2024-04-27 |
| ABOCCNBJDEP | CUSTODY SERVICE DEPARTMENT | Beijing | BEIJING BEIJING BEIJING CHINA | — | 2024-04-27 |
| ABOCCNBJFTZ | FINANCIAL MARKETS DEPARTMENT, FTU | Beijing | BEIJING BEIJING BEIJING CHINA | — | 2024-04-27 |
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- Ownership and group—GLEIF Level 2 relationship records (accounting consolidation), matched by LEI.
- Overview, leadership, regulators and events—researched per institution by an AI model with web search, from the institution's own website and reports, regulators, company registers and news. Figures, people and events link to their source, and each card shows the research date. AI research can be wrong or out of date, so check key facts at the source.
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