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工行、中行加快海外扩张 ICBC to accelerate expansion 英国《金融时报》 吉密欧 北京报道 Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, the world’s most valuable and profitable bank, is accelerating its expansion abroad with plans to open more branches in the Middle East and in major cities across Europe. 全球市值最大、盈利最多的银行——中国工商银行(ICBC)正加快推进海外扩张，计划在中东和欧洲主要城市开设更多分行。 The bank is also looking at possible acquisition targets in both Europe and the Middle East and has plans to expand rapidly in Canada after buying a small network of six branches from Hong Kong-based Bank of East Asia earlier this year. 该行还正在欧洲和中东物色潜在收购目标，并计划在加拿大快速扩张。今年早些时候，工行收购了总部位于香港的东亚银行(Bank of East Asia)在加拿大的6家分行。 The European expansion is expected to be high-profile as the group strives to become more global and follow the growing number of Chinese companies doing business overseas. 随着越来越多中国企业在海外开展业务，随着工行努力提高自身的全球化程度，其在欧洲的扩张预期将令人瞩目。 “ICBC anticipates some big developments in terms of Chinese companies doing more business in Europe and they want to be ready,” said one senior China-based European banker. “就中国企业在欧洲开展更多业务而言，工行预期会有一些大的动态，他们希望做好准备，”一名常驻中国的资深欧洲银行家表示。 Most of China’s largest banks have resumed their push to expand outside the country’s borders in recent months, dusting off plans that were shelved during the height of the global financial crisis, but ICBC has been the most aggressive so far. 近几个月来，中国多数大银行均已恢复海外扩张努力，重拾全球金融危机肆虐时搁置的计划，但工行是迄今行动最积极的。 It plans to open five new branches in Europe – in Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, Milan and Madrid – over the coming months. The bank, with a market capitalisation of nearly $300bn, has branches in London, Luxembourg and Frankfurt, and plans eventually to establish its European headquarters at the Luxembourg branch. ICBC formally opened its Abu Dhabi branch on Sunday and is also considering branches in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, to add to the Dubai branch and Doha subsidiary company in the region. 该行计划未来几个月在欧洲新开5家分行，分别位于巴黎、布鲁塞尔、阿姆斯特丹、米兰和马德里。市值接近3000亿美元的工行，目前在伦敦、卢森堡和法兰克福拥有分行，并计划最终将其欧洲总部