China Development Bank

BankingChina5001-10000 Employees

China Development Bank (CDB) was founded in 1994 as a policy financial 
institution under the direct leadership of the State Council. It was 
incorporated as China Development Bank Corporation in December 2008, and 
officially defined by the State Council as a development finance 
institution in March 2015. 

CDB has a registered capital of RMB 421.248 billion. Its shareholders 
include the Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China (36.54%), 
Central Huijin Investment Ltd. (34.68%), Buttonwood Investment Holding Co., 
Ltd. (27.19%) and the National Council for Social Security Fund (1.59%). 

CDB provides medium- to long-term financing facilities that serve China’s 
major long-term economic and social development strategies. By the end of 
2015, its assets grew to RMB 12.62 trillion, a balance of loans of RMB 9.21 
trillion, and a cumulative recovery rate of 98.78% that continued to lead 
the industry for the sixteenth consecutive year. We also further enhanced 
our sustainability and risk management, delivering a net profit of RMB 
102,788 million, ROA of 0.90%, ROE of 11.74%, and capital adequacy of 
10.81%. Professional credit rating agencies including Moody's and Standard 
& Poor's have rated CDB at the same level as China’s sovereign rate. 

CDB is the world’s largest development finance institution, and the largest 
Chinese bank for foreign investment and financing cooperation, long-term 
lending and bond issuance. It ranked 87th on the Fortune Global 500 list in 
2015. 

CDB currently has 37 primary branches and 3 secondary branches on the 
Chinese mainland, one offshore branch in Hong Kong and five representative 
offices in Cairo, Moscow, Rio de Janeiro, Caracas and London, with about 
9,000 staff. Its subsidiaries include CDB Capital Co.,Ltd., CDB Securities 
Co.,Ltd., CDB Leasing Co.,Ltd. and China-Africa Development Fund Co.,Ltd

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