On June 12, Ge Haijiao, Chairman of Bank of China Limited, met with Kim Sung-joo, Chairman and CEO of the National Pension Service (NPS) of Korea, at BOC's head office in Beijing. The two sides exchanged views on a wide range of topics including China's macroeconomic outlook, expansion of investment opportunities in China's bond and equity market, the recent performance of the Korean stock market, and investment prospects in the Korean financial market. Liu Chenggang, Executive Vice President of Bank of China Limited, also attended the meeting.

Both parties appreciated the close trade and economic ties between China and South Korea and the broad prospect of future collaboration between Bank of China and NPS. Going forward, the Bank will continue to leverage its global network and diversified business platforms and work more closely with NPS to help deepen financial and trade cooperation between the two countries.