3. Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Limited, Beijing, China

Asset Value: U.S. $2,458,597 Mn

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd. (ICBC) was founded as a limited company on January 1, 1984. In 2011, it ranked number 7 on Forbes Global 2000 list of world’s biggest public companies. At the end of the year, ICBC had 408,859 employees under payroll. ICBC provides a wide range of financial products and services to 4.11 million business clients and 282 million customers through 16,648 outlets across China, 239 overseas subsidiaries. ICBC established strong presence by its commercial banking operation and rapid expansion to markets worldwide.

4. Barclays Bank PLC, London, United Kingdom

Asset Value: U.S. $2,426,889 Mn      

Barclays PLC is a British transnational banking and financial services company, headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It has a large presence in more than 50 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, and Europe, North America and South America and around 48 million customers. it has a listing on the London Stock Exchange and a secondary listing on the New York Stock Exchange.

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