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ICBC is headquartered in Beijing and founded in 1984, the bank listed its shares in mainland China and Hong Kong in 2006. It is China's largest by asset scale and by share of lending and deposits. Central Huijin Investment (China's sovereign wealth fund manager) and China's Ministry of Finance are ICBC's two largest shareholders, each with a stake of around 35%. ICBC operates over 16,000 outlets. Among these outlets, 413 outlets are located in 49 countries and regions overseas. Corporate banking, retail banking, and wholesale banking accounted for 47%, 40%, and 13% of total revenue, respectively; and 44%, 36%, and 18% of profit before tax in 2023. Overseas banking and other business contributed 12% of total revenue and 9% of profit before tax in 2023.
