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The Chinese economy would be nothing without the People's Bank of China. The central bank controls monetary policy, sets the exchange rate, regulates the gold market, manages the state treasury, and oversees other financial institutions. Like the Federal Reserve System in the US, the People's Bank of China lends money to commercial banks as necessary. It also issues currency. In mainland China, the reminbi is the name of the currency, and the yuan is the base unit (like the dollar). The People's Bank of China operates nine regional branches in addition to its headquarters in Beijing. The bank was established in 1948, and until 1978 it was the only bank in China. It became the country's central bank in 1983.

Philippine National Bank(PNB) offers financial services to corporate, middle market, and retail customers; Filipino government agencies; and government-owned and controlled corporations. It has some 325 domestic branches and 105 overseas locations through which it offers deposit products, lending, bills discounting, foreign exchange dealing, investment banking, funds transfer, remittance servicing, retail banking, and trust services. Subsidiaries are engaged in merchant banking, small business financing, insurance, leasing, stock brokerage, and financial advisory services.

Popular, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides a range of retail and commercial banking products and services in Puerto Rico, the United States, Venezuela, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, and Costa Rica. It also provides vehicle financing, leasing, and daily rental services; mortgage loans; and insurance agency and brokerage, and reinsurance services, as well as offers financial advisory, investment, and security brokerage services for institutional and retail customers. As of December 31, 2008, the company operated 173 branches and approximately 580 automated teller machines in Puerto Rico, 7 branches in the U.S. Virgin Islands, 1 branch in the British Virgin Islands, and 1 branch in New York. In addition, it provides financial transaction processing and information technology solutions and services in the United States, the Caribbean, and Latin America. Further, the company develops financial processing software applications; sells hardware products, such as ATM, POS, and communication products; and provides ATM switching and driving services. Popular was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico.

BCA (officially Bank Central Asia) provides commercial and personal banking services through about 850 branches, more than 6,200 ATMs, and via phone, mobile device or the Web. Its lending activities include home loans and refinancing, apartment and car loans, and loans to corporations and small businesses. The bank also offers insurance, treasury, and international banking services. Through FarIndo Investments (Mauritius) Ltd., members of the Hartono family own more than 50% of the stock of BCA, which was placed under government control in 1998 following a rush on the bank. After restructuring, the government gradually sold off its controlling stake in the bank.

The country's largest commercial bank by assets, Bank Mandiri serves consumers and businesses through more than 900 offices and some 2,800 ATMs throughout Indonesia. Bank Mandiri is also Indonesia's largest lender; other products and services include trade finance, Islamic banking, and investment banking through subsidiary Mandiri Sekuritas. AXA Mandiri Financial Services (a joint venture of Bank Mandiri and insurance titan AXA) offers financial advisory services, including wealth planning and insurance. The government controls two-thirds of Bank Mandiri's stock.

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