Oriental Banking Corporation

Japanese: オリエンタル・バンキング・コーポレーション - おりえんたるばんきんぐこーぽれーしょん
Oriental Banking Corporation

…For a while, Guangzhou was ahead in tea trade, but with the outbreak of the Taiping Rebellion, trade with Guangzhou became impossible, and in all respects, Guangzhou became China's number one international trading port. As commercial activity became more active, financial capital moved in, and the Oriental Banking Corporation (Bank of the East and Bank of the Liru) was already established in 1849, followed by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (Hui Feng Bank), which would later become the largest bank in Shanghai, in 1865 (the 4th year of the Tongzhi era). These were formed by combining with the aforementioned trading companies, and further invested in various businesses such as shipping and harbor, real estate, railways, spinning, and lumber, forming a group of related companies, becoming a huge financial capital that exerted a great influence on the Chinese economy. …

*Some of the terminology referenced in "Oriental Banking Corporation" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…茶の貿易だけはしばらく広州のほうが上回っていたが,太平天国の乱がおこるとともに広州の交易は不可能となり,すべての面で中国第一の国際貿易港となった。そして商業活動の活発化とともに金融資本が進出し,1849年にすでにオリエンタル・バンキング・コーポレーション(東方銀行・麗如銀行)が設けられたのをはじめ,1865年(同治4)にはのちに上海で最大の銀行となるホンコン・アンド・シャンハイ・バンキング・コーポレーション(匯豊銀行)が設けられた。これらは先の各商社と結びついてできたもので,さらに航運港湾業,不動産業,鉄道業,紡績業,木材業等,多様な事業に投資して関連企業群をなし,巨大な金融資本となって中国経済に大きな力をふるった。…

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