| China Development Bank, Hong Kong Branch
China Development Bank, Hong Kong Branch
Founded in 1994, China Development Bank (CDB) is the world���s largest development finance institution, and the largest Chinese bank for financing cooperation, long-term lending and bond issuance. Providing medium to long term financing facilities that serve China’s major long-term economic and social development strategies, CDB has a registered capital of ¥421.25bn. The legal department of the bank’s Hong Kong branch manages a multitude of legal and compliance issues, ensuring smooth operations at all times. Joanna Leung is a notable member of the team and is praised as ‘a strong technical lawyer, with an excellent grasp of day-to-day operational legal issues facing China’s largest policy based financial institution’, according to a nominator.