BANK OF CHINA (CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE) LIMITED SUCURSALA BUCURESTI

Bank of China (Central and Eastern Europe) Limited Sucursala Bucuresti operates in Romania as the Bucharest branch of Bank of China (Central and Eastern Europe) Limited, part of the Bank of China group, and is positioned as a corporate-focused institution serving companies involved in trade, investment, and payments between Romania, the EU, and China. The branch typically offers multi-currency transaction accounts (including RON, EUR, USD, and CNY), domestic and cross-border payments, trade finance instruments such as letters of credit, documentary collections, guarantees and standby LCs, supply-chain finance, bilateral and syndicated lending, term and call deposits, foreign exchange (spot and forwards where permitted), cash management, and corporate e-banking. Its activity is oriented toward legal entities rather than the retail market, and it does not operate a local retail branch network. Onboarding is documentation-intensive, with standard KYC/AML, beneficial ownership and tax transparency requirements, and pricing and credit terms are generally negotiated case by case. As an EU-passported branch, prudential supervision rests with the home-state competent authority, while the National Bank of Romania oversees local branch conduct and certain host responsibilities. Eligible deposits placed with the Bucharest branch are protected by the home-country deposit guarantee scheme up to the EU-standard limit of EUR 100,000 per depositor, subject to exclusions and applicable rules. Documentation and client service are commonly available in Romanian and English, with Chinese language support where relevant.