What is ICBC Argentina?
'''ICBC Argentina''' is an Argentine banking entity owned by [[Industrial and Commercial Bank of China|ICBC]]. It is the Argentine subsidiary of the Chinese bank [[Industrial and Commercial Bank of China]], founded in 2013 after the purchase of '''Standard Bank Argentina'''. {{Infobox company | name = ICBC Argentina | native_name = {{nowrap|Industrial and Commercial Bank of China}} | native_name_lang = es | logo = ICBC_Argentina.png | logo_caption = | logo_size = 250px | image = Puerto_Madero,_Buenos_Aires_(39662321492).jpg | image_size = 350px | image_caption = | image_alt = | type = | foundation = {{start date|2013}} | founder = | location_city = Florida 99, [[Buenos Aires]] | location_country = [[Argentina]] | locations = *'''Domestic''': 624 branches *'''Overseas''': 15 branches | area_served = [[Argentina]] | key_people = * Zhang Junguo, (President) * Alejandro Ledesma Padilla, (General manager) | services = * [[Retail Banking]] * [[Business finance]] * [[Trade finance]] * [[Factoring (finance)|Factoring]] * [[Mutual fund]]s * [[Pension fund]]s * [[Insurance]] * [[Mortgage loan]]s * [[Consumer Finance]] * [[Credit card]]s | revenue = {{profit}} [[United States Dollar|US$]] 5.1 billion (2010–2011) | net_income = {{profit}} US$ 1.1 billion (2010–2011) | assets = {{profit}} US$ 36.7 billion (2011) | num_employees = 16,519 (2011) | parent = ICBC Limited | homepage = {{URL|www.icbc.com.ar}} | footnotes = <ref name=balance>{{cite web|url=http://www.bna.com.ar/institucional/bcecondens_SEPTIEMBRE_2011.pdf|title=Estado de situación patrimonial y estado de resultados|publisher=Banco de la Nación Argentina|language=Spanish}}</ref><ref name=aba>{{cite web|url=http://www.aba-argentina.com/informes/ranking_bancos/PDF/2011/Ranking-Diciembre-2011.xls|title=Ranking de bancos|publisher=ABA|language=Spanish}}{{Dead link|date=June 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> }} ==Background== In 2006, '''Standard Bank''' purchased the BankBoston Argentina unit, expanding its operations to this country. In 20