• Europe
• North America
• Asia Pacific
  • Australia
  • China
  • Hong Kong
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Malaysia
  • Pakistan
  • Singapore
  • Taiwan
  • UAE

Asia Pacific

ABN AMRO has been active in Asia since 1826, when we opened our first branch in Jakarta. The bank has been operating for well over 100 years in a number of countries including China, Singapore and Japan. In China, we celebrated our 100th anniversary in 2003. In Singapore, ABN AMRO opened its doors in 1858 and today is the oldest foreign bank still in existence in the country. In Japan, ABN AMRO will be celebrating its 150th anniversary in 2008.

ABN AMRO in Asia today covers 17 countries and territories and operates through 165 branches and offices. Employing over 15,000 people in the region, we have a deep local understanding of Asia while providing world-class banking products and services through our powerful global network.

We serve a broad array of small and medium-sized enterprises and high net worth individuals throughout Asia, offering integrated consumer and commercial banking services, such as transaction banking, risk management, investment banking, private banking and asset management. We've also pioneered our Van Gogh Preferred Banking concept in Asia, offering a personalised banking service for mass affluent clients in China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Singapore, Taiwan and UAE.

Our achievements

ABN AMRO has played a significant role in shaping Asia's financial markets and continue to lead ground-breaking deals in the region. With our long-standing presence in Asia, we have built lasting partnerships with clients of all sizes across multiple business lines in Asia, and earned a reputation for trusted advice and outstanding delivery of products and services.

Since the beginning of 2007, we have won a number of valuable deals across Asia. These underline our commitment to innovation and client satisfaction, and validate our highly focused partnership approach. For example:

• Creating Pakistan's second largest foreign bank: acquisition of Prime Bank
• Largest outbound Merger & Acquisition in India's history: Tata Steel
• Largest-ever Tier 1 transaction in Asia: Woori Bank in South Korea
• Merger to create Australasia's largest integrated print and digital media business: Rural Press
• Hong Kong's first hotel REIT: Regal REIT

Our global presence and local knowledge mean we're also recognised for our expertise across Asia. For example:

• Awarded Best Foreign Bank in Pakistan by Finance Asia's Country Awards for Achievement in July 2007.
• Awarded Asia Pacific Transport Aviation Deal of the Year 2006 and Euromoney Project Finance Deal of the Year 2006 for the USD 3.4 billion deal for Sydney Airport, Australia.
• Voted "Most Innovative Wealth Management Product of Year 2006" for Van Gogh Preferred Banking in China.
• Won the coveted award for ‘Most Customer Responsive Company in the Banking and Financial Services vertical' in The Economic Times - Avaya Global Connect Customer Responsiveness Awards 2006 in India.
• Won Supply Chain Technology Innovation and recognised by The Banker Technology Awards 2007 for Transaction Banking's supply chain portal.

At ABN AMRO we see Asia as a major source of growth now and in the future. Having played a significant role in the dynamic reforms of Asia's financial markets over the past decades, we look forward to contributing further to the continual development of regulatory infrastructure, product offerings and financial expertise in Asia for many years to come.