| February 1979 | The current incarnation of ABC is founded |
| 1999 | China’s troubled big-four banks spin off Rmb1.4 trillion of their non-performing assets into Asset Management Companies |
| October 27 2006 | ICBC listed in world’s biggest ever IPO, A-shares and H-shares raising $21.9 billion |
| May 2008 | Pan Gongsheng appointed vice-governor of ABC, having worked on ICBC listing |
| Jan 16 2009 | ABC incorporated in Beijing with registered capital of Rmb260 billion, with a view to an IPO in the near future |
| April 2 2010 | Good Friday – banks receive RFP calls from ABC management, and scramble to complete the pitch books over the weekend. |
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