Bank of Taiwan
The Bank of Taiwan (BOT, Chinese: 臺灣銀行; pinyin: Táiwān Yínháng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-oân gîn-hâng, see below) is a commercial bank headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan. It was the main issuer of banknotes on the island from 1899 to 1961, when that role was taken over by the Central Bank of China (now Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan). The Bank of Taiwan is owned by the Government of the Republic of China.
| Company type | State-owned |
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| Industry | Banking |
| Founded | 1897 |
| Headquarters | Taipei, Taiwan |
Area served | Taiwan Japan Australia Singapore United Kingdom United States China Hong Kong South Africa |
Key people | Joseph Lyu (Chairperson) |
| Products | Financial services |
| Total assets | NTD 4,929 billion (2017) (US$ 1,643 billion) |
Number of employees | 8,122 (2017) |
| Parent | Taiwan Financial Holdings Group |
| Website | https://www.bot.com.tw |
| Footnotes / references Issuer of banknotes (1899-2000), De facto Central Bank (1949-1961) | |
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| Kanji | 臺灣銀行 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kana | たいわんぎんこう | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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