BOCI is actively expanding its client base in overseas markets, including South-East Asia, Japan and the Middle East, where there is strong interest in Chinese equities. Since 2003, BOCI has been providing stock execution services via straight through processing to major brokerage firms in Japan and Singapore.
The State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) announced on 20 August 2007 that mainland individuals could invest in securities traded on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited with self-owned or purchased foreign currency, through BOCI and BOC Tianjin Binhai New Area Branch.
