On January 5, Chairman Liao Lin of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China was invited to meet Irish Prime Minister Martin on an official visit to China. The two sides held talks on topics such as playing a role as a financial link and serving bilateral economic, trade and investment exchanges. Ireland's ambassador to China, Ou Bo-ren, and Zhang Weiwu, deputy governor of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, attended the talks. The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China attaches great importance to the Irish market. It carries out aircraft and ship leasing business in Ireland through its wholly-owned subsidiary ICBC Financial Leasing. It is one of the first Chinese financial institutions to launch financial leasing business in Ireland. ICBC Gold Leasing ranks first among Chinese financial leasing institutions in terms of asset size in Ireland. The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China will earnestly implement the important consensus of the leaders of the two countries, give full play to its global network and integrated business advantages, strengthen financial cooperation with Ireland, provide comprehensive financial solutions for the global exhibition industry of enterprises of the two countries, rely on platforms such as the China-Europe Business Alliance and the “Belt and Road” interbank cooperation mechanism led by ICBC to help develop a mutually beneficial strategic partnership between China and Ireland, and promote practical cooperation between China and Europe in various fields.

On January 5, Chairman Liao Lin of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China was invited to meet Irish Prime Minister Martin on an official visit to China. The two sides held talks on topics such as playing a role as a financial link and serving bilateral economic, trade and investment exchanges. Ireland's ambassador to China, Ou Bo-ren, and Zhang Weiwu, deputy governor of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, attended the talks. The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China attaches great importance to the Irish market. It carries out aircraft and ship leasing business in Ireland through its wholly-owned subsidiary ICBC Financial Leasing. It is one of the first Chinese financial institutions to launch financial leasing business in Ireland. ICBC Gold Leasing ranks first among Chinese financial leasing institutions in terms of asset size in Ireland. The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China will earnestly implement the important consensus of the leaders of the two countries, give full play to its global network and integrated business advantages, strengthen financial cooperation with Ireland, provide comprehensive financial solutions for the global exhibition industry of enterprises of the two countries, rely on platforms such as the China-Europe Business Alliance and the “Belt and Road” interbank cooperation mechanism led by ICBC to help develop a mutually beneficial strategic partnership between China and Ireland, and promote practical cooperation between China and Europe in various fields.