TABLE 1.5 : OFFICES OF INDIAN COMMERCIAL BANKS OUTSIDE INDIA - 2007 TO 2009

Sr.No.

Name of the Country

As on March 31

2007

2008

2009

(1)

(2)

(3)

1

Afghanistan

1

1

1

2

Australia

1

1

1

3

Bahama

2

2

2

4

Bahrain

3

4

5

5

Bangladesh

4

4

4

6

Belgium

2

3

3

7

Cayman Island

1

1

1

8

Channel Islands

1

1

1

9

China

2

2

4

10

Fiji +

9

9

9

11

France

2

2

2

12

 Germany

1

1

1

13

Hongkong

11

14

15

14

Israel

1

1

1

15

Japan

4

4

4

16

Kenya

4

4

4

17

Maldives Islands

1

1

2

18

Mauritius ++

8

8

8

19

Oman

4

4

4

20

Qatar

..

1

1

21

Seychelles

1

1

1

22

Singapore

9

9

12

23

South Africa

2

3

3

24

South Korea

1

1

1

25

Sri Lanka

7

7

7

26

Thailand

1

1

1

27

United Arab Emirates

8

9

9

28

United Kingdom

22

23

24

29

United States of America

6

7

7

Total

119

129

138

Notes : 1.  The table does not include representative office opened by Indian Banks outside India.
2. The table  excludes (a) 22 Offices in former East Pakistan before the formation of Bangladesh.The status of the properties of these offices, which were formerly  vested with Custodian of Enemy Property,Pakistan, remains unchanged and  (b) 17 offices which were in Pakistan were taken over by that  Government as enemy property in September, 1965.
3.+ : Includes two mobile offices.
++ : Includes one mobile office.
Source : Department of Banking Operations and Development, RBI.