TABLE 1.5 : OFFICES OF INDIAN COMMERCIAL BANKS

OUTSIDE INDIA - 2006 TO 2008

As on March 31

Sr.

Name of the Country

2006

2007

2008

No.

(1)

(2)

(3)

1

Afghanistan

1

1

1

2

Australia

1

1

1

3

Bahama

2

2

2

4

Bahrain

2

3

4

5

Bangladesh

3

4

4

6

Belgium

2

2

3

7

Cayman Island

1

1

1

8

Channel Islands

1

1

1

9

China

-

2

2

10

Fiji +

9

9

9

11

France

2

2

2

12

Germany

1

1

1

13

Hongkong

8

11

14

14

Israel

-

1

1

15

Japan

4

4

4

16

Kenya

4

4

4

17

Maldive Island

1

1

1

18

Mauritius ++

8

8

8

19

Oman

4

4

4

20

Qatar

..

..

1

21

Seychelles

1

1

1

22

Singapore

7

9

9

23

South Africa

2

2

3

24

South Korea

1

1

1

25

Sri Lanka

7

7

7

26

Thailand

1

1

1

27

United Arab Emirates

6

8

9

28

United Kingdom

21

22

23

29

United States of America

6

6

7

Total

106

119

129

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.