Founded in 1984, China Development Bank Financial Leasing Co., Ltd., a national non-banking financial institution regulated by the NFRA, is the only leasing business platform under China Development Bank and the first listed financial leasing company in China, with a registered capital of RMB12.64238 billion. The Company is a pioneer in the leasing industry in the PRC. The Company is dedicated to providing comprehensive leasing services to high-quality customers in industries including aviation, shipping, energy, high-end equipment and inclusive finance, with leasing assets and business partners reaching throughout over 40 countries and regions all over the world, and consistently maintains quasi-sovereign international ratings, namely “A1” by Moody’s, “A” by Standard & Poor’s and “A” by Fitch. Since its listing in 2016, the Company’s scale of assets has steadily grown and profitability has continuously improved, and the non-performing asset ratio has maintained at 1% or below.
The Company proactively fulfills its responsibilities as a state-owned financial enterprise, adheres to the basic requirement of financial sector serving the real economy, and continuously contributes to the high-quality development. Principal business activities of the Company include aircraft leasing, ship leasing, energy leasing, high-end equipment leasing and inclusive finance. The Company was the first leasing company to promote the marketisation and international operation of aircraft leasing in China and set up its first professional overseas aviation subsidiary, ranking among Top 10 in the world in terms of the value of its active fleet. The ship leasing business is deeply integrated into the global shipping market, with its asset quality, profitability and professional management level at the leading position in the industry. The energy leasing business proactively serves the national “dual carbon” goal, and is deeply engaged in the green finance sector, with its operations encompassing, amongst others, wind power generation, photovoltaic power generation, hydropower generation and energy storage. The high-end equipment leasing business fully supports the development of advanced manufacturing and strategic emerging industries, and actively contributes to the development of new productive forces. The inclusive finance business provides medium, small and micro customers with convenient and comprehensive financial services – including construction machinery, vehicles and agricultural machinery – to fulfill its social responsibilities in a tangible manner.
The Company firmly follows the path of financial development with Chinese characteristics, closely adheres to the origin of leasing, focuses on the “five major areas” of finance, and continues to inject financial momentum into the development of new quality productive forces. With the gradual establishment of a modern industrial system in China, the Company has always insisted on the strategic positioning of “marketisation, professionalisation, internationalisation and digital intelligence”, continued to promote product and business transformation and innovation, continuously improved corporate governance level, improved its professional service capability and formed a business development model with obvious core competitive advantages and outstanding sustainable development capabilities. In the future, the Company will adhere to a high-quality development strategy and maintain its industry-leading advantages, and continue to build a “world-class financial leasing company”.