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How do international banks operating in the United States affect the economy?
How do international banks operating in the United States affect the economy? (IntroductionToBusiness OP 8D04gAa · 2026-10-07-36573 · 15.5. International Banki…
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- International banks operating in the United States substantially affect the U.S. economy.
- Their economic impact occurs through several types of contributions.
- Job creation
- They employ thousands of people in the United States.
- Most of these workers are U.S. citizens.
- Operating and capital expenditures
- Taxes and other contributions
- The U.S. operations of foreign banks have a very large asset base.
- Their combined banking and nonbanking assets exceed $24 trillion.
- This figure is based on March 2017 Federal Reserve data.
- Examples of the world's biggest banks in 2017
- Industrial and Commercial Bank of China; China Construction Bank; JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Wells Fargo & Co.; Agricultural Bank of China; Bank of America Corp.; Bank of China Ltd.; Citigroup.
- The information appears in Table 15.7.
- Source: Forbes, “The World’s Biggest Banks in 2017: The American Bull Market Strengthens,” May 24, 2017.
