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China UnionPay's ATM biz goes to Middle East and Africa

April 26, 2009

China Daily: China UnionPay's ATM network has expanded to 61 countries and regions after starting service in nine Middle East and African countries. The nine countries are the United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen, Jordan, Djibouti and the Republic of Congo. Economic and trade relations between China and the nine countries have become closer in recent years, with a total bilateral trade volume of $22 billion in 2008. Some 250,000 Chinese also visited those countries for work and travel.

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