Bank of China (BOC) said yesterday that it would launch private banking services in cooperation with its equity partner Royal Bank of Scotland, to become the first local bank catering to the country's growing number of millionaires and wealthy clients.

The services, targeting customers with at least $1 million in disposable assets, will initially be provided in Beijing and Shanghai starting from March 28, and will expand to other large cities later.

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