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We have a diverse workforce of over 335,000 people and we have a diverse customer base of over 125 million.
Of the six official languages of the UN, more than 10,000 colleagues are native speakers in four of them, and another five thousand in a fifth.
London has more than 30 different linguistic communities of over 10,000 people.
Our bank in Saudi operates a number of women-only branches. Some 14 per cent of our workforce there is female, which you may think low if you apply Western standards. But actually it is more than three times the national average and the highest in the financial services industry.
We recruit from all around the world. This year's intake comprises 50 nationalities.
The HSBC Group is committed to five Core Business Principles:
- Outstanding customer service
- Effective and efficient operations
- Strong capital and liquidity
- Conservative lending policy
- Strict expense discipline.
Morality is as important to us as earnings growth.
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