On April 21, The Livelihood China Economic Forum and the 1st China’s Leadership Brands Awarding Ceremony was held in Beijing, sponsored by the Livelihood Weekly Magazine and co-sponsored by Cultural Communication Center of China Management Science Research Institute, China International Economic and Technical Cooperation Association and the Brand Promotion Committee of China International Economic Cooperation Society. CR Bank was granted the title of “First Chinese Leadership Brand" at the ceremony.

Following the notion of “electing the best liked brands and winning attention from the whole world,” the Livelihood China Economic Forum and China’s Leadership Brands Election was launched in the late October, 2012. After four months of public recommendation, expert review and supervision of authoritative media, several enterprises, including CR Bank, were elected as first China Leadership Brands.