VADODARA: The Union Bank of India will open its branch in Sydney on January 30, 2015 and the bank also plans to open branches in Africa for further strengthening its global footprint, said Arun Tiwari, CMD of the bank. Presently, Union Bank has a representative office in Sydney. It has recently opened a branch at Antwerp in Belgium. Apart from that, the bank has branches in Dubai, Hong Kong and London and representative offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Abu Dhabi.