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The Safest And The Best

NOVEMBER 2017 | VOL. 31 NO. 10 Our annual ranking of the World’s Safest Banks is one of our most widely respected awards. Intended as a working tool for banks and corporates, this ranking requires a lot of data and ...

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Top 50 Safest Banks In Middle East 2017

GCC banks still dominate, with First Abu Dhabi Bank firmly on top.

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World’s Safest Banks 2017 | A Retrospective

Global Finance looks back at our list of Safest Banks Of 2007, to see who survived and thrived in the last decade.

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World’s Safest Banks 2017 | Country Winners

Global Finance magazine has expanded the individual country rankings, with 15 banks making the list for the first time.

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World’s Safest Banks | Biggest Emerging Market Banks 2017

China, China, China. Most emerging markets can’t outgrow Asia’s dynamic behemoth.

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World’s Top 50 Safest Commercial Banks 2017

In commercial rankings, which exclude government-supported entities, DZ knocks Toronto-Dominion from the top slot.

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World’s Top 50 Safest Emerging Market Banks 2017

South Korea still leads among emerging-market banks, while some Gulf entities are rising in the ranks.

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World’s Top 50 Safest European Banks

Large multinationals are edged out of Europe’s top 50 by midsize banks that are based in developed economies and offer global service.

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Safest 25 Banks In China 2017

Global Finance’s ranking includes all 25 Chinese banks that are rated by at least one of the three major credit-rating agencies.

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Stars of China | Lenders To The World

As debt burdens inside China rise, the country's banks are ramping up cross-border lending.

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Stars Of China | Q & A With Postal Savings Bank of China CEO

Jiajin Lyu, president of the Postal Savings Bank of China (PSBC), talks about the relationship between the bank and the postal group and how it helps them meet the financial needs of millions.

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The Levant: Sun Shines Through Clouds

Definedloosely as the region spreading from Israel, Lebanon, Jordan and Syria in the northeast, and including Egypt in the southwest, with Cyprus off the shore, the Levant sees many points of lightdespite the current gloomy outlook.