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World’s Safest Banks 2016: Country Winners
Global Finance’s country-by-country ranking of the Safest Banks comprises 104 countries. Sixteen of these countries have a new safest bank...
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World’s Safest Banks: Biggest Emerging Markets Banks
The assets of the 50 biggest emerging markets banks rose in 2015 by 35%, to $27.2 trillion, even as many emerging markets currencies lost value against the dollar. The rise in asset size of the biggest 50 was driven by ...
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Stars Of China: Banks Span The Spectrum
This year’s ranking of Chinese banks includes all 21 Chinese banks that have a rating from one of the three large, international rating agencies. In principle, the only criterion for inclusion, apart from having one or more rating, was that ...
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World’s Safest Banks 2016: Safest Islamic Banks
Abu Dhabi’s Al Hilal Bank is the safest Islamic bank in the six GCC states, replacing Al Rajhi Bank of Saudi Arabia, which falls to seventh position following downgrades prompted by the downgrading of the Saudi government. Kuwait Finance House ...
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World’s Safest Banks 2016: Europe Top 50
The safest banks in Europe are located in Northern and Western Europe, with Germany contributing ten of the Top 50 banks and France nine. The safest nine European banks are the same nine that lead our Global Safest Banks ranking. ...
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World’s Safest Banks 2016: A Retrospective
Ten years ago, Global Finance’s ranking of the world’s safest banks included such household names as Citigroup, Royal Bank of Scotland, Deutsche Bank and the Spanish giants, Santander and BBVA. None of these now feature in the Safest 50—indeed, several ...
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World’s Safest Banks 2016: Commercial Top 50
Global Finance ranks the 50 safest commercial banks in the world.
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World’s Safest Banks 2016: Global Top 50
Global Finance Magazine's16th annual ranking of the World's Safest Banks illustrates how sovereign rating upgrades impact the perceived strengthof a country's financial institutions.
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World’s Safest Banks 2016: Middle East Top 50
The safest banks in the Middle East are all based in the GCC, with the exception of the two large Israeli banks, Hapoalim and Leumi, which rank 26th and 27th. National Bank of Abu Dhabi remains the Safest Bank in ...
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World’s Safest Banks 2016: Emerging Markets Top 50
The safest three emerging markets banks are South Korean, following ratings upgrades by Moody’s and S&P. Korea Development Bank, Export-Import Bank of Korea and Industrial Bank of Korea now have at least one AA and one AA- rating each, which ...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Lifting The Veil On Iranian Banks
We present a rare tour of the newly opened Iranian banking sector. Westerners will be surprised by what they find—in both philosophy and performance—in this long-hidden area of the banking world.
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Safest Banks By Country 2015
Global Finance’s country-by-country ranking of the safest banks in the world includes eight new country leaders.