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Growth Taking Hold: Q&A With Global Head Of Country Monitoring Jorge Sáenz-Azcúnaga

Jorge Sáenz-Azcúnaga, global head of Country Monitoring at BBVA, talks with Global Finance about digitization, promising pockets of growth and serving Latin America’s unbanked.

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Innovation Fuels Success: Q&A With CaixaBank CEO Gonzalo Gortázar

Gonzalo Gortázar, CEO of CaixaBank, talks about the crucial importance of digital transformation.

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Africa’s Digital Reality: Q&A With Standard Bank Group CEO Sim Tshabalala

Sim Tshabalala, group CEO of Standard Bank, explains how Africa’s biggest bank is expanding throughout the continent and boosting trade and investment with China.

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Best Banks In Africa 2019: Innovating For Profit

African banks expertly wield tech tools to satisfy corporate clients and draw in millions of new consumers from cities and rural areas.

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Best Banks In Asia Pacific 2019: Strong Results, Challenging Future

Asian banks, even in some of the smallest markets, are leveraging strong earnings to transform themselves into state-of-the-art digital players.

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Best Banks In Central And Eastern Europe 2019: Rising Demand

Banks are benefiting from accelerating economic growth in Central and Eastern Europe.

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Best Banks in Latin America 2019: Beating The Odds

Difficult economic conditions didn’t keep Latin America’s best banks from growing in 2018. Strategic focus is on digitization and outreach to the unbanked.

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Best Banks In North America 2019: Rising Profits

Higher operating revenue and lower taxes delivered strong results for banks in North America.

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Best Banks In The Middle East 2019: Sunny Outlook

Consolidation driven by weak credit demand will ease overcapacity and boost profits.

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Best Banks In The World 2019: Banking Transformed

Global Finance presents its 26th annual awards for the World’s Best Banks, honoring winners in 149 countries and seven global regions, as well as eight regions of the US.

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Best Islamic Financial Institutions In The World 2019: Coming Into Their Own

Growth continues for Islamic financial institutions, helped by technology and product innovations.

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Best U.S. Regional Banks 2019: Winning In A Digital Age

After years of decline, US regional banks bounced back in 2018 on new technology investments, cost-cutting and strategic expansion.