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World’s Best Private Banks 2017
The world’s best private banks, as determined by Global Finance, are finding ways to recast their businesses for the future.
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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 2016: Commercial Top 50
Global Finance ranks the 50 safest commercial banks in the world.
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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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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: 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: 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 ...
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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: 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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Stars of China: Banks Grow Into Global Roles
Global Finance magazine honors the best banks in China, acknowledging that the Chinese banking sector has grown and matured to play a major role in global banking.
Award Ceremonies and Events
World’s Best Central Bankers 2016
Global Finance presented awards to central bankers from around the globe who earned top grades in our annual report cards at a ceremony in Washington, DC, coinciding with the annual IMF/World Bank meetings.
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Q&A with Vinod Madhavan, Head, Transactional Products & Services for Standard Bank Africa
Vinod Madhavan, Head, Transactional Products & Services for Standard BankAfrica at SIBOS 2016 Geneva talks with Global Finance Editor Andrea Fiano.