WORLD’S SAFEST BANKS IN LATIN AMERICA 2012




GLOBAL FINANCE

names theWorld’s Safest Banks 2012 inLatin America

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NEW YORK, August 16, 2012



Global Finance


magazine (

GF

mag.com) has namedthe

Safest Banks in Latin America

in an exclusive survey to be published in theOctober 2012 issue. Winners were selected through an evaluation of long-termcredit ratings from Moodys, Standard & Poors and Fitchand total assets of the 500 largest banksworldwide.

Chilean banks dominate the list once again this year, taking the top five positions, and six of the top nine.

The full report evaluates the safest banks in Western Europe, Central and Eastern Europe,Asia, the Middle East, North America, Latin America and Australasia.

“More than ever, customers around the world are viewing long-term creditworthiness asthe key feature of the banks with which they do business,” says Joseph D. Giarraputo,publisher of

Global Finance

. “These banks have solid capital positions and superior riskmanagement capabilities.”

For editorial information please contact: Andrea Fiano, Editor, email:

afiano@gfmag.com

1.


BancoEstado


(Chile)

8.


Banco Santander Mexico


(Mexico)

2.


Banco de Chile


(Chile)

9.


BBVA Chile


(Chile)

3.


Banco Santander Chile


(Chile)

10.


Banco Bradesco


(Brazil)

4.


Banco de Crdito e Inversiones


(Chile)

11.


Banco Nacional de ComercioExterior


(Mexico)

5.


Corpbanca


(Chile)

12.


Scotiabank Inverlat


(Mexico)

6.


HSBC Mexico


(Mexico)

13.


Scotiabank Per


(Peru)

7.


Ita Unibanco


(Brazil)

PR date:

Global Finance

Magazine August 16, 2012 / Ratings current as of July 30, 2012

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