WORLD’S BEST BANKS 2009



Istanbul, October 6th, 2009

– Global Finance magazine hosted its thirteenth annual Best Bank Awards ceremony on October 6th, 2009, in Istanbul (Turkey), at the same time as the Annual Meetings of the IMF and World Bank. More than 200 bank CEOs and senior financial officers and central bankers attended the Ceremony. It will be open to journalists.

Global Finance – a monthly magazine founded in 1987 – has a long tradition in recognizing the best financial institutions in the world and its awards have become a recognized and trusted standard of excellence in finance.

Global Finance this year has identified the best banks in 123 countries, as well as the best banks globally in 11 key banking categories.

In selecting this years winners, Global Finances editorial team considered objective and subjective factors. Objective criteria included growth in assets, profitability, geographic reach, strategic relationships, new business development and product innovation. Subjective criteria included the opinions of equity and credit-rating analysts, banking consultants and others in the industry, as well as corporate financial executives. The winners are not always the biggest banks but, rather, the best banks – those with the qualities that corporations should look for when choosing a bank.

A year after the failure of some major financial institutions, companies and investors are looking for assurance of their banks credit-worthiness, said Joseph Giarraputo publisher of Global Finance. But also, more than ever, they are demanding superior competence. Hopefully, these lists will help them find the most competent financial partners.

For editorial information please contact:

Dan Keeler, Editor, phone: +1 212 447 7900 ext 232, email:

dan@gfmag.com

Global Finance announces the “WORLD’S BEST BANKS 2009”


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GLOBAL

JPMorgan Chase


Corporate


HSBC


Consumer


Credit Suisse


Private


Standard Chartered


Emerging Markets


State Street Global Advisors


Asset Management


The Bank of New York Mellon


Custody


J.P. Morgan


Investment Bank


Citi


Cash Management


BNP Paribas


Trade Finance


Deutsche


Bank


Foreign Exchange


HSBC


Sub-Custody


NORTH AMERICA

Butterfield Bank


Bermuda


Scotiabank


Canada


JPMorgan Chase


United States


EUROPE

International Commercial Bank


Albania


Bank Austria


Austria


Belarusbank


Belarus


KBC


Belgium


Raiffeisen Bank Bosna i Hercegovina


Bosnia & Herzegovina


Raiffeisenbank Bulgaria


Bulgaria


Privredna Banka Zagreb


Croatia


Bank of Cyprus


Cyprus


Raiffeisenbank


Czech Republic


Danske Bank


Denmark


Swedbank


Estonia


Pohjola Bank


Finland


BNP Paribas


France


Commerzbank


Germany


EFG Eurobank


Greece


OTP


Hungary


Intesa Sanpaolo

Italy


Aizkraukles Banka


Latvia


Swedbank


Lithuania


Banque et Caisse dEpargne de lEtat


Luxembourg


Komercijalna Banka


Macedonia


HSBC Bank Malta


Malta



Moldova Agroindbank


Moldova


Rabobank


Netherlands


DnB NOR


Norway


Bank Pekao


Poland


Banco Esprito Santo


Portugal


BRD-Groupe Socit Gnrale


Romania


VTB


Russia


Raiffeisen Banka


Serbia


Tatra Banka


Slovakia


Nova Ljubljanska Banka


Slovenia


Santander


Spain


Handelsbanken


Sweden


Credit Suisse


Switzerland


Akbank


Turkey


UkrSibbank


Ukraine


HSBC


United Kingdom


ASIA

HSBC Armenia


Armenia


Commonwealth Bank of Australia


Australia


International Bank of Azerbaijan


Azerbaijan


Janata Bank


Bangladesh


ICBC


China


Bank of Georgia


Georgia


HSBC


Hong Kong


HDFC Bank


India


PT Bank Central Asia


Indonesia


Resona Holdings


Japan


Kazkommertsbank


Kazakhstan


AsiaUniversalBank (AUB)


Kyrgyz Republic


ICBC Macau


Macau


Public Bank Berhad


Malaysia


Khan Bank


Mongolia


Habib Bank


Pakistan


Bank of the Philippine Islands


Philippines


United Overseas Bank


Singapore


Shinhan Bank


South Korea


Commercial Bank of Ceylon


Sri Lanka


Chinatrust Commercial Bank


Taiwan


Siam Commercial Bank (SCB)


Thailand


Credit-Standard Bank


Uzbekistan


Asia Commercial Bank


Vietnam


LATIN AMERICA

Banco Macro


Argentina


FirstCaribbean International


Barbados


Belize Bank


Belize


Banco de Crdito de Bolivia


Bolivia


Ita-Unibanco


Brazil


Banco Santander Chile


Chile


Bancolombia


Colombia


Scotiabank Costa Rica


Costa Rica


Banco Popular Dominicano


Dominican Republic


Banco Pichincha


Ecuador


Banco Agrcola


El Salvador


Banco


Agromercantil


Guatemala


Banco Atlntida


Honduras


Scotiabank Jamaica


Jamaica


Banamex


Mexico


Banco General


Panama


Interbanco


Paraguay


BBVA Banco Continental


Peru


Banco Santander Puerto Rico


Puerto Rico


Republic Bank


Trinidad & Tobago


Banco Santander Uruguay


Uruguay


BBVA Banco Provincial


Venezuela


MIDDLE EAST

Ahli United Bank


Bahrain


Commercial International Bank (CIB)


Egypt


Parsian Bank


Iran


Commercial Bank of Iraq


Iraq


Mizrahi Tefahot


Israel


Arab Bank


Jordan


National Bank of Kuwait


Kuwait


BLOM Bank


Lebanon


BankMuscat


Oman


Qatar National Bank


Qatar


Samba Financial Group


Saudi Arabia


Bank Audi Syria


Syria


Emirates NBD


United Arab Emirates


Arab Bank Yemen


Yemen


AFRICA

Arab Banking Corporation Algeria


Algeria


BES Angola


Angola


Standard Chartered Bank Botswana


Botswana


Ecobank Cte dIvoire


Cte dIvoire


Nib International Bank


Ethiopia


Trust Bank


Gambia


Ghana Commercial Bank


Ghana


International Commercial Bank


Guinea


Barclays Bank of Kenya


Kenya


Wahda Bank


Libya


Mauritius Commercial Bank


Mauritius


Attijariwafa Bank


Morocco


Standard Bank Namibia


Namibia


FirstBank


Nigeria


Banque Commerciale du Rwanda


Rwanda


Ecobank Senegal


Senegal


Standard Bank


South Africa


Al Salam Bank Sudan


Sudan


Ecobank


Togo


Banque de Tunisie


Tunisia


Stanbic Bank Uganda


Uganda


Standard Chartered Bank Zambia


Zambia

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