
Trade Finance In Wartime
The huge drop-off in trade involving Russia and Ukraine has hit trade finance hard.
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 year’s winners, Global Finance’s 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 |
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Credit Suisse
Private |
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Standard Chartered
Emerging Markets |
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State Street Global Advisors
Asset Management |
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The Bank of New York Mellon
Custody |
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J.P. Morgan
Investment Bank |
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Citi
Cash Management |
|
BNP Paribas
Trade Finance |
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Deutsche
Bank
Foreign Exchange |
|
HSBC
Sub-Custody |
|
NORTH AMERICA |
Butterfield Bank
Bermuda |
Scotiabank
Canada |
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JPMorgan Chase
United States |
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EUROPE |
International Commercial Bank
Albania |
Bank Austria
Austria |
|
Belarusbank
Belarus |
|
KBC
Belgium |
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Raiffeisen Bank Bosna i Hercegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina |
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Raiffeisenbank Bulgaria
Bulgaria |
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Privredna Banka Zagreb
Croatia |
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Bank of Cyprus
Cyprus |
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Raiffeisenbank
Czech Republic |
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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 d’Epargne de l’Etat
Luxembourg |
|
Komercijalna Banka
Macedonia |
|
HSBC Bank Malta
Malta |
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Moldova Agroindbank
Moldova |
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Rabobank
Netherlands |
|
DnB NOR
Norway |
|
Bank Pekao
Poland |
|
Banco Espírito Santo
Portugal |
|
BRD-Groupe Société Générale
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 Crédito de Bolivia
Bolivia |
|
Itaú-Unibanco
Brazil |
|
Banco Santander Chile
Chile |
|
Bancolombia
Colombia |
|
Scotiabank Costa Rica
Costa Rica |
|
Banco Popular Dominicano
Dominican Republic |
|
Banco Pichincha
Ecuador |
|
Banco Agrícola
El Salvador |
|
Banco
Agromercantil
Guatemala |
|
Banco Atlántida
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 Côte d’Ivoire
Côte d’Ivoire |
|
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 |