Global Finance names the World’s Best Trade Finance Banks 2013
NEW YORK, December 19, 2012 – Global Finance magazine ( GFmag.com ) has named the “Best Trade Finance Banks” by region and country in an exclusive survey to be published in the February 2013 issue. Global Finance editors — with input from industry analysts, corporate executives and technology experts — selected the best trade finance banks in 83 countries or regions. In addition, for the first time, a poll of Global Finance ’s corporate readership was conducted in order to increase the accuracy and reliability of the results. Criteria for choosing the winners included: transaction volume, scope of global coverage, customer service, competitive pricing and innovative technologies.
The Best Trade Finance Bank globally will be announced in the October 2013 issue.
“Now more than ever, the availability of trade finance at reasonable prices is crucial to the health of the global economy,” says Joseph D. Giarraputo. “We have selected the banks that are best serving the needs of corporations worldwide as they engage in cross-border trade.”
An Awards Ceremony for all winners will be conducted at the same time as the September 2013 SIBOS conference in Dubai. More details to follow.
For more information please contact: Katharine Frey, email: kfrey@gfmag.com
| Best Trade Finance Program | International Finance Corporation (IFC) |
| Best Trade Finance Multilateral Institution or Export Credit Agency | Export-Import Bank of the US |
| Americas | Citi |
| Western Europe | Deutsche Bank |
| Central and Eastern Europe | UniCredit |
| Middle East | Standard Chartered |
| Nordic | Swedbank |
| Asia Pacific | HSBC |
| Africa | Standard Bank |
| Algeria | Citi | Lithuania | Swedbank |
| Angola | BES Angola | Malaysia | Maybank |
| Argentina | Citi | Malta | Bank of Valletta |
| Armenia | Ameriabank | Mexico | Banco Santander Mexico |
| Australia | ANZ | Mongolia | Capital Bank |
| Austria | UniCredit Bank Austria | Morocco | Banque Populaire du Maroc |
| Bahrain | Arab Banking Corporation (ABC) | Netherlands | ABN Amro |
| Belgium | BNP Paribas Fortis | New Zealand | ANZ |
| Brazil | Banco do Brasil | Nigeria | First Bank of Nigeria |
| Bulgaria | UniCredit Bulbank | Norway | Nordea |
| Canada | Royal Bank of Canada | Oman | National Bank of Oman |
| Chile | Banco Santander Chile | Pakistan | Habib Bank |
| China | Bank of China | Palestine | Bank of Palestine |
| Colombia | Bancolombia | Philippines | BDO |
| Cyprus | Bank of Cyprus | Poland | Bank BPH |
| Czech Republic | UniCredit Bank | Portugal | Banco Espirito Santo (BES) |
| Denmark | Dankse Bank | Qatar | Qatar National Bank (QNB) |
| Egypt | Commercial International Bank (CIB) | Romania | ING Bank Romania |
| Estonia | SEB | Russia | UniCredit Bank |
| Finland | Nordea | Saudi Arabia | SABB |
| France | BNP Paribas | Singapore | DBS Bank |
| Georgia | Bank of Georgia | Slovakia | Tatra banka |
| Germany | Deutsche Bank | South Africa | Standard Bank |
| Ghana | Ghana Commercial Bank | South Korea | Korea Exchange Bank |
| Greece | National Bank of Greece | Spain | Santander |
| Hong Kong | HSBC | Sweden | SEB |
| Hungary | OTP Bank | Switzerland | Credit Suisse |
| India | State Bank of India | Taiwan | Chinatrust Commercial Bank |
| Indonesia | Bank Central Asia | Thailand | Kasikornbank |
| Israel | Bank Leumi | Turkey | Garanti Bank |
| Italy | UniCredit | Ukraine | UniCredit Bank |
| Japan | Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ | UAE | Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank |
| Jordan | Arab Bank | UK | Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) |
| Kazakhstan | HSBC | US | Bank of America |
| Kenya | Barclays Bank of Kenya | Uzbekistan | Credit-Standard |
| Kuwait | National Bank of Kuwait | Venezuela | Banco Mercantil |
| Latvia | Swedbank | Vietnam | Vietcombank |
| Lebanon | Bank Audi | Yemen | Arab Bank |