Emerging Markets

Banks in the Middle East are liquid and well capitalized, particularly in the oil-producing countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council.

In our 21st annual survey, Global Finance identifies the best banks in 150 countries and eight regions. The winners are not always the biggest banks, but rather, the best—those with the qualities that corporations should look for when choosing a bank.

Developing Asia will grow by 6.2% this year and 6.5% next, according to Asian Development Bank estimates, up slightly from 6.1% in 2013. Despite the uptick in overall growth, banks around the region continue to face challenging landscapes.

ANNUAL AWARDS: HIGH-OCTANE YEAR Global investment banks will face a tremendous challenge as they strive to continue running their underwriting businesses at the elevated levels they reached in 2013. Many of the largest banks on Wall Street reaped a windfall ...

LOCATION: WESTIN HOTEL, BEIJING, CHINA   Global Finance held its annual Stars of China awards ceremony in Beijing in November. Corporate and financial leaders from across the country were present to accept their awards and honor other recipients.   1 ...

Global Finance presents its annual ranking of the Top 50 Safest Banks in the Emerging Markets.

Global Finance presents its annual listing of the biggest Banks in the Emerging Markets.

ANNUAL SURVEY — THE PIONEERS   By Adam Rombel   In the first of a two-part series, Global Finance identifies the top online corporate and consumer banks by country and regionally by product or service category.   Global Finance is ...

A DEFINING MOMENT   By Anita Hawser   Global Finance presents the winners of its awards for the World’s Best Islamic Financial Insititutions 2013.   With Islamic banking assets predicted to pass the $1.1 trillion mark in 2012 and Islamic ...

BRIGHT STARS   By Thomas Clouse, Jonathan Gregson, Antonio Guerrero & Gordon Platt   Following a year that included some of the biggest scandals in banking history—the London Whale, the Libor rate-fixing scandal, widespread money laundering, insider trading, rogue trading and ...

By Thomas Clouse, Jonathan Gregson, Antonio Guerrero & Gordon Platt   TOUGH TIMES CONTINUE IN EUROPE Europe remains mired in recession. Apart from Germany and the Nordics, major European economies are either flatlining or, as among the southern peripherals, contracting ...

By Thomas Clouse, Jonathan Gregson, Antonio Guerrero & Gordon Platt   MOBILE BANKING STIMULATES ECONOMIC GROWTH IN AFRICA Africa is one of the fastest-growing markets in the world for mobile payments. Money transfers using mobile phones will exceed $200 billion in ...

By Thomas Clouse, Jonathan Gregson, Antonio Guerrero & Gordon Platt   CONSERVATIVE LENDING AND RECORD EARNINGS IN THE MIDDLE EAST Many of the largest banks in the Middle East posted record earnings in 2012, as they continued to pursue conservative lending ...

By Thomas Clouse, Jonathan Gregson, Antonio Guerrero & Gordon Platt   LOCAL BANKS INCREASE MARKET SHARE While European banks have dominated Latin America’s banking sector for more than a decade, their stronghold has recently weakened. Some have sold local assets ...

By Thomas Clouse, Jonathan Gregson, Antonio Guerrero & Gordon Platt   REGIONAL ECONOMY ON SOLID GROWTH PATH Asia’s regional economy continues to grow steadily, despite the tepid recovery in the United States and sovereign debt issues in Europe. The region’s ...

A SECTOR IN TRANSITION   By Michael Shari   Global investment banks spent the past year adjusting to the new reality of highly regulated markets and below-historical rates of return.   Last year was one of evolution for the world’s ...

Global Finance names the World's Best Emerging Markets Banks 2013 in the Middle East NEW YORK, March 20, 2013 — Global Finance magazine has named the "Best Emerging Markets Banks in the Middle East" in an exclusive survey to be ...

Global Finance names the World's Best Emerging Markets Banks 2013 in Africa NEW YORK, March 19, 2013 — Global Finance magazine has named the "Best Emerging Markets Banks in Africa" in an exclusive survey to be published in the May ...

Global Finance names the World's Best Emerging Markets Banks 2013 in Latin America NEW YORK, March 18, 2013 — Global Finance magazine has named the "Best Emerging Markets Banks in Latin America" in an exclusive survey to be published in ...

Global Finance names the World's Best Emerging Markets Banks 2013 in Central & Eastern Europe NEW YORK, March 18, 2013 — Global Finance magazine has named the "Best Emerging Markets Banks in Central & Eastern Europe" in an exclusive survey ...