Global Banking

During one of the toughest years on record, the world’s central bankers were tested as never before.   Contributors: Gordon Platt, Antonio Guerrero, Anita Hawser and Dan Keeler   It is clear that 2009 is not a year on which ...

Turkish Banking   Turkey has a robust banking system that is ready to support the country’s economic growth.   By Gordon Platt   Tansan: “Turkey’s banks are the best in the world in terms of the strength of their capital ...

Global Finance ranks the world’s 50 biggest banks, as measured by total assets.   By Dan Keeler   This past year has seen a stunning reversal in the fortunes of the world’s biggest banks. After a flurry of eye-popping write-offs ...

STRENGTHENING TIES   Higher cost of credit and tighter credit conditions are prompting corporates to review all their banking interactions.   By Denise Bedell   It has always been a priority for corporates to manage their share of wallet effectively. ...

  GLOBAL   By Anita Hawser   Shut down: Many businesses are still pessimistic Banks’ investment banking businesses are making money again and the better-than-expected US non-farm payrolls in July took the markets by surprise. But questions remain over whether ...

Spotlight State-Run Banks   In the wake of the global crisis in the banking sector, governments that have become sole or partial owners of troubled banks are contemplating their options.   By Nick Kochan   The future of many of ...

PIONEERS GO MOBILE   In the first of a two-part series, Global Finance identifies the best online corporate and consumer banks by country and regionally by product or service category.   By Adam Rombel   Much of the past year ...

Supply Chain Finance In Growing Demand   The credit crunch has demonstrated which banks are truly committed to developing supply chain finance solutions.   By Anita Hawser   Few market segments within financial services have emerged unscathed from the recent ...

SUB-CUSTODIANS TACKLE NEW CHALLENGES   Global Finance selects the leading providers of the specialized services that make cross-border investing possible.   By Gordon Platt   Global custodians and money managers are putting their sub-custodians under the microscope in the wake ...

Despite a recent drop in profits amid the country's economic slowdown, Brazilian banks are poised for long-term growth. By Antonio Guerrero Amid a turbulent global market, Brazil's banking and financial sector is proving remarkably resilient. A stringent regulatory environment, strong ...

CENTRAL BANKER REPORT CARDS 2008 ANNUAL SURVEY/ CENTRAL BANKER REPORT CARDS Contributors: Antonio Guerrero, Anita Hawser and Gordon Platt History will judge whether the actions taken by central bankers during the past year to rescue financial institutions from the clutches ...

Global Finance selects the winners in a fast-growing area of finance that combines investing according to the tenets of Islamic law with modern financial products and systems.   By Laurence Neville For a brief moment it seemed that the world ...

The clouds parted over the investment banking business in the first quarter of this year amid some hope that a more sustainable model for success is emerging.   By Gordon Platt September 21, 2008, was a date that may be ...

  EUROPE IN CRISIS     Many of Europe’s former star economies are still struggling to find their feet after falling prey to the credit crunch. By Laurence Neville   Emerging Europe is on the edge of a precipice. Already ...

ANNUAL SURVEY THE BEST EMERGING MARKET BANKS 2009     In our 16th annual survey of top banking performers in emerging markets, we name those banks that are consistently providing high levels of service in fast-evolving markets. By Gordon Platt ...

ANALYSIS FINANCIAL CENTERS     Established financial centers are seeing their dominance challenged in the aftermath of the credit crunch. BY ANITA HAWSER   In early April, as leaders from the Group of 20 countries gathered with the expectation that ...

ANNUAL SURVEY/ SAFEST BANKS MID-YEAR UPDATE Global Finance selects the world’s safest banks, the 50 institutions with the highest ratings from the leading credit ratings agencies. Such has been the turmoil in the world’s banking industry that Global Finance is ...

  WORLD’S BEST DEVELOPED MARKETS BANKS 2009       Global Finance unveils its annual list of the best banks in developed markets around the world. By Laurence Neville When Global Finance published its 2008 awards a year ago, the ...

Infrastructure spending Policymakers are pouring money into infrastructure projects in an attempt to head off economic disaster.   Cohen: When stability returns, infrastructure will be attractive. All aspects of infrastructure will be on the rise in 2009, as the United ...

UNITED KINGDOM     Tough talk: FSA chairman Adair Turner Britain’s battered banks—reeling from plunging share prices and ever-worsening subprime losses—face a major overhaul in the way they are regulated. Britain’s unified regulatory body, the Financial Services Authority (FSA), is ...