China’s digital banks have rocketed up The Banker’s best-performing table, overtaking the mega state-owned lenders.
India’s private sector banks are enjoying a period of growth and climbing up The Banker’s Top 1000 World Banks ranking. Rekha Gupta Menon reports on how strategic M&A has enabled some banks to see strong expansion.
Editor Joy Macknight and Latin America editor Barbara Pianese discuss the high-level results of the Top 1000 World Banks ranking, as well as new entrants for Latin America, the highest movers in the region, and the sector’s 2023 outlook
Europe editor Anita Hawser and editor Joy Macknight discuss the impact of the creation of a mega bank in Hungary on this year’s highest movers for the region, and the continued dominance of Russian banks in this year’s rankings
The Banker's editor Joy Macknight and Europe editor Anita Hawser discuss high-level trends and new entrants to this year's Top 1000 World Banks ranking for western Europe
The Banker’s editor Joy Macknight and Middle East and Africa editor John Everington discuss regional banks’ strong showing in this year’s Top 1000, underpinned by regional dollar pegs and a windfall year for oil revenues
The Banker's editor Joy Macknight and Middle East and Africa editor John Everington assess the impact of currency woes in Egypt and South on banks' results, together with the exposure of major lenders to Ghanaian debt
The Banker’s editor Joy Macknight and Asia editor Kimberley Long assess the impact of the strong US dollar on China’s megabanks, and how emerging markets like Vietnam are bucking the trends
China’s largest state-owned banks have retained their places at the top of the Top 1000 ranking, despite the strength of the US dollar affecting their core capital levels.
A big shake-up occurred in the Canadian banking sector in 2022, with TD overtaking RBC as the biggest bank by Tier 1. However, it is BMO that comes up trumps in performance.
The majority of US banks in the Top 1000 ranking have boosted both core capital and total assets. However, profits dipped for more than half of the lenders.
Indonesia’s banks have a weaker showing in the 2023 Top 1000 World Banks ranking, following a stellar 2022.
Japan’s banks continue to struggle in the Top 1000 World Banks ranking, with all 82 banks except one seeing a decline in Tier 1 capital.
South Korea’s banks remain well capitalised, but economic issues have impacted Tier 1 capital growth.
Taiwan’s banks have been affected by the country’s weak economic growth, which has seen the largest banks slip down the rankings.
Commerzbank and Deutsche Bank move up the best performing rankings as restructuring efforts bear fruit.
Italy’s largest lenders moved up in this year’s best-performing bank table, while last year’s top performers saw their fortunes wane.
Poland’s largest bank, PKO Bank Polski, is deposed from the top spot in this year’s overall best-performing table.
BBVA, Kutxabank and Banco de Sabadell are the three top performers in Spain this year, with the latter increasing its pre-tax profits by more than 87%.
BNP Paribas is crowned France's best-performing bank for 2023, but pre-tax profits for most French banks are hit by characteristics unique to the French retail market.