Canada’s biggest bank has topped the table in profitability and overall performance.

After a difficult year in the 2021 Top 1000 ranking, many Indonesian banks have improved their positions in 2022.

It was a mixed picture for European banks’ capital positions in 2021, with almost every lender in the top 10 table for central and eastern Europe seeing a rise in their Tier 1 capital, yet the opposite was true for western Europe.

France’s largest banks are well positioned to absorb the blows from risks stemming from exposure to Russia, after rebounding from the Covid-19 pandemic in impressive fashion.

Spain’s banking sector is on a steady course in its recovery, but improving profitability is the biggest challenge facing Spanish lenders.

Germany’s biggest lenders have remained stable during the past few years, but one of the major issues the country’s banks face is increased competition from peers in the eurozone.

Italian lenders are on track for a good recovery after being hit hard by Covid-19, but they still face several risks. 

The country’s banks have coped well during the pandemic, but big challenges still lie ahead.

A rapid economic recovery has given a boost to Poland’s banks, but a slowdown from high inflation is on the way, driving up the cost of risk for banks.