Top 1000 World Banks 2023

               

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Can South Africa’s banks ride out economic storm?

September 22, 2020

South Africa has been hit hard by Covid-19, which has had a dramatic impact on its GDP.

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Shake-up on the cards for Spain’s top banks

September 8, 2020

Tie-up between CaixaBank and Bankia would create a new competitive force within Spain’s banking industry.

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The Banker’s Top 100 Arab banks 2020

September 1, 2020

Gulf banks looked to consolidate positions via mergers in the Top 100 Arab Banks ranking while Egypt displayed robust profitability. 

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The Banker’s Top 100 CEE Banks 2020

September 1, 2020

The Banker’s Top 100 CEE Banks ranking shows the region's lenders are in good financial health, with gains in capitalisation and total assets. 

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North American vs European G-SIBs: which are the fittest?

September 1, 2020

Amid economic turmoil, we look at which of North America and Europe’s largest banks are in the best shape.

FICC and equities sales and trading perform strongly despite Covid-19 disruption

August 26, 2020

Fixed income, commodities and currency revenues had their best first half since 2012. 

Irish banks struggling with profitability

August 25, 2020

Ireland’s banks were facing headwinds, even before Covid-19 disruption. 

Can Japan’s banks ride out the economic storm?

August 18, 2020

Japan has suffered a record drop in gross domestic product, but so far is bearing up better than other advanced economies. 

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China’s smaller banks emerge as star performers

August 7, 2020

While China boasts many of the world’s biggest banks by Tier 1 capital, a deeper dive into performance metrics shows that it is often the country’s smaller banks that perform better.

Social bonds see bumper first half year

July 29, 2020

The Covid-19 pandemic has significantly shifted market dynamics for sustainable finance bond issuance. 

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