The February edition features the Top 500 Banking Brands in 2016 which is part of an annual study carried out in partnership with Brand Finance. We note that Chinese bank brands are progressing in quality as well as quantity. As well as moving up the ranking by value, they are gaining in brand equity measures such as familiarity, satisfaction and recommendation.    

We also rank the top 100 Russian banks and explore the impact of Saudi Arabia's economic challenges on the Tadawul, the region's largest stock exchange:    
 

HIGHLIGHTS 

- BNP Paribas ushers in digital CIB  

- Can the credit default swap market be saved?   

- Public-private partnerships reach a roadblock   

- Italian private banks get a makeover   

- Cyprus’s bumpy road to recovery   

- Africa’s debt markets go local   

- Africa’s mobile mania   

  
RANKINGS 
 
- Top 500 Banking Brands ranking 

- Top 100 Russian Banks ranking  
 

COUNTRY FOCUS    

- China's regional financial crisis

VIEWPOINT  

- A more positive picture for Greece and its banks

REG RAGE 

- Benchmark rules stumble at last hurdle