Top 1000 World Banks - Middle East

The Banker's regional editor, James King, talks to Brian Caplen about the performance of the Middle Eastern banking sector in this year's ranking. They discuss the impressive results of the Gulf-based lenders.

 

 

Top 1000 World Banks – Gulf banks lead the Middle East's charge

June 30, 2014

Gulf lenders continue to drive the performance of Middle Eastern banks, recording impressive growth in this year's rankings. Elsewhere, Iranian banks are making sizeable gains.

Top 1000 World Banks – Emerging market banks perform strongly once again

June 30, 2014

As was the case in 2013 Top 1000 World Banks ranking, when it comes to returns on assets, African banks are the stellar performers.

Top 1000 World Banks – Market risk declining globally

June 30, 2014

Market risk-weighted assets decline as a proportion of total assets in this year's ranking, as banks reduce their trading desk activities to meet higher capital requirements.

Leaner strategies help Qatari banks remain healthy

Leaner strategies help Qatari banks remain healthy

June 2, 2014

As the Qatari economy has contracted in recent years, the country's banks have developed their own niches in order to remain profitable in what has become an increasingly competitive market.

Islamic bank of year awards

Islamic Bank of the Year Awards 2014

June 2, 2014

As Islamic finance continues to grow and the market matures, the products and services it provides continue to innovate and impress. The Banker rewards the best of these in its Islamic Bank of the Year Awards 2014.

The Islamic liquidity management quest

November 1, 2013

While IILM's debut issuance of a $490m sukuk in August was a significant milestone for Islamic finance, it will barely dent the industry’s short-term liquidity management issues, which are hampering growth.

The Banker Top 1000 World Banks 2014 rankings - UK Press release: For immediate release

June 30, 2014

UK banks continue to fall in global ranking, as Chinese dominance increases

The Banker Top 1000 World Banks 2014 rankings - WORLD Press release: For immediate release

June 30, 2014

Record profits for global banking as China dominates list of top banks

Global banking profits have reached an all-time high, with China dominating the post financial crisis banking sector, according to The Banker’s Top 1000 World Banks ranking. 

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