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Top 1000 World Banks – Sales bring changes in CEE but Russia still rules

Little has changed at the top of the central and eastern European ranking, where Russian lenders still dominate, but sales and takeovers have caused a reshuffle further down the ranking.
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The top eight positions in the central and eastern European (CEE) ranking have remained unchanged from 2013, with Russian state-owned Sberbank further extending its lead over compatriot VTB Bank. Sberbank increased its Tier 1 capital by $6.46bn to $43.52bn, and climbed one place in the Top 1000 to 33rd. VTB increased its capital base by 20.54% to $21.91bn.

Philip Alexander reports on the full results of The Banker’s Top 1000 World Banks ranking 2014, in the story Top 1000 World Banks 2014: Back on track?

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