The Banker's Finance Minister of the Year 2018 awards celebrate the officials that have best managed to stimulate growth and stabilise their economy. 

In order to find success in the Bank of the Year awards, banks need to demonstrate not only resilience in their balance sheet and finances, but also trail-blazing achievements in areas such as overall strategy, success in multi-channel banking and financial inclusion. This year, we made awards in 141 countries. The global and regional winners are profiled here.

The best banks in 2017 from western Europe.

The best banks of the past 12 months from central and eastern Europe.

The best banks of the past 12 months from the Asia-Pacific region.

The leading banks over the past 12 months from the Americas.

The cream of the crop for 2017 from the Middle East.

Africa's top lenders from 2017.

UBS may have come out on top once again in our annual private banking awards, but competitors are closing in, while a number of regional banks appear to be making a successful transition onto the global stage

The transaction banking business may be undergoing dramatic disruption but the financial institutions active in this space are rising to the challenge and taking advantage of the opportunity to transform their banking business