Bangkok leads Asian IFCs for ROA

Bangkok tops the Asian return on assets ranking, with Beijing coming a close second.

by Silvia Pavoni

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The Thai capital of Bangkok shows the best return on assets (ROA) – a ratio that measures how efficient banks are at generating profits – of all Asian international finance centres (IFCs). Bangkok’s banking system has as average ROA of 1.66, compared to second placed Beijing's ROA of 1.57.

Hong Kong and Singapore, widely considered Asia’s top IFCs, score relatively well in the ROA ranking, appearing 6th and 10th, respectively.

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Silvia Pavoni

Silvia Pavoni is editor in chief of The Banker. Silvia also serves as an advisory board member for the Women of the Future Programme and for the European Risk Management Council, and is part of the London council of non-profit WILL, Women in Leadership in Latin America. In 2019, she was awarded an honorary fellowship by City University of London.

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