Top 1000 World Banks 2023

               

Visit the Top 1000 World Banks 2023 hub page.

Read our analysis and examine the data.

We analyse results by region, country and benchmark bank to bank, as well as run our best-performing bank methodology to help you identify banks’ strengths and weaknesses compared to their peers.

Latest Section Articles

Farewell to the debt valuation adjustment rule

January 26, 2016
Farewell to the debt valuation adjustment rule

The byzantine accounting rule introduced much volatility into the earnings and has finally been repealed by the US Financial Accounting Standards Board.

European banks quicker to cut staff than US lenders

January 14, 2016
teaser

Since the 2008 financial crisis, European banks have shed a significantly higher proportion of their workforce than their counterparts in the US. 

Eurobond issuance soars among EM banks

January 6, 2016
Teaser

In emerging markets, bond issuance used to be the preserve of sovereigns, but over the past decade bank activity in the Eurobond markets has ballooned. 

Top 100 African Banks ranking: Egypt emerges

January 4, 2016

Egyptian and Nigerian lenders put in the most notable performances in The Banker's Top 100 African Banks ranking, while South African institutions continue to dominate the upper echelons of the table.

Beijing largest IFC by bank assets

January 4, 2016

Beijing leads the global ranking of international financial centres in terms of assets, but western Europe has the most centres. 

Syndicated loans suffer from commodity woes

December 17, 2015
teaser

The US commodities industry attracted more syndicated lending than nearly any other business in 2014. It also saw the largest rise in bad loans.  

UK buy-to-let lending nears pre-crisis peak

December 15, 2015
teaser

Buy-to-let lending in Britain is now near its pre-crisis peak. Who is originating these mortgages? 

Banking on negative rates

December 9, 2015
teaser

Negative rates stunt interest income as banks are reluctant to pass the costs onto depositors.

Rise of subprime auto loans in US

December 4, 2015
teaser

The spike in subprime auto lending in the US could cause headaches for less diversified lenders.  

Ranks of correspondent banks grow thinner

December 1, 2015

Correspondent banking remains an important channel for financial flows in the eurozone, but it is becoming increasingly concentrated in the hands of just a few banks.

Request a demonstration to The Banker Database

Join our community

The Banker on Twitter